Minnesota is celebrating Suni Lee’s gold-medal Olympic victory, along with the rest of the nation. I hope her victory leads many to learn more about the Hmong people, and today I’ve got a few books to start you off. The …
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a yard restoration check up — did it survive the winter?!
Welcome back to my yard restoration project! A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since I last posted about this so it’s time for an update. Did anything survive the winter? The rabbits? My bleak soil? I was …
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dozens of plants all snug in their beds!…a yard restoration update
As I write, snow is falling steadily here in Minneapolis, and I couldn’t be happier! If you’ve followed Orange Marmalade for any length of time you are well aware that I love snow. Besides that, my trees and shrubs are …
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the slow, meaningful work of restoration…a yard update!
It’s already the end of August. Time for a yard restoration update! Today I want to give you a peek at what I’ve been discovering in my small wilderness, chat a bit about the arduous process of restoration, and list …
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even still, lovely things…may 31
It has been a heartbreaking week in Minneapolis. Heartbreaking for George Floyd and his dear ones; heartbreaking for our communities of color; heartbreaking for all Minnesotans as peaceful, unified, urgent protests were blighted by those from outside the community, burning …
five lovely things…21 march
One of the heartening pieces of the crisis we’ve landed in has been the beauty springing up in big and small ways around the world. Choosing to look for joy, goodness, beauty, is a positive move we can make even …
let’s go camping!
Setting up the tent on a carpet of pine needles. Hiking to the music of waterfalls. Sipping hot tea around the campfire, watching sparks drift beneath the night sky. Ahhh! There’s nothing like a camping adventure. Here are a few …
ten for the barefoot-and-popsicle days
Summer’s here. Days at the beach. Fireflies at dusk. Week-ends at the cabin. Soak it all up with today’s exceptional books. Captain Jack and the Pirates, by Peter Bently, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury first published in Great Britain, 2015; published in …
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