Pastry, coffee, mittens: Wuollet Bakery, at the end of my run.
Category: Living
Guerrilla Art?
Paused at some (presumably) guerrilla art on my walk round Lake of the Isles today.
Changes of Gauge
Delta flight 160, Denver to Amsterdam, landed today (December 1, 2014) in Amsterdam with no Denver passengers on board. This is not uncommon: it also happened with DL160 on November 13.The explanation starts with a “change of gauge,” a term rooted in railroads.Track gauge is the distance between the inner faces of the two rails.…… Continue reading Changes of Gauge
Changes of Gauge
Posted about airline and railroad changes of gauge.
Ignorance
Walker Art Center, an escape from Black Friday.
My Favorite Holiday
My favorite holiday: cook, chat, eat, no gifts, be grateful.
Seasonally Appropriate
It’s going to be a white Thanksgiving.
Warm Places
Accidental shot, Minneapolis, on my way to The Dakota, for Sharon Isbin, Romero Lubambo, Spain, Brazil, warm places.
Brief Green Patches
Patches of green making a brief appearance in our yard.
An Old Lady with Attitude
What is this? Surely it’s not a hat.I came across this while reorganizing our kitchen drawers. It’s a tea cozy, designed to keep a teapot warm.It was 1999. I was in Glasgow, Scotland, visiting my elderly aunt. Her elegantly dressed, equally ancient neighbor presented me with the tea cozy she had knitted.The neighbor giggled as…… Continue reading An Old Lady with Attitude