I met a fascinating man on a bench two Saturdays ago and he introduced me to rice pudding porridge. Then, he taught me, like so many others had, about how to LIVE honestly, bravely and joyfully in a finite world. Trent Cole. First, I saw his name on a plaque on 14th Street, then I [...]
Tag: travel
The Boulder and the beautiful
If I've learned anything about raising daughters, it's that sometimes you have to meet them halfway. So, I did. Because she lives 2,000 miles away in Los Angeles, and I live here in good old Wisconsin, my daughter, Katherine and I got together for a quick weekend in Colorado where we discovered the Boulder and [...]
Minneapolis flour power
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 [...]
Hot town, summer in the city
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 [...]
Right back atcha, Minnesota!
I like to think of Wisconsin as the High Five State, perched as it is in the center of the Midwest, with its little Door County thumb perpetually extended in a happy greeting. This weekend, our friendly neighbor to the west, high-fived us right back with a spectacular weekend we'll be treasuring for some time. [...]