Worth the Cold Walk

It wasn’t too cold to walk over to The Kenwood for dinner.

Categorized as Eat

Minimizing Packaging

Filled up with dish and hand soap at Linden Hills Coop. Wish I could do the same with wine at the liquor store.

Categorized as Simplify

Dreaming of Kyushu

This winter I’ll be back in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. I will have visited Kyushu three years in a row: 2013, 2014, and 2015. I go back for the gentle subtropical climate while Minnesota’s long winter refuses to budge. Kyushu is a manageable size, about one-sixth the area of Minnesota or…… Continue reading Dreaming of Kyushu

Travel Gear: Spectacle Case

You pay attention to every item that goes into your backpack if you’re going to carry it for 330 miles (about 530 kilometers). That was my state of mind when I planned a walk around the north of England with my partner. I scrutinized every item. Does it provide sufficient value? Can I find something…… Continue reading Travel Gear: Spectacle Case

Flower Bike

After food shopping at Wedge Coop, spotted this bike brightening up a drab day, then got back on my unadorned bike.