The end of January and beginning of February in Minnesota should be bone-chilling, with snow that comes up to my knees, and frosty window panes in the garage that sparkle in morning sun. I should be turtling into my warmest sweatshirt, mug of steaming hot coffee in my hands. That is not the case. I’mContinue reading “Un-Wintery Winter”
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Happy 2024
As I sat down to write this, I struggled with the idea of a “happy” 2024 given all that’s going on in the world. But it is possible to find moments of happiness even in distressing times, so a happy wish for the new year is still of value. And I’ve found quite a fewContinue reading “Happy 2024”
Writing in a Waiting Room and Being Glad for It
As we head toward the winter solstice, the world feels unsteady and fragmented. There are still moments that inspire gratitude.
All Saints Day 2023
Pumpkin carving, post-Halloween settling in, and two poems read aloud from Prayer Gardening.
When Birds Hit the Window
Every fall, our crabapple produces bird-enticing fruit. All kinds of birds gather in its limbs, eat their fill, sometimes get a little woozy. They run into our bedroom window, which looks out on the crabapple. We’ve tried hanging sun-catchers in that window, closing the curtains, leaving the curtains halfway open, anything to reduce the illusionContinue reading “When Birds Hit the Window”
Labor Day Weekend 2023
I grew up in a union household. My father was a union member and civil servant, running the motor pool at Fort Snelling in Minnesota. He instilled in me the understanding that when people band together for the good of all, the results include reasonable hours of work, holidays, health insurance, a life outside ofContinue reading “Labor Day Weekend 2023”
Frozen
This past week, a coating of ice dressed up every tree around here. It coated the streets and sidewalks, too, but I still found it beautiful. While we wait for the spring equinox this month, winter gives us a little reminder that it, too, offers delicate, temporary beauty. Happy March. all photos by kcmickelson 2023
Happy New Year!
One year ago, I launched One Minnesota Crone, broadening the focus I honed at One Minnesota Writer to include other art forms and celebrate mature creative women who are doing exactly what they please. Thank you for coming along on this journey, celebrating the many gifts that crones bring to the world, and, just maybe,Continue reading “Happy New Year!”
Tilting Toward the Solstice
The Solstice is almost upon us.
Hello, Winter
I love winter in spite of its challenges…. It’s time for all the thoughts I carried in my head all summer to be put into writing or poured into a painting. It’s time to think about creative projects I put on the back burner while I hiked in the woods, pulled weeds, photographed birds. And it’s time to rest: early nightfall, cozy blankets, red wine, good books, and a simple delight in that fairy-tale falling snow.
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