On Carlson Drive

A Captain and Lieutenant are not just military officers, it is also a great old Salvation Army theme and variation duet. This version happens to have a great deal of family tradition thrown in for good measure. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

If you grew up in the Salvation Army, you will shake your head in understanding solidarity. You will probably even wish you could add much more to my description. If you did not grow up in the Salvation Army, you will most likely shake your head in wonder at this interesting insight into the peculiar world of growing up in The Salvation Army. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

The toys of today never really seem to live up to the toys of our childhood. What toy did you most want when you were a kid? ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show ____________________ Additional credits for the news bulletin jingle: TheJack288 for "jingle breaking news radio" Stonefree (http://www.stonefree.de) for "jingle news"

School days, school days, Dear old golden rule days. Take a walk through my dear old golden – well, okay...not quite so golden – rule days. Twelve different schools in four different states make for school days which are varied, colorful, and at times a bit tumultuous. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

It’s a straightforward game: a set of cards with clues that one acts out for your team to guess. You know, charades. But when the clues are made up by your 8 and 14 year-old daughters things become a little less...well...straightforward. And perhaps, a little goofy. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

We all love something. Some people love baseball, or Star Trek, or maybe even The Goonies...for some reason. Grace loves shoes and from the moment her feet were able to stand in them she found ways to show it. And we have the stories to prove it. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

A continuation of our conversation with Wendy and her husband, Randy, from last week's full episode. We hear how the least-laid plans of brides and grooms sometimes get saved by grandmas and uncles you've never met. Episode 06.2 is a MINI episode, a shorter episode in between full episodes to keep you listening and make you hungry for MORE! Join us next week for a FULL episode when we learn about the great pool shoe heist. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

After the wedding comes the honeymoon, of course. Some are better planned than others. But one can not plan unpredictable airlines, stuffy airplanes, long trips, and winding roads. Discretion advised: there is talk of vomit. And soiled shorts. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show Additional credits: record scratch sound effect by Joe Sapp, courtesy FreeSound.org (https://freesound.org/s/16467/)

Sometimes the best pictures are the ones in between the posing. All it takes is the right photographer with the right equipment and the right timing to capture the moment. Episode 05.2 is a MINI episode, a shorter episode in between full episodes to keep you listening and make you hungry for MORE! Join us next week for a FULL episode when we hear a story of two infatuated twenty-somethings riding the tails of the wind...and the people watching out for them. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

Once upon a time...a lovely young princess met a dashing young prince and they became friends. This is their story – a story of summer camp, unanswered letters, long distance phone calls, laughter, love, and twue wuv. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

A wedding is an exciting time for two little girls, so much fodder for the imagination. Especially when it looks and feels so fantastical...and you get a new dress for the occasion. Episode 04.2 is a MINI episode, a shorter episode in between full episodes to keep you listening and make you hungry for MORE! Join us next week for a FULL episode when we hear a story of young love, unanswered letters, and an unrehearsed proposal. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

My Grandpa, the curmudgeon. My Grandma, the saint. Let me introduce to you the cast of characters from my Dad’s side of the family - cool and loving aunts, doting uncles, crazy cousins. And we throw in a tongue-twister for the fun of it. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

Never get in the way of a girl on a mission. This is the story of one persistent little girl with a plan to get a horse. She has a plan, she made a list, it’s simple and all we need to do is follow it. Episode 03.2 is a MINI episode, a shorter episode in between full episodes to keep you listening and make you hungry for MORE! Join us next week for a FULL episode when we hear a story of cigarette lighters and closet fires. ____________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

This week we hear a story of how a selfish teenager deals with an unexpected surprise. Sometimes the worst thing you could imagine turns out to be a completely different worst thing you could imagine...or maybe it’s not that bad after all. "You just might get your wish." ______________________________________________________________________________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

Losing a tooth is a rite of passage in childhood. Most children take it in stride, unless you are prone to the dramatics. Loose tooth, meet Grace. Episode 02.2 is a MINI episode, a shorter episode in between full episodes to keep you listening and make you hungry for MORE! Join us next week for a FULL episode when we hear a story of dashed hopes and unexpected arrivals. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

“Tell me a story from when you were little, Mommy,” asked the little girl. “Ok,” said Mommy. And so she told her stories, but sometimes memories walk a fine line between reality and imagination. And which ones are which? Sometimes it's fun to reconstruct how our childhood imaginations see the world. And stories help to reveal the real and the not-so-real. Here is a collection of stories just like that, loosely tied by the thin thread of childhood memories. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

A little behind-the-scenes look into how and why On Carlson Drive came to be. How was the seed for a podcast planted and who watered it? In this Mini-Episode, we give you some basic insight into the format of our story podcast and what to expect moving forward. Featuring a conversation with the husband-and-wife creative team of Randy and Wendy Bonfield who turned a germ of an idea into a full-blown podcasty thingamajig. photo courtesy of Dan Raby, Wild Light Imagery ___________________________________________________________________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

Oh, we had great adventures on Carlson Drive. Here is the namesake of our podcast, where it all began. Tadpoles and kittens, backyard games, and childhood friendships. It all happened on Carlson Drive. _________________________________________________________________________________ Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

From boogielamb media comes the story podcast On Carlson Drive, a dusty little dirt road of memories from the wit and whimsy of storyteller Wendy Bonifield. Featuring stories of life, love, and family as well as conversations with the characters who bring them to life, On Carlson Drive takes a look at the tales we tell and the people we get to know through the stories they share. We invite you to pull up a chair and get to know Wendy and her family as she takes us on a journey of stories of long lost playmates and sibling squabbles, obnoxious little brothers and weekends with the cousins…family dinners and falling in love…And along the way, you just might be reminded of your own. Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show

From boogielamb media comes the story podcast On Carlson Drive, a dusty little dirt road of memories from the wit and whimsy of storyteller Wendy Bonifield. Featuring stories of life, love, and family and conversations with the characters who bring them to life, Wendy reveals a woven tapestry of the webs we weave, the tales we tell, and the characters we grow to love through the stories we share. Pull up a chair, settle in, and get to know Wendy and her family through the stories being passed down – of long lost playmates and sibling squabbles, obnoxious little brothers and weekends with the cousins, family dinner and falling in love – and along the way, you just might be reminded of your own. Come take a walk with us On Carlson Drive. Official show website: OnCarlsonDrive.com Follow us: Facebook: @OnCarlsonDrive Instagram: @OnCarlsonDrive Twitter: @OnCarlsonDrive Email the show