On August 20th, 2011, PLACE DES VOSGES…
…in the Marais is just around the corner from where I’m staying, so I like to bike (having subscribed to the Vélib’ bikeshare program I am spending all…
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On August 19th, 2011, PLAGE ON THE SIENE IN PARIS…
…is the ambitious summer civic project involving sandy beaches, colorful umbrellas, a swimming pool, striped cabanas, exotic palm trees, lounge chairs, and all of the August seaside pleasures…
On August 18th, 2011, A LITTLE HUT AND LITTLE DOCK…
…on this little lake in the woods nearby, where we are spending our days in the sun and water, are each big enough for one – maybe two…
On August 17th, 2011, A SMALL PURPLE MUSHROOM…
…which we are later told might perhaps be edible, stops me on my afternoon hike from the lake, down the hill, through the woods, a shock of subtle…
On August 16th, 2011, A SNAIL ON MY PATH…
…this morning is slowly making it’s way from one side of the boardwalk to the other and catching my eye – as I am drawn to smaller and…
On August 15th, 2011, FAST AND SLOW TRAINS TO HAUTE SAONE….
…took me from Amsterdam to Paris Gare du Nord in a speedy comfy fancy wified Thalys ride, then to a quaint modest pokey regional car out of Gare…
On August 14th, 2011, AMSTERDAM HARBOR GUEST BEDROOM VIEW…
…from my a friend’s colorful apartment in MVDRV’s ship-like Silodam sitting over the water on concrete piers – is what I am lucky enough to be enjoying tonight…
On August 13th, 2011, PRETTY DUTCH GREEN STUFF…
…is allowed to go wild and have it’s way sprouting out of the corner between the sidewalk and the house facades all over town – the best part…
On August 12th, 2011, REFUNC IN DEN HAAG…
…are the handy recyclrey designery arty folks I’ll be working with on an upcoming project here in the fall produced by Stroom – so this afternoon in a…
On August 11th, 2011, LITTLE FREE LIBRARY…
…is the name of this diminutive wood structure on a post which I happened upon this afternoon gracing the front yard of the cutest house on our St.…
On August 10th, 2011, TAO FOODS…
…the wood-lined, screen-doored, toybox-equiped, homey health food store and cafe dating from the early 1970’s on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis is often our place of choice for morning…
On August 9th, 2011, LAKE OF THE ISLES…
…is but one of many gorgeous urban lakes circling the city of Minneapolis – it’s greatest gift and constituting part of it’s “green necklace” of parks and parkways…
On August 8th, 2011, SIDEWALK ANT COLONY…
…is admired this afternoon, now back in the city, covering the St. Paul concrete with moving brown carpet only revealed to be ants upon closer inspection.
On August 7th, 2011, LAKE SUNSET BEHIND PINES…
…is my biggest news headline of the day up here.
On August 6th, 2011, OLD FAMILY CABIN…
…brown, modest, hidden, built in the 1920’s, and located the next bay over from us here on Bay Lake was the location of today’s boat pilgrimage with mother…
On August 5th, 2011, BEDROOM LAKE SUNRISE…
…is what’s going on out the window as eyes open this morning – sure to be one of many sunrise sunset stories from up north, since it seems…
On August 4th, 2011, ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE…
…the influential 2007 familial account of eating products grown close to home for a year by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver, is one of…
On August 2nd, 2011, LOONS AND EAGLES…
…everywhere you look and making lots of noise.
On August 1st, 2011, BOATHOUSE ON BAY LAKE…
…is where I have come home to retreat for the week, but continuing on a hybrid continental schedule involving going to bed with the sun at 9pm and…
On July 31st, 2011, NEATEST STUFF IN MINNEAPOLIS…
…(the city where I grew up but never lived as an adult, though with frequent trips back I am slowly discovering what’s here) is becoming clear this afternoon…