I’m not anti-semantic!
Dear Edina Prairie, How’s things? Did that sore on your lip ever heal properly? Don’t worry about it. Things are pretty busy at B. Dalton’s. I spent the week closing up and boxing down the Pillsbury Center store. It was a little sad, but most of the employees are going to work for the [...]
Jumping off the Bridge
You should have been there! Greenjeans and I were jumping off the bridge on the west side of Lake of the Isles. It was probably ninety degrees and the water felt so good! After about a dozen jumps we saw the PARK POLICE car coming around the lake and one of the cops said [...]
Just a Souvenir
Have you ever noticed how all the fancy words in the English language sound a little bit French? I wonder if it has anything to do with the marketing genius of our ancestors? Here’s a lovely little keepsake book from the Mill City of yesteryear.
Through the Heart of Saint Paul
It’s only a little sad that Wabasha Street just doesn’t look anything like this anymore. Can you believe it was once the bustling center of our capital city, complete with shopping, nightlife, cheap beer and a various amusements? If your looking for a reference point, The Hotel Clarendon sat on the Northeast [...]
