Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
In an August garden full of gems, tomatoes hang like rubies. We wait for them all year and then eat them as fast as our constitution allows. Homegrown tomatoes finally made their way to our neck of the woods and my salads couldn’t be happier. They showed up on our family text chain as well, [...]
As the sun set over the lake, I sat on a bench at a public beach, eating ice cream and idly snapping pictures. The water, the treat and the gorgeous colors all converged in a happy confirmation of something we've all known our whole lives: the very best things in life don't cost anything but [...]
The old girl could use a new transmission. She creaks a little when she shifts gears, and sometimes gets stuck in second. She rattles when this happens and lurches forward in an ungainly manner. Still, she loves the road and summer is her season. The wind in her face energizes her, and when the sun [...]
Normally, I get a little salty about Christmas in July. I love Christmas and I love July and I like to enjoy them both as thoroughly as I can. Never the twain shall meet, especially as July starts to wane and I get a little panicky that summer is going to leave me before I've [...]
We’re headed to the Bergsbaken Sunflower Festival today for last time. After 10 years of timing their crop to bloom at exactly the right weekend, and plowing parking lots, and ducking tornadoes, and corralling volunteers, and setting up tents, and creating scenic vistas, the Bergsbakens are retiring their gorgeous festival. This weekend will be the [...]