Apr 20
My previous post exclaiming spring is here was false advertising. April 20th, and we’re getting 3″ of snow today. When will we get nice weather again? Note the un-planted blueberry plants, onion and leeks – it’s been so unpleasant here I haven’t had the chance to plant them. Hope my peas and lettuces (already planted in the garden) survive this cold stretch.
It was an exciting, cold, back breaking weekend in Minneapolis. In total we got hit with 17.5″ of snow in 24 hours, ranking the fourth largest snow storm in the Twin Cities’ history. In my lifetime, I’ve witnessed two of these largest snow storms – the last one was in 1991 dubbed the “Halloween Blizzard” dumping 36″ over a four day span. The snow started falling the night of Halloween and I remember it well because that was the year (I was 9), I dressed as a bunch of grapes, meaning my mom blew up two dozen purple balloons and attached them via string to a purple sweatsuit. By the time I got home, I was a bunch of raisins. The snowfall left everyone unable to leave their home unless they had cross country skis, which over this weekend, we saw again. Last Friday when the predictions came in to get 12″-20″ of snow, I ran to Target, Pet Smart and the grocery store to get ready for two full days of being house bound. While some meals were uneventful (on Saturday, Frank and I took turns every couple of hours to maintain the shoveling), I did make Russian Tea Cakes, a childhood holiday cookie favorite. But first, here are some pictures of the backyard and neighborhood to get a sense of being snowed in.
The animals, couped up with nothing to do but stare out the window.
The LoLa Art Crawl is our local art crawl hosted by the League of Longfellow Artists, with artist’s homes and studios open to the public for two days. In its second year, it’s a polished event, brought to my attention first by the sudden disappearance of our neighbor’s furniture from their front porch. Not having been robbed the night before as I first worried, they were participating in the LoLa crawl, and the front porch would be one of many spots where Richard Parnell would be displaying his pieces. Read more
Sushi - Yes!
Sushi is something Frank and I love to eat, and do so only once a month or so (typically classified as official date night). There are some great places in Minneapolis to eat sushi (Nami, Midori’s, Koyi, Fuji Ya, Origami, Anemoni and Ichiban), though I came across this wonderful post from Apartment Therapy‘s The Kitchn, on all the essential tools to make Sushi at home and thought “What a great gift idea!” As it is the gift giving season, the post nicely pulls out all the items you could buy for a sushi-loving friend. Or maybe you could take a Sushi class (for those in MSP, check out Cooks of Crocus Hill’s cooking courses, they have one for Sushi on February 13th at the Grand Ave location). Or, you can buy The Story of Sushi by Trevor Corson, or look up some great tips on sushi etiquette to write in the card…but perhaps only I would do this, to prove to friends who have dined with me and gasped that I eat sushi (nigiri, specifically, not sashimi) with my fingers that it IS acceptable…
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