Labor Day 2019

A look back at a post about Labor Day weekend and the memories it evokes.

The Chocolates of My Mind

I wrote this on a Labor Day weekend, a few years ago and today, on the eve of this weekend that signals the end of summer, I sit here and reflect on what those weekends meant to me.

Melancholy has a way of creeping into my brain on the eve of this weekend. On this night, chances are Joanie and I would have been on the road headed for Minneapolis and St. Paul with a stop in St. Cloud at Joe and Joni’s.

I read this again, and really couldn’t think of much I would change about it, so I post it again as a reflection on happier times.

Both Joanie and my youngest sister, Joni, are gone now, and I think that adds to the bittersweet remembrance that comes to me every year about this time.

A Reflection.

It was our weekend for years.

On a Thursday or Friday…

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About Bob Kallberg

Retired reporter. Author of "Where The Popsicles Are," a memoir of my late wife, Joanie's 12-year battle with cancer. A story of courage, love, and faith. I'm still held prisoner by a Siamese cat, Brandy who keeps me honest.
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