Hi D...
I know where Brainerd is! I graduated from St. Scholastica in Duluth as an early music major back in 1989. I was an "older" student. I was first there in 1986 and my daughter was born while I was in school. Now she's in her freshman year there. It is cold in the winter, but a lovely area.
Welcome to the forums. There are women with many different interests and philosophies here. And new ones coming all the time. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

Dream of the Circle of Women
by Dahti Blanchard
published May 2004 by Spilled Candy Books
visit: www.dahtiblanchard.com