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The End of Fake Spring Part Two

On March 15, 2026 By StefanieIn Books, Food, Gardening, ICE, Politics, Seasons2 Comments

It was 60F /15.5 C a week ago and close to that on the day after! I even dried laundry out on the clothesline. Then fake spring the second came to a screeching halt last Tuesday night while James and I were out on neighborhood patrol. The wind was already gusting and then it started …

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Fake Spring

On February 22, 2026 By StefanieIn Gardening, ICE, joy, Seasons20 Comments

Fake Spring came to Minnesota last week. Fake spring usually happens a couple times in late winter before real spring arrives. Temperatures soared to 50F / 10C and a few degrees above. Now that might not sound warm to you, but for us, that meant going out on neighborhood foot patrol in sneakers and a …

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Occupied

On February 4, 2026 By StefanieIn Culture, Gardening, Holidays, ICE, joy, Politics29 Comments

So much happening here and it changes from hour to hour and day to day. Minneapolis and Minnesota are all over the headlines and opening my email to the journalists’ newsletters I subscribe to or perusing the reporting of pretty much any news site is disconcerting. I'm reading echoes. Foreign news agencies have sent their …

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Foul and Fowl

On January 18, 2026 By StefanieIn Chickens, ICE24 Comments

Foul ICE continues to terrorize the Twin Cities, particularly Minneapolis. You have probably seen video and heard stories. Another person was shot this last week. DHS is saying he attacked them and then tried to run away so they shot him in the leg. Video and witness evidence is now coming out that reveals the …

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For Good

On January 11, 2026 By StefanieIn Books, Plans and Goals, Politics14 Comments

Minneapolis seems to be in the spotlight again. You’ve probably heard about ICE murdering Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday morning. I was at work and spent the remainder of the day distracted and trying to not cry. That’s pretty much how Thursday and Friday went too. Saturday James and I went to a protest at …

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