On Saturday evening, I set a bottle of Moscato onto the clean, wooden deck to chill.On Sunday evening, I remembered it.Clearly, it’s still winter!So…no going out for dinner yesterday in honor of my husband’s birthday, which is TODAY. He’s 40! Happy birthday, Honey!(Good thing we went out on Friday night to celebrate.)(And a good thing, too, that … [Read more...]
Minnesota Winters
How We Cope (Part I)Ed. Note: These photos were taken on a winter's day at dusk in Minnesota. They are bluish-cold and coldish-blue. Take pity on the photographer!This was our mean ol' thermometer last week.It's mad at me because of that yarn at its base.I really ought to just cut that off. It's a holdover from a wee frozen wreath that … [Read more...]
Cozy Rolls on a Crazy Day
“Laura...go fetch me the coffee mill, will you? I need to grind some wheat for dinner.”You’ve heard, perhaps, about the December blizzard that’s slamming the Midwest today?Yep, that’s us.It’s hard to do justice to a snowstorm from one’s doorway.Better to hand the camera to my husband.Should I do that before or after he gives me a smack?What can I … [Read more...]
Help.
Updated Further to Add: AND we came home to a broken furnace. Still, this is nothing compared to what Kate in the com-box went through. Thank the Lord, indeed!Updated to Add: 3 1/2 hours later and we're finally home. That was fun! I am stuck in traffic during a MN storm, creeping along at three miles an hour.It has taken one hour to drive three … [Read more...]
Woo Hoo!!
Not that we're...excited or anything. … [Read more...]
Snowy November Saturday
It’s baaaaaaack! Overheard: “I’ve waited all spring for this!”Overlooked: The snowballs lobbed at little sisters.(Not really. Eventually I told him to stop.)(Which was No Fun in his opinion.)On the inside looking out...On the outside looking in...(My stockinged feet were so so cold.)And on the inside staying dry.“What’s all the hubbub?” Greta the … [Read more...]
A Betsy-Tacy Kind of Day
I have not read the Betsy-Tacy books.As such, my spending the day in Mankato, Minnesota (birthplace of author Maud Hart Lovelace) with Lovelace historian Kathleen Baxter and Betsy-Tacy savant Melissa Wiley……was either an act of bravery or leap of stupidity.Or both.Have you read the Betsy-Tacy books? Have you been to Mankato, Minnesota? You really … [Read more...]
A Minnesota State Fair Recap
Subtitled: Pigs are hot dogs!This is a story about a mom and her plans for a perfect day at the fair.Ha.Nice try, lady.I have read that the Minnesota State Fair may be the largest state fair in terms of daily attendance.After our visit this past Wednesday, I would say hmm.I suppose that’s accurate.Let’s just say that one doesn’t attend this fair to … [Read more...]
Going to the Fair Fair Fair
Aka The Great Minnesota Get-TogetherAs you read this, we are at the fair. Do you see us? I’m the one covered with powdered sugar and sunscreen; they’re the ones reeling and clutching my skirt.The state fair is all about sugar, you know—sugar and grease and yet more sugar.See this link if you don't believe me.Oh, and money. Let’s not forget the … [Read more...]
Checking In
It’s a good thing I’m not getting paid to update this blog every day, ‘cause if I were…Man, would my boss be mad at me.We’re still here though, as overworked and underpaid as always. Our days alternate between lazy-daisy and crazy-busy, in true summer fashion, and I find that—as always—I am eating up the season in great big gulps. I love summer in … [Read more...]
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