( ★★★★★ ) This trip had it all. It had axes! It had fire!  Plus normal stuff: Friendsgiving with Wisconsin expats and Seppi’s veggie...

I saved the “For Barb ONLY” sign ; I anticipate many future uses. Chocolate-chip peanut butter cookies were a truly awesome welcome...

I’m making this about me. This is the end of an era and I am bummed! Susan was my tether to Minneapolis-St. Paul – my adopted hometown...

It took Elizabeth’s impending move to spur me to action on our long-standing and vague plan. I’m so glad we did it and grateful to...

I feel loved and cared-for. COVID (round 3) sidetracked my Easter weekend plans, but this Coupa Cafe delivery from Leah and Seppi made...

Well done, Elizabeth. You’ve crushed gifting like it’s your superpower. I don’t know how you found the two most perfect t-shirts in...

Handmade valentines and chocolates are going on my list of small gestures that bring big joy; this touched my heart. I arrived February...

We all have weird holiday traditions, OK?  This started during our trip to South Dakota in the summer of 2015, as a demonstration of...

I’m on a flight home from Wisconsin and Minnesota, grateful to my family – genetic and chosen – for always figuring out the holidays. ...

One year, five visits. Last November (before I started this blog or whatever it is); April when I came down with COVID on the third...

These scenes from my running route are the only photos I took on this visit. Maybe I didn’t think of it because everything felt...

There was lot of Tig this weekend. The highlight was a live show with Leah, Seppi and Fifi at Chautauqua auditorium in Boulder. We...

My “do-over” visit with Leah, Seppi, Fifi and new pupper Pistachio has been lovely. Early morning runs with mountain views, long...