Stories and Amateur Pasty-Crafting
Greetings from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. I hope this missive finds you and yours feeling hearty and hale, and as ever, full of huzzahs. Lovely Saturday today. Pancakes for breakfast. For most of the batch, I added chocolate chips, pecans, and toasted coconut, which have been the family’s go-to mix-ins … Continue reading A This n’ That Missive
Good evening to all of you from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. Hope this finds you and yours doing well and feeling hearty and hale. What a difference a day can make in temperatures. Instead of the humid, low 90s of yesterday, we saw an overcast, breezy mid 60s. And while … Continue reading “We’re Already Doing This”
Good evening to you and yours from a basement out here in the middle or Minnesota. I hope this finds you all feeling hearty and hale and enjoying the heck out of the waning hours of your Monday evening. It was another toasty day today, though not nearly as much as the weekend. Today marked … Continue reading Porcupines and Bike Rides
Greetings and good evening from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. I hope this missive finds you and yours doing well, feeling hearty and hale, and enjoying the ever-loving heck out of the waning hours of your weekend. To use a well-traveled refrain on this blog, it’s been some time since I’d … Continue reading A Long Overdue Basement Missive—Summer Edition
Greetings from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. Hope this missive finds you all doing well, and feeling hearty and hale. Today is Independent Book Store day, and to participate I traveled to Red Balloon Bookshop in Saint Paul for the launch of Max Brallier’s latest entry in his Last Kids on … Continue reading The Last Independent Bookstore Day on Earth
Greetings from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. I trust and hope this missive finds you and yours doing well, and remaining ever hearty and hale. Audrey and the kids are over in Wisconsin visiting her folks, so it’s just me and the animals for the weekend. Last night was the final … Continue reading The Final Curtain
Greetings from a basement out here in the middle of middle of Minnesota. I hope this missive finds you and yours feeling hearty and hale, and enjoying the heck out of your Saturday evening. Currently, Audrey and the girls are out shopping with her mom, George is sleeping upstairs, and I’m watching the 90s era … Continue reading In Celebration of ERP!
Greetings from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota. I hope this missive finds you feeling hearty and hale. I’m a couple days late on the weekly post, but I still wanted to publish to help me maintain the building of a regular writing routine. Hit a brief hiccup in writing output this … Continue reading To Every Season
Greetings from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota! Hope this missive finds you doing well, friends, and feeling hearty and hale. ‘Twas a pretty solid Sabbath. For the first time in a long time George slept in his own bed by himself all night long. I’d made a bed on the floor … Continue reading Niner For a Heart of Gold
Greetings to all from a basement out here in the middle of Minnesota! Happy sabbath, happy 7th Day of Christmas, and an early Happy New Year’s. I hope this missive finds you and yours feeling hearty and hale in the waning hours of 2022. It’ s been a lovely day for us thus far. Awoke … Continue reading Gott Nytt år!
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