Lynnette Hintze: As I See It
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17 million words (or so): that’s all she wrote
Well, dear folks, the time has come for me to put down my pen — back away from the computer is more like it — and …
What's in a (cow's) name?
It’s funny how memories are jogged. Sometimes all it takes is certain smell, photograph or conversation for some past part of your life to bubble back up to the surface.
2020 trends include bionic kitties, 'flexitarianism'
Now that we’ve all survived the holidays and have plunged into a new year and decade — the “Roaring ’20s” — I feel compelled to share some information I’ve uncovered about what we can expect in the way of trends in…
Travel makes the world a smaller place
One of the added delights of the holiday season is the chance to catch up with some of the neighborhood kids who were fixtures at our house when our two daughters were growing up. They’re scattered all over the cou…
The muscle behind the music
The sounds of Christmas music soothe our souls and evoke special memories, whether it’s listening to carols on the way to work or attending any of the myriad holiday concerts offered this time of year.
Blessed by a phone call with Mom
One of my biggest Thanksgiving blessings this year was a 10-minute phone call with my mother the day before the holiday.
Feminist issues still hot-button topics
I happened to see internationally known feminist and writer Gloria Steinem being interviewed on one of the late-night talk shows recently. She’s been making the rounds to promote her latest book.
Still 'Golden' after all these years
After a recent stressful day, one of the millennial staffers in the newsroom said all she wanted to do was go home, curl up and watch “The Golden Girls.”
Pumpkin spice belongs in pie
After years of listening to co-workers, friends and pretty much all of America gush about pumpkin spice, I finally took the plunge this week and ordered my fir…
Runic inscriptions: ancient Post-it notes
Traveling through Norway was so much more wonderful than I ever imagined it would be, and it’s difficult to articulate exactly why.
Farmer's Almanac predicts weather, with humor
Every year around the middle of September, a copy of “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” arrives at the Daily Inter Lake office, addressed to me. I typically page through the longstanding publication that’s an alleged tried…
Oh, deer: a love/hate relationship
I knew it was a bad idea to create a new flower bed next to our house last spring, but I did it anyway.
Seeing an old farm in a new light
Sometimes, finding one’s “happy place” is as simple as rediscovering a backyard.
'Norway in a Nutshell?' You betcha!
I’m going to Norway in September with my adventure-seeking daughter (the one who currently is on a 1,000-mile road trip to the Arctic Ocean through the Northwest Territories) and I’ve been trying to put myself in a…
Mom's diaries chronicle minutia of life
I was in Minnesota for a week the end of May to spend time with family and make daily visits to my mother at the memory-care facility where she resides. One of the ongoing tasks has been to sort through the boxes o…
The naked truth about nude recreation
I’m guessing there are plenty of Flathead folks who don’t know about Nude Recreation Week, a weeklong celebration in July that coincides with the second annual International Skinny Dip Day on July 13, when “bare bu…