The corners of my mind

While I consider this blog as much a diary as a public forum. That being said, I still tend to skip over some of the hardest realities of my universe. I posted recently about our grand trip to Minnesota, including our 'Minnesota Bound' get together. The invitation for this gathering was posted up on...

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8mm memories

Snaptail Lake, MN (early 70s) 13 minutesThis past spring, we used our tax return to purchase an 8mm to digital converter to make the stack of old films sitting in my closet for years could be viewable once again. We purchased the Wolverine MovieMaker Pro from Amazon. It took several calls to the company...

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Minnesota Bound

It took 8 years to make it back to the great state of Minnesota for a visit. 8 years! That did included a trip to Wisconsin in 2018 for Kevin and Rachel's wedding. It also included a 4 year stretch  of Bay Area life, AND, of course, Covid!!! The world has changed a lot since 2014. So many beautiful...

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Pupperdoo

 Meet Gideon Wolverine -- our newest adventure. A maltipoo puppy, born February 11th. After years and years and years of not being able to have a dog due to severe allergies, we discovered that there are hypoallergenic puppies! What does it mean if something is hypoallergenic?  If...

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Making Quilts for Baby

Starting up in Livermore and finishing down here, I made this quilt similar to the one I made for Thomas thirty years ago.Yup, my ironing board is a board. Making a baby quilt for her sister, Natalie learning to sew, cut squares and quilt all at the same time. #adulting Starting with picking out...

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