Category Archives: Blog

Orchid Still Life

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Les

Orchid Still Life #1 2013 I have two orchids growing in my kitchen window. The one above is about three years old. It is blooming after a long hiatus in which I wasn’t certain that I’d see another flower. As … Continue reading →

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Apology to Willa Cather and My Antonia

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Les

For years, when the topic of high school reading came up, I would say that, for the most part, I was oblivious to the meaning of most of the classic American library. And, I would say that I remembered almost … Continue reading →

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Enough, Already!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Les

Winter refuses to surrender to Spring. Friday morning, April 19th, I awoke from a deep dreamless sleep. It had erased all  thoughts of the dramas of the previous days: Boston Marathon bombing and the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas. I … Continue reading →

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Snow Day

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Les

Neighbor, Pete Sieger, clearing his drive way of nine inches of fresh snow. Yesterday was a snow day. Unlike in some other parts of the country where a snow day means closed schools and businesses, here in Minnesota it translates … Continue reading →

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Rincon 38, Tapas with Style

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Les

Rincon 38’s, Cordon Bleu trained, Chef Hector Ruiz. Yesterday evening I had a hankering for tapas, those delicious morsels that can be eaten as appetizers or as a meal. Lucky for me, Rincon 38 had opened its doors for the … Continue reading →

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Of Politics, Possibilities, and Egos

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Les

I intended this post to be about the fund raising luncheon for Senator Al Franken that I attended on Sunday. There was to be a photo or two of the Senator speaking and a short summary of what was said. … Continue reading →

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