One of the gifts of being older and being outside the standard workforce with kids grown, is that I can often do things whenever it suits me. What time it gets dark isn’t an issue. I forget this fact until I have a conversation with someone who is not looking forward to the longer nights,Continue reading “Welcome Long Nights”
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Un-Wintery Winter
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”
When Making Lasagna on Sunday Afternoon Feels Miraculous
The never-ending snow floats past the bay window where our houseplants hang out, clean our indoor air, and provide respite from the white landscape of a Minnesota winter. The last time I checked, the snow pile outside the front door formed from our many winter driveway clearings is taller than I am. Some of theContinue reading “When Making Lasagna on Sunday Afternoon Feels Miraculous”
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
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.
One Minnesota Crone 