My Minnesota

Yesterday Saturday's snow melted back to bare ground. Several inches more is currently in the forecast for next weekend. Maybe the forec...

I missed my usual posting yesterday. I became entranced watching the continuous, continuing, snow falling most of the day. It became hypnoti...

Yes, I'm aware of the current clashes between the American Gestapo [ICE] and local governments and/or protestors. Been there, done that ...

The Christmas tree stayed upright overnight in its jury-rigged, slightly oversized, stand. A little while ago, a single string of lightweigh...

Some years ago I wrote a poem that a friend of ours, Krista Detor, was subsequently kind enough to include in her book, Flat Earth Diary Not...

I haven’t yet had my fill of watermelon or ripe peaches. I have reached my limit on humidity, temperatures of more than 89℉, drought, and cl...

 And all through the house, the cold was still seeping, through holes made by a mouse. We’re still under a wind chill advisory. It looks lik...

The month is half gone. According to my copy of The Pagan Book of Days , “In ancient Rome, the tradition of Winter’s Day was held a day late...

 There are 66 days between now and Election Day on November 8. I bet it’s going to seem a whole lot longer than that. Why do we allow politi...

 For the record, I completely concur with the following quotation and wish heartily we would do something about it! To begin, be sure to rea...

 These days I have a tendency to fuss and fume about the state of the world. I’ve noticed I’m not the only one. An assessment of actions and...

The first half of the year is almost gone. Tomorrow we begin the second half of 2022. Speaking for myself, I can but hope the second half of...

I hope I haven’t jinxed us. Today I finally pulled the winter floor mats from the jeep and rinsed the salt, sand and grit off of them. Some ...

 Here’s the basic problem as I see it, Sam Rayburn was too correct when he said “Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpe...

The Better Half reports hearing chickadees' spring songs today. That's a hopeful sign. Tomorrow, and a number of days thereafter, th...

There are days, sometimes days on end, when it’s difficult to accept the first sentence of the last stanza of Max Ehrmann’s Desiderata : “ A...