Category: In This Together

The Remains of a Tree

In the past few days, a sculpture has appeared on my running route around Lake of the Isles (Minneapolis, MN). It’s a defiant sculpture, but it’s not the creation of an artist.The remains of the tree wait to be felled and chipped: it was diseased, it has to go. New trees will be planted for…… Continue reading The Remains of a Tree

Urban Hike and Bike: All Over the Nordeast Map

Nordeast (Northeast Minneapolis) encapsulates much of the early working class history of Minneapolis, but it gets short shrift in guide books.Recently I’ve been exploring Nordeast, trying to decode it’s history and culture. Later in this post I’ll introduce some tools I’ve developed, including an interactive map and a feature to customize and print Nordeast guides.But…… Continue reading Urban Hike and Bike: All Over the Nordeast Map

7

Celebrated my nephew’s birthday. Later, he gets to whack the “7” (it’s a piñata).

Categorized as Family

UK Show and Tell

Gave my nephews a show-and-tell with objects from the UK. We’ll be taking them to Scotland and England next year.

Categorized as Family, UK