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  • Double Birthday Bash!

    My sister and I were both born in February- but she lives outside of Tampa, FL- so guess where I am celebrating?!!

  • 2014: Just A Number?

    The New Year is already hours old in Australia and coming quickly to friends in Europe. I am thinking in terms of  retrospective. How did I get here and where am I going? What started the writing/ blogging life? In first grade it was “The Busy Bee” poem, published on the ditto machine by Mr.…

  • 55101/ Part Two: Black Dog Coffee & Wine Bar

    Winter may be upon us but my pursuit of interesting places in the “hip zip” 55101 continues. Of course The Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar in Lowertown is on my list. A favorite of many since opening its doors in early 1998, it started out as a place for coffee and conversation and has…

  • Chestnut Street Inn, Asheville, NC

    The little orange cat looked up at me through the side door of The Chestnut Street Inn. Because I had not done my homework, I did not know that this was THE Mr. Pumpkin Pie, feline resident and official greeter. The Inn, located in the Chestnut Hill Historic District of Asheville, NC, is part of…

  • Asheville, North Carolina

    An amazing Thanksgiving is a memory and we soldier on… My nephew (via LA), his mom (who drove from Oak Ridge, TN) and my partner and I met in Asheville, NC for the long holiday weekend. Photos first…stories later :). Christine

  • Candy, corn, and more Minnesota

    Today I drove to Mankato, MN, south and west of the Twin Cities. I was meeting up with a friend’s daughter and wanted to take in a few “landmarks” as well. They are, in no particular order: Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store in Jordan, MN (a whole table of REAL licorice); St. Peter, MN- home to…

  • Rambling along the Mississippi in Minnesota

    We took a little jaunt along the Mississippi, following Route 61 past Red Wing and on to Wabasha, MN. In between, we stopped at Reads Landing, a mere sign post and sharp turn off the two lane highway. We had lunch at Reads Landing Brewing Company and watched eagles high above the river. A fisherman…

  • Inspired by a comment: http://nylondaze.com/

    A fantastic blog: http://nylondaze.com/, introduced to those of us who follow Frizztext, and authored by Patti K., inspired me to post- yet again…sorry!!! Patti lives in, and photographs NYC. After a quick e-chat, she asked me what parts of the city I liked. Many!! Wish we could visit more often…

  • Smart phone + Photoshop…

    …am I a big-kid now?!

  • Toot your horn post

    It is really ‘raining’ at MoMA… …and what an opportunity for ph0tography!