Down the Rabbit Hoel

Stories of family, creativity, and diverse distractions.

Decoding a sugar cookie recipe

Last year, I posted about making cookies around Christmas time. This year one of the cousins shared a recipe that is supposed to be Grandma Link’s recipe. Of course, we made sugar cookies this weekend.

Happy birthday cousin Andrew Dingman!

Andrew Joseph Dingman was born on December 15, 1913 in West Point to Herman and Bernadine Mueller Dingman. He is a distant cousin of Walt’s through the Wellman side of the family.

Let’s Make an Ultralight Lid

A while back I found a really light titanium bowl, and I intended to use it as an ultralight cooking pot for solo backpacking. But it didn’t come with a lid, and you really need one to cook efficiently. So the project went to the back burner, so to speak, and I used the pot I already had. But today we’re going to finish the build.

Happy birthday cousin Herman Wellman

Herman Wellman was born on December 8, 1914 to Gerhard and Mary Reuter Wellman in West Point, Iowa. Herman is Walt’s 2nd cousin twice removed.

So you want to hike with your dog – Location, Location!

We have taken Jaxon on many hiking and camping trips over the years. He’s an excellent hiker and a slightly nervous camper. We worked with Jaxon for a while before we took him out overnight. If you want to take your dog out hiking out with you, here are some things to consider. Our posts will mostly be about dogs because that is what we know, but much of it applies to any pet.

Happy anniversary Reuben and Genevieve Linderman

Reuben Linderman and Genevieve Boeding were married on December 1, 1939 in Mobridge, South Dakota. Genevieve is Walt’s 1st cousin once removed.

It Ain’t No Vice to Have a Big Vise!

It’s all very well to have a file, or a hacksaw. If you can’t hold the work tight you really won’t get much done. That’s where a vise comes in. Let’s chat about them for a minute, shall we?

Christmas Letters and Family History

Hope our US readers had a good Thanksgiving! Once Thanksgiving is over, most people turn their thoughts to the next holiday. And there are bunches in the next few weeks, Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa among others. So what does this have to do with family history? Obviously there are many traditions, like the cookies we talked about last year.

Mama said there’d be days like this……

Sometimes life really does interfere way too much with trying to get things that you want to do done. Today was one of those days.

Happy Birthday Herman Lohman!

Herman Bernard Lohman was born on November 17, 1908 to John and Mary Snaadt Lohman. He was born in West Point, Iowa. He married Germaine Wellman, Georgina Link Hoel’s cousin.

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