Glenwood, Minnesota

Jim Gerde

Barb Gerde

August 21-23, 2014 We spent two days with Jim and Barb Gerde on their farm 9 miles South of Glenwood, MN. The views out their dining room window and their kitchen/ TV room are pure Minnesota; lovely rolling hills and a good sized pond. Lots of rain this year so everything was green and growing and the lakes were all full. The last time we visited it was a different story as they were in the middle of a drought. Barb is an accomplished quilter/ seamstress and a marvelous cook. We waddled away from the table at every meal. We arrived on Thursday night and Bosco and I tried to buy fishing licences; he being successful and me not quite so. So, I got to sit and soak up the lake views and tell fish stories and the rest of them had to work. The winner was Jim who caught a nice 2 lb. bass. The others were not so lucky. Saturday we spent the day fishing; well once we got started that is, none of us being speedy in the getting up and getting going mode. The day was beautiful, the sun Minnesota warm and the sky mostly blue. What ever snarls my fishing licence records had gotten into we got straightened out so I was able to wet my hook, cast my line, catch a fish. Didn't happen. Jim, as before, was the only one to catch a fish except we couldn't land it so we came home without, tired out from sun and fishing to eat one of Barb's great meals.

Jim, Barb Gerde with Bosco
and dog Sami

Jim and Barb in front of their home