Monthly Archives: September 2017

Just Talking About…Two Versions of the American Boulevard

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Kim & Jim

September 26, 2017.  Last summer my neighbor and I conspired to turn our shared boulevard (the strip of land between the sidewalk and the street in our Winona neighborhood parlance) from a crabgrass herbarium to a prairie.  We covered the … Continue reading →

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Just Talking About…The Little Things That Run The World

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Kim & Jim

September 8, 2017.  It’s amazing to me how much of the world hinges on the workings of tiny things.  I’m reading about Alexander von Humboldt, the most famous man you’ve never heard of, who paid attention to those small things.  … Continue reading →

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Just Talking About…Highway 62 Prairie Revisited

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Kim & Jim

September 3, 2007.  I passed this morning a postage stamp piece of the original, authentic Minnesota.  It’s just a little scrap of land wedged between two highways and the federal lands containing the Veterans’ facilities and other administrative chunks, all … Continue reading →

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