Winter Waning Moon of Long Nights Kate and I had our business meeting, checking this box and that, doing those things couples need to do to keep life solid and sane. Afterward, we saddled up the old Tundra and drove her over to the Maple Grove shopping area where we made investments in food: 12 […]
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Winter Waxing Moon of Long Nights A soupy day with chicken noodle soup finished, a leek broth made and a leek and potato soup within 10 minutes of being done. It requires some finish work, in this case using an immersion blender. I used 5 pounds of leeks and 5 pounds of potatoes, so we’ll […]
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Samhain New (Wolf) Moon Kate and I had our business meeting. It involved the always fun annual chore of signing up for benefits with Allina. This is probably the last time we’ll need to do it. Even though it’s an overly complex task, it does have significant repercussions throughout the year, so it pays to […]
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15 bar steep rise 29.50 5mph W windchill 9 Samhain Full Moon of Long Nights Day 8hr 45mn It’s 4:48 and the sun has been down for 20 minutes, twilight almost run its course. We are a week away from the Winter Solstice, the high holiday in my personal calendar. There is a […]
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