My Minnesota

Today’s posting will be very short and not so sweet. It’s been triggered by my listening to some folk songs from back when, especiallly one ...

Thanks to the Better Half, today I learned something new about one of my favorite singer/songwriters, Ani DiFranco : she’s also a published ...

Early this morning, while rehanging the bird feeders, I stepped over a June bug that was walking/crawling across the deck. Mid-day, while w...

After dutifully changing the oil and filter in the tractor this morning, we're listening to the second CD in the Joni Mitchell Archives ...

It's almost 70℉ outside. As I stepped outside to empty some recycling my first thoughts were "we'll pay for this." That ma...

I have been a folk music fan for just about all of my adult life. As a teenager, my dedication was split between rock and  roll and folk mus...

We have, from time to time, happily referred to our being "of Irish extraction." That being the case, we're please to announce...

This weekend, particularly Sunday the 28th, might be a good time to avoid much of Southern Chisago County, unless you don't mind being d...

Happy May Day from the North Country. We can tell it's May 1st by the mid-day temperature of 41℉. Some of us believe that makes it more ...

One of our favorite destinations in Northern Minnesota is Grand Marais. Years ago we were almost involved in a project there and that's ...