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Thanksgiving has come and gone, the turkey has all been eaten, and holiday lights have begun appearing all over our neighborhood – and probably in yours, too. While I contemplate what to do with the cranberries that are still lingering in the fridge, I am clear that a little time every day to figure out […]
Finally, sunshine has found its way back to Minnesota after a week of gray skies. Not that I minded those gray skies. Lots of people I know were down in the dumps from the sense of endless dark days, but here is one thing I know about myself: I like cloudy days. Stormy weather. Wind. […]
As I write this post, in the aftermath of the biggest snowstorm to hit the Twin Cities in several years, I keep returning to the idea of gratitude. Let me back up. On Monday, my fellow Minnesotans and I geared up for a nasty snowstorm. When we woke on Monday morning, it really hadn’t hit […]
After ignoring my computer for the entirety of the long Thanksgiving weekend, I am feeling refreshed. And incredibly grateful. Many of us make lists of what we are thankful for in honor of Thanksgiving. The day before Thanksgiving, Mick and I went to our regular Wednesday night yoga class. The class ended with a walking […]
It still doesn’t feel completely fall-like here given that we had 90+-degree weather in September, the fall leaf color is delayed, and the garden is still wildly flowering. Purple asters showed up in our wildflower experiment: Thistles are prickly and pink: Lavander, grasses, and unidentified seed heads are not done waving their glorious selves in […]
Most of the time, I write my posts ahead of the date they appear. Not today. Today, I’m writing directly from my brain to One Minnesota Writer, no time for percolating. September is always a busy month around here. There is loads of work to do outside given that we are pretty big gardeners, stuff […]
I began the day offline at the gym. After doing a couple of miles on the treadmill, followed by stretching and planks, I thought I would be really productive today. Exercising always clears my head, energizes me. But I have been loathe to be online where most of my work is done. The computer does […]
This little space between Christmas and New Year’s Day always feels a little awkward to me, as if one holiday percolates into another without time to digest either one. By the time it’s at the midpoint between the two, I feel a great urge to be quiet, hunker down and think. Bloat from cookies and […]
This week in the United States, many families and friends will gather for Thanksgiving celebrations. At our house, as of today, my husband and I and our two dogs expect 13 people, one chocolate labrador retriever, and one labrador-pit bull mix to join us. We’ve purchased a large turkey, several pounds of potatoes, cranberries, stuffing […]
I was up early today, outside with our dogs by 6:30 a.m. The sun was not up yet; I looked up and enjoyed the bright stars. Orion, one of the few star formations I can identify, was over the southern sky. The wind is supposed to pick up later today, gust mightily. The leaves will […]
