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Imperfect Gifts for Long-Haul Travelers

Dec 14, 2016

Posted Imperfect Gifts for Long-Haul Travelers.

Too Cold to Walk

Dec 13, 2016

View from a Downtown bus stop as the temperatures headed back below zero. Normally I would walk, but the bus won today.

Chilly Kenilworth Trail Walk

Dec 12, 2016

On my chilly walk today: Kenwood Park Water Tower from the Kenilworth Trail.

Snow Decorations

Dec 11, 2016

Today’s snow decorated our back yard.

Time To Go

Dec 10, 2016

We abandoned all fiscal responsibility: replaced bowls (cracked) and a peppermill (failed mechanism) I’ve been using since I was a student.

1929 Reflections

Dec 8, 2016

Looked at a reflection of the Foshay Tower from the open-air observation deck at the top of the Foshay Tower. It was completed in 1929.

Arrival of Winter

Dec 7, 2016

Walked past Spring Lake, one of the smallest lakes in Minneapolis. It is just beginning to freeze over.

Massive Door

Dec 6, 2016

I walked through this massive door and got on with my day. Seven radiation therapy sessions literally under my belt, thirty-two to go.

Eclairs

Dec 5, 2016

Bought eclairs for my better half’s birthday. In June we devoured a box of eclairs with our nephews, seated on the steps of York Minster.

A Carny’s Final Journey

Dec 4, 2016

Posted about a walk I did this morning: A Carny’s Final Journey.

Oven-Dried Tomatoes

Dec 3, 2016

Two weeks ago I picked tomatoes off the vine in our garden then allowed them to ripen. Today I dried them slowly in the oven.

Seasonally Appropriate Bus

Dec 2, 2016

Rode this seasonally appropriate city bus to Downtown.

Our Personal Kitchen Assistant

Dec 2, 2016

Posted Our Personal Kitchen Assistant.

Katsudon

Dec 1, 2016

This morning I craved Japanese comfort food, so I cycled out for katsudon.

1877 Flats

Nov 30, 2016

After meeting for a cuppa and cake, explored part of St. Paul’s West Seventh neighborhood. These lovely 1877 flats caught our attention.

Limits of Technology

Nov 29, 2016

Welcomed Google Assistant into our home. Me: OK Google, cook dinner. The Google: Sorry, I can’t help you with that.