My Minnesota

“ There is more to life than increasing its speed. ”   Mahatma Gandhi Often, I drive township gravel roads rather than city, county or state...

Yesterday was winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. According to my copy of the Minnesota Weatherguide Engagement...

It's less than a week until Summer Solstice and, at the moment, it appears unlikely we'll get enough rain by then to make it safe to...

There's a loaf of artisan sourdough bread that just came out of the oven. Other than waiting for the rise to occur, bread baking is not ...

This week included National Napping Day on Monday and, in Minnesota, Township Day yesterday. It would have worked out better for us if Nappi...

Down the road a couple of miles there's a hillside that's been covered with trillium the past few years, sometime in late May or ear...

This is the time of year when the local road sides fill with yellow flowers: goldenrod, sunflowers (mostly Maximilian, I think), black-eye...

© harrington The tops of the oak branches outside the window are covered with an inch or so of snow. This morning's flakes were sm...