Sharon's Compendium
| Blog URL: | http://www.sharonscompendium.blogspot.com |
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A mixture of observations and thoughts about nature, gardening, art, craft, and the bucolic life in Minneapolis |
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| Located: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Tags: | gardening, nature, bucolic city, crafts, art, bicycling |
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Latest Blog Posts
Bee Brains on Nov 20, 2009I must admit that I'm something of a bee geek -- I'm rather fascinated by bees. I tend to collect interesting facts about bees with the intention that I'll put together a bee zine someday. A compendium of bee trivia, serialized. If I ever get around...
Bye-bye Jack, and Jack, and Jack on Nov 18, 2009In truth, I put the jack-o-lanterns in the compost about 2 weeks ago, but finally got around to taking a picture of them yesterday. They look so forlorn, don't they?I needed a photo to go with an article about hugelkultur. And I just got a kick out o...
The Philosopher Mailman and Poetry Journal on Nov 10, 2009My regular mailman is George, a nice fellow probably in his 30s who, I'm told by my friend who's also a mailman, is stridently liberal and is consigned to sort his mail every morning next to the local post office's only rightwinger, a mousy fellow wh...
Can you count to three? Or, the grumpy voter on Nov 4, 2009We voted today in the first Minneapolis election to use instant runoff, or what the City prefers to call ranked choice, voting. They say the term "ranked choice" more accurately describes it. Maybe so, but I suspect it doesn't matter what they call i...
More small stuff on Oct 14, 2009Since I wrote that last post about small but tasty coffees in Belgium, there've been a few little stories inspired by my little coffees (and worth reminding myself before I slide back into old habits -- such as now, sitting at Anodyne with a mug of c...
Small is beautiful on Sep 8, 2009I'm in that post-travel mode where I keep finding myself comparing my home and surroundings to that fairy-tale world of the tourist visiting only the best a place has to offer, knowing full well that if we lived there we would begin to see and experi...
