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January 30, 2019January 29, 2019Kathleen Cassen Mickelson

Hygge as Practiced in Minnesota

Hygge: it’s been everywhere the past few years. Around here, coffeehouses and restaurants are ranked according to how well they offer up hygge, and anything cozy (socks, tea, blankets, pajamas, stew recipes) gets placed in the hygge category. But today, as the temperatures here in Minnesota are seriously below zero (it is -17 as I […]

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December 20, 2016Kathleen Cassen Mickelson

On the Eve of the Winter Solstice

Yes, my blog this week is a day late. And there is one very important reason for that. Yesterday, we had to say goodbye to our old friend Ruby. Ruby was our 14-year-old Irish terrier who spent her life in our house, watched our kids grow into amazing adults, stood by us when we each […]

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September 5, 2016September 1, 2016Kathleen Cassen Mickelson

State Fair Days

Before summer looks for its suitcase and packs up to leave for the other side of the earth, and before all the kids in Minnesota are back to fidgeting in classrooms, there is the Minnesota State Fair. Twelve days of deep-fried food on sticks, plastic cups of beer, vendors who hawk ShamWow towels and magnetic […]

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October 19, 2015October 18, 2015Kathleen Cassen Mickelson

Duluth Called. I Answered.

Autumn in Minnesota can be a magical time, especially if you happen to be Up North. Specifically, near Lake Superior, one of the most magical places in Minnesota.  (To be fair, Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and the Canadian province of Ontario all share in the charmed coastline. Lake Superior is a damn big lake.) I […]

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