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Welcome to Solid Rock Minnesota. A place to jump off for a few minutes and regroup. Ramblings about family life, outdoors, multi-generational living, music, grandparenting, and life. Please feel free to send us a message from here at Anchor or contact us through our website at : www.solidrockminnesota.com . Would love to hear from you and where you are from. Send us your address and we will send you a Solid Rock Minnesota bumper sticker or a post card from Minnesota!
It is that time of year again where cabin fever starts to set in around our house. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
What do you do when you're missing your grasndkids and making music with them? You create a file in GarageBand and send it back and forth until you have a song together. Angel Band Jefferson Hascall My latest sun is sinking fast My race is nearly run My strongest trials they now have passed My Triumph now has begun Oh, come, the angel band Come and…
After the past 4 1/2 years together with Max, he finally has employment and a job that fits him. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
What else is there to do at 3AM?? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
A look back, a look ahead...and a reminder to stay in the moment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Time sure does fly by. Here are some songs by the grandkids when they first were learning to play instruments. 2 and 4 year olds banging out the percussion instruments and ukuleles and guitars strumming wildly, but always beautiful voices. It was some of my best days ever teaching them how to make music and playing and singing together. Now half of…
Wearing eyeglasses after 50. I am not to be trusted with them...but Max will take charge. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
It's been a year since we both have been home together retired. How's it going...give a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Learning a new old way...cast iron cooking. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
A time to count all the blessings in this life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
After 43 years of marriage, My Best Half knows just what gifts are the best to give the Fleet Farm-Menards type o girl.f --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Turning off Daylight Savings Time...until March. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
A Minnesota Reunion was in order as high school friends came into town last week. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Trying to make plans to work around Minnesota Weather. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Life with a Hard of Hearing person...and now there's 2. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
From 80 degrees to below freezing in a few hours...only in Minnesota. Welcome to the prepping for Winter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
What are the secrets to a long marriage? I don't have a clue, but these are a few that have worked for us... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Minnesota...you are my home. Minnesota Nights by Susan McAuliffe Been up to the mountains, walked down by the sea Home is where I put my heart, the place I choose to be Sometimes my life’s been lonely, but it taught me how to cry Now I’m lying ‘neath the Northern Lights of a Minnesota night. The moon shines down on the lake tonight, the loon calls …
Summer is winding down and the mornings are cool and still. My favorite time on the water. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
After decades of having an Old Town Pack canoe, it is time to move forward with my kayak. The ending of an era. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Finally a few days camping, fishing and relaxing up North from us. Message us with your favorite place in Minnesota to visit. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Another Summer coming to an end, another fishing expedition with my brother and sister-in-law. Past memories and new ones made. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Another swapping of vehicles. It' just what we do... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Minnesota storms, insurance adjusters and home repairs lasting forever. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Ever wonder what life was like growing up as a cop's kid...give a listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Visits from Minnesota critters --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
A BBQ, a bike ride and some stories from the days of all girls Catholic school. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Baby Boomers Unite! Adapting to non-working body parts as the years go by. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Just one person's take on fanagling life's journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
How is it when you meet up with a friend after 50 years of not seeing each other ? Come with us to breakfast at Keyes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Tucked back in the bullrushes this week I am reminded of fishing with the best fisherman I ever knew, Grandpa Louie. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Only in MInnesota can you walk in and have a surgical procedure on the spot...with some tools that look like they are from Fleet Farm. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
One is too many and adozen are never enough when hving a backyard chicken coop. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
There is nothing better than the early morning as the yard comes to life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Come with me to a simpler time in life, to the cabin. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
There are some dogs that just reach into your heart and leave a paw print there. For us there have been several. And the 2 we have now are a couple of the best that are also our unhired help. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
That first Spring day the fishing line gets wet and sent out to catch some crappies and sunnies...can it get any better than this? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Thanks everyone who entered! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
For over 100 years there has been a gathering at Bearhead Union Cemetery...to rake pine needles. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Every year Mother''s day comes along and while many of the traditions change, many will stay the same through the generations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Come with us on our trip down to Nashville to see our son, the concierge of a fancy hotel and all around great tour guide. Don't forget to go to www.solidrockminnesota.com and enter to win an Amazon gift card. Just tell us your favorite episode and where you are from. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message…
We are headed to Nashville to see our son and play and listen to some music. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Planting season. Mineesota has about 4-5 months of growing time, so no chance for plantiing mistakes. I envy those with the Green Thumb. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Enter for an AMazon gift card drawing on May 15th. Listen here for details. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
After years of commuting and needing different vehicles for different reasons, it is time to thin out the fleet. But which Minnesota Trusty but Rusty one has to go. Decision, Decisions --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
The other day I was going through some of the music that the grandkids and I have done the past year. After watching the news and seeing all the sadness going on in Ukraine, I just needed a little happy time. And that usually can be found playing music with the grandkids. But it was a day when that wasn’t an option, so I dug into some of the past s…
Let the E bike riding adventures begin. Spring is almost here and biking is coming. It's time to dust off the Ebikes and helmets and take to the bike paths. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Daylight Savings Time back to the future or time travel through the time tunnel, it always leaves it mark for the first week or two. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
Ukraine and how to help. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
It is getting closer til Spring in Minnesota...maybe another few months? We can only hope. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/susan-engstr-mcauliffe/message
