Rural Reflections

Will George Jetson retire before we all get flying cars? Will the cats use the new litter robot? It's high drama stuff in this month's Letter to Dave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a place in the past where the toy tractors I own were real and I was young. This is the place I want to tell you about today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Arctic Cat snowmobile factory in Thief River Falls, Mn will close in 2025. Thi week, Grant Nelson talks about the attachment of the Arctic Cat snowmobile to the people who build it. (in the photo) My Uncle Gordon Olson and Grandma Zavoral on an Arctic Cat snowmobile about four decades ago See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two stints as Santa Claus gave Grant insight about Christmas. It's the focus of this week's Rural Reflections podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is a list of that makes it easier to find Holiday decorations in Thief RIver Falls, it also creates a straight line to getting into the Christmas spirit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rural Reflections kicks off the Holiday season as Grant sends off a Christmas letter to his brother, Dave See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we hustle into the Christmas season, Grant poses the question that if our time on earth is short, why are we in such a hurry? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When life hands you a life lesson in the form of a work-around, make a post-it note. This week, Rural Reflections has good one for you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leftover pizza is a good thing. Pizza bread pudding is a great thing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant's November letter to Dave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are there two Americas? Is one America a distortion created by many media sources for a listener who is not in touch with the America just outside their door? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether seated in an old tractor or an old Mercury Montego, those first freedoms taste pretty good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As another sugar beet harvest winds down, Grant recalls his experiences during 26 years of the harvest campaign. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Those little things we do. or sometimes disregard as inconsequential, become much more important as they ripple out over time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Grant talks about how he understands his life and the world around him by participating them in very different ways. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coffee, harvest, Christmas and weight loss for cats. It's all in this month's Letter to Dave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is what I hear when I drop the needle on the album that plays in my mind. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winter is soon here. Birds are something that adds some noise and color to this very quiet season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant finds beauty in replacing obnoxious, invasive buckthorn with something much nicer; new, young trees! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of us get enough life to fill a bucket, the trick is making it fit into a tea cup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visitors to Viking, Minnesota see a nice little town. Grant sees quite a bit more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant's letter to brother Dave includes harvest updates and a yearly celebration in the small town of Viking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a season of transitions, make your transition to always choose hope! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wolf Whistles and Winky the brake light cat all stir up good memories when Grant recalls his memories of the JC Whitney catalog. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flavored coffee, dark chocolate, missed opportunities with your dad, they're all kind of bittersweet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.