I’m writing this post in that sometimes-quiet space between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, when the presents have been unwrapped, too much food already consumed, and the idea of one more social engagement might put me right over the edge. I’m still listening to soft holiday music – Celtic instrumental holiday music to beContinue reading “Welcome 2026. Now Please be Quiet.”
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Welcome Long Nights
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”
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 