Tory and I were able to spend some time in Chicago this weekend. We're pretty committed to maximizing the possibilities of every trip and planned to be in town for Travis and Chelsey's wedding, which was a fabulous party smack in the middle of a great weekend. Vacation=couchsurfing Vacation=eating at new places Vacation=creating adventures We stayed with a fantastic couchsurfing host who gave...
The sun is setting right now on a particularly humid day and the sky looks like it does in these photos. Everything is yellow. I'm much less trusting of weather these days, but I find these shots so inspiring. I love the colors and the vibe, and of course the big bag on the left. ...
Yesterday I listened to the This American Life episode about Sam and his Iraqi 'brothers' - boys he began a relationship with by telephone and talks to every week. His wife narrates the story of their relationship and she explains that usually the hardest part about talking with them is not hearing about the dangers and suicide bombers in their neighborhoods, but finding...
Please read this article and consider helping out with the important work the space and volunteers will provide: http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/120579424.html ...
I love teaming up with other local creatives (consider this an invitation to collaborate and contact me). Thanks to a great team, Amber Brenke, Andrew Thomas Evans, Gemini Tribe, and Tory Roff for all your work and contributions that make my spring lookbook possible. Check it out (click open in new window to get a better look). I love teaming up with other...
Hi Friends, Please watch this short documentary: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ai-wei-wei/?utm_campaign=viewpage&utm_medium=grid&utm_source=grid Not only is it very interesting, it is very relevant right now. I love how Ai WeiWei uses gentle subversion through creating brilliant and thoughtful sculpture, photography and performance art among other things. The only think I can think of when I hear some of his artistic antics is to draw comparisons to Jesus and...
Click here to download the 17 page Economic Summit Response So far Dayton has listed the programs that are out there, which is nice, and I personally have seen the youth job corps program in Saint Paul succeed, so I can feel confident that many of the other programs listed are greatly benefiting the community as well. The new ideas I see stemming...
I am excited by the hopefulness of this article, and very curious about what the response plan will include. This is the kind of effort that I hope to support by casting my vote. It is outrageous to hear that a Minnesota Governor has not set foot in North Minneapolis since 1991. http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2011/03/31/27071/dayton_wows_north_minneapolis_economic_summit_with_a_simple_promise Here are some of the disappointing (for lack of a...
I recently revisited a poem that was shared with me a little while ago and was struck by it once again. I am a visual learner, so by reading the words on the page this time I was able to feel the depth of it so much more. God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently...
This video is a good snippet of why I long for summer. Today was the warmest day of the year so far, and reminded me that it is not always hard to live here. I literally skipped from the house to the car while I carried buckets of water and comfortably washed our new little VW. Our neighborhood is so quiet right...
