Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
“I’m so excited for you to meet my trees,” my daughter Molly said as she greeted me in the front yard of her new apartment. We had come to Minneapolis to help her move, but she had already taken care of, well, everything, except the assembly of a new bed and she did most of [...]
Sometimes, the best parts of a holiday meal are the leftovers. If you're having another slice of turkey or pie, it means you're still with the people you love, either at the table and chatting over cups of coffee or tea, or in spirit and reminiscing over the melded flavors of memories. This year, because [...]
Owing to its state slogan "land of 10,000 lakes", I never thought of Minneapolis as a river city. It always seemed like a lake kind of town. But, born, as it was, on both banks of the Mississippi, a river city it is, and I love the history of American river cities, possibly because I [...]
Summer in Minneapolis offers the best of both worlds -- urban sophistication and pastoral charm, an impressive steel skyline that reaches right out of a sweet chain of lakes. We lowered our gangly selves into kayaks Saturday afternoon and headed out to explore Lake of the Isles with a group of experienced but thankfully patient [...]
Midway through our road trip to Minneapolis yesterday, I commandeered the XM radio and we all enjoyed a little "Breakfast with Broadway". By 10 a.m., a song came on and I knew we had our theme for the day The best of times is now. As for tomorrow, Well, who knows? Who knows? Who knows? [...]