On our walk: Dutch kitsch met emerging tulips.
Category: Living
My First Workstation
Sent photos of my 1950’s adjustable cantilever table to a furniture restorer who will come up with a plan to fix the much-abused surface. As a kid, I did homework on it; as a college student, I typed thousands of pages on it using a manual typewriter.
Vermillion Falls
On a cycle ride with friends, following the Mississippi, starting south of St. Paul: Vermillion Falls, Vermillion River, Hastings, MN. The flour mill is still operating, but no longer uses water power.
Left-Leaning Cycle Rack
Hitched my bike to a left-leaning rack.
Eagles’ Family Life
On our walk, across the river from our home, an eagle perched on a branch while its mate kept the eggs warm.
Evidence It’s Almost Summer
Almost summer: bacon sausages, focaccia, and cabbage (cooling off) on the Weber for the first time this year.
Metal Credit Card
Tin snips became a financial instrument for destroying metal credit cards.
Taro
Spotted taro in an Asian market, but I’ll not be adding it to my repertoire. Traditionally, it’s boiled then mashed to form poi, a purple, viscous liquid. I’ve tried poi a couple times in Hawaii, and found it bland with the texture of wallpaper paste.
Thirteen-Foot Rooster
On my walk, a thirteen-foot rooster competed with an oversized spoon and cherry.
Former Instant Coffee Factory
On a Minneapolis North Loop walk, gave this apartment/retail building a second look. Recently learned 100 years ago this was an instant coffee factory that was claimed to be the largest in the world.