I just got a new bike. I am enjoying riding all over Minneapolis. I’m enjoying it so much I even folded up the bike to take it home to Michigan for a ride or two. Related to that enthusiasm, I’ve thinking about purchasing one of the many bicycle related prints of Adam Turman, a Minneapolis […]
1 comment | Adam Turman, Art Prints, Bicycles, Bikes, Minneapolis, screenprint, Twin Cities
This past Thursday I headed to Fenn Valley Winery with parents to sample a few Michigan wines on my last day there. While waiting for the Tasting Room at Fenn Valley to open (11 a.m. Eastern, sharp), we stopped for a slice of pie at Crane’s restaurant. They sell frozen pies at their counter and […]
2 comments | Apple Crisp, Blueberry Pie, Crane's, Fenn Valley, Michigan, Vineyards, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winery
Finishing up a visit to Saugatuck, Michigan (on Lake Michigan about 130 miles north of Chicago), my favorite find has to be The Summertime Market. Driving back home from downtown Saugatuck on our last day here, and hoping to spot some sort of farm stand selling lettuces, we stumbled upon their little store. If you’re ever […]
1 comment | Butterhead, Douglas, Farmers, Farmstand, Green Beans, Lake Michigan, Local, Michigan, Produce, Saugatuck, Seasonal, Summertime Market
Could a Vitamin Water lover and homemade food and drink lover bring himself to make his own “vitamin” water? Maybe. Maybe not. Has anyone tried the homemade sport drink recipe from Tuesday’s Well section of the New York Times? For me, looking at this recipe just makes me want to make lemonade instead. Then again, […]
1 comment | Homemade, New York Times, Sport Drink, Vitamin Water
In Midland for the week, but not wanting to miss out on a Saturday at the market, I visited the Midland Farmers’ Market with my friend Sarah this morning. She wanted to go in order to find cinnamon rolls from the Amish farmers. I found popcorn from the same vendors… and picked up a few […]
4 comments | Apples, Blueberries, Cantaloupe, Cherries, Cucumbers, Farmers Market, Gooseberries, Honeyrock, Michigan, Peaches, Popcorn, Tomatoes
Some of the best souvenirs are things that you’ll actually use. I’m not saying I don’t buy good-for-nothing-but-being-pretty type souvenirs. I do. I just think souvenirs that do something make for more active memories. Every time we use these wooden spoons and our new parrilla, we’ll think of Stella–in her insistence on our finding a […]
1 comment | Arepas, Colombia, Grill, Parrilla, Souvenirs, Travel, Wooden Spoons
Amy Thielen has an article in the The Star Tribune today entitled “MYOB {make your own butter}” that is very much worth looking over, even if it may seem like a far-out idea for some. It’s true: Tom is now making all of our bread, all of our yogurt, pickles of all kinds, and has attempted […]
After following a link in a tweet from SimpleScott to the Post Family’s home page, I found a link to the website of Kennedy Prints, self titled “A Letterpress Printery.” Here are a few of my favorites. In explanation of the first which bears the quotation, “It is the duty of children to wait on […]
No comments | Art Prints, Kennedy Prints, Letterpress, Prints, Red, The Post Family, Yellow
My mom has loved Clairefontaine papers and journals ever since my oldest sister lived in Montclair, NJ (we’re talking 1998-ish) where there is (was?) a small stationery shop that carried the brand. So, to help my parents remember a hiking vacation to Hawaii a couple of Christmases ago, I gifted her one of these travel […]
1 comment | Clairefontaine, Gifts, Notebooks, Stationery, Travel, Writing
I found this map online and thought it might be useful if you’re taking advantage of the holiday weekend with some international travel. What I found most interesting is how South America seems to be quite divided. Argentina and Chile match Europe, Colombia and several other countries match North America, and a few countries share […]