Minnesota – West Seventh Freelance

Lilies!

I hope you enjoy these photos of the 2022 blooms!

New Fosters in the Neighborhood

Four kittens have joined the menagerie next door. This evening I had the pleasure of getting dinner for them and then being their playmate 🐈🐈‍⬛😍.

Ukraine: March for the Children 4.3.2022 Minneapolis

Glory to Ukraine! Today’s rally at the capital in St. Paul, MN provided people from all over the Twin Cities a chance to gather in solidarity. Speakers included religious leaders within the Ukrainian community; the Governor and Lt. Governer of MN, Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan; and the Minneapolis Mayor, Jacob Frey, who is ofContinue reading “Rally for Ukraine 🇺🇦”

Hello from the Garden

July Blooming

The garden is glorious, fireworks sizzled in the neighborhood and there are new places to explore in the Twin Cities. We are cautious (Covid) but hopeful… Garden! Pop!! Explore: Malcolm Yards is a new development in Minneapolis near the University of Minnesota. The Yards are also adjacent to O’Shaughnessy Distilling Company.

Hot 🔥Weather

We are in the midst of a prolonged period of heat and definitely enjoy cooler moments on the porch and patio!

Garden Season Begins…

Another (death) Murder in Minnesota

Guns, pandemic, insurrection. This is our world. I started reading Flynn Berry’s new novel yesterday, set in Northern Ireland in the time after The Troubles…and then, I heard the news that a Black motorist was shot and killed in suburban Minneapolis. These are our Troubles. They are not new. They are not unique. The DerekContinue reading “Another (death) Murder in Minnesota”