Alternately Titled: Why I Wish I had Cable Amy Thielen is a chef, author, and host of Food Network's Heartland Table. She is also a native Minnesotan, which, in my opinion, is her real claim to fame. Hey, we small-town girls gotta stick together! I had the chance to talk with Amy this week to promote the 2nd season of Heartland Table, which … [Read more...]
Scenes from the Ice Caves
I know all you Southerners think we Yankees are crazy... ...and I would probably agree. Still, if we're gonna inhabit this tundra, we may as well make the most of it. Frozen extremities notwithstanding. So here's where we were: And here's who we are: A bunch of crazies from Minnesota, joining a bunch of other crazies from who knows … [Read more...]
My Weekend with Chesterton {Academy}
Notes from the Chesterton Gala "There are no uneducated people. Everybody...is educated, only most people are educated wrong." G.K. Chesterton, What's Wrong with the World Seven years ago this March, my husband and I were in Hawaii. {sigh} I mention this trip for two reasons: one, it's 0 degrees outside right now and those memories of … [Read more...]
Notes from the Tundra
Here we Minnesotans go again. Although the start of the week brought us balmy temps, (We saw the 30's! A heat wave!), the mercury is expected to steadily drop today and by tomorrow... Photo Credit: Felicity ...we're expecting a "high" in the low teens with wind chills way below zero. What's more, parts of the state are … [Read more...]
In Little Things and Big Things
...we are making our way towards the King. Point the First: This man. On Monday Father Andrew Cozzens became Bishop Andrew Cozzens. That would be a big thing. Not surprisingly, the Cathedral was packed. This was my view: Here. I'll zoom in a bit as a courtesy. Pretty cool, huh? I thought so. This man. Bishop Andrew Cozzens. … [Read more...]
This, that and the Pumpkin Seeds
Wow! I went a whole week without sharing my thoughts! Didn't think I had it in me, did you? Well, what can I say, it's almost winter. I've been taking in autumn in great gobbling gulps. * * * * * Also, we're in the midst of some serious discernment over here.You know the expression "It's all good" ? Well, it's not all good at … [Read more...]
Over the River and through the Woods
A Sewing Weekend So... Friday night found me feeling puny, and thus the whiny post about the low-comment day. Forgive me! "I'd had a glass of wine," I explained in an email to Charlotte on Saturday. "As such, I was feeling forward." "Don't let Drunk You blog!" she wrote back. It's true. Drunk Tipsy Me speaks her mind too freely, and I … [Read more...]
On Comments, Camping and Carrying Christ
This post is for all you big-time blog readers, with a special shout-out to the locals. Question for you: How many blogs have you read today? And now for the follow-up question: How many comments have you left? I ask this question because, generally speaking, we blog-reading types tend to read far more posts than we ever comment upon, and as … [Read more...]
Thankful Thursday
“The Independence Day Edition” Feeling thankful today for so many things, not the least of which, our freedom. My daddy fought hard and fierce for this freedom. “Whoa,” I once said to him, putting down the WW II book I was reading. “Some of those Japanese soldiers were mean!” “Well, yeah,” he responded. “They were shooting at us.” Thankful … [Read more...]
Postcards from the Conference
(just one) (okay, two) (maybe three?) #awesomeness Today's the big day for the Minnesota Catholic Home Education Conference! Francis and I hope to see you there. … [Read more...]
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