We had a slight winter storm last night, and I woke up to see this out of my living room window:

We haven’t had much snow this winter. This is probably only the second or third time the shovels have come out!

My Dad and I went to the town of Stillwater, Minnesota on the St. Croix River. Just across the river is Wisconsin. It’s a cute little town: lots of antique shops, ice cream parlors, etc. Kinda dead on a holiday in January after a snow, but still fun.

May you have a “sweet” holiday!

I finished my internship at American Public Media’s Speaking of Faith radio show Friday. It was a good, though at times, tough experience.

I’ll miss working downtown St. Paul. It’s such a pleasant little city. This photo shows the American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio building in the foreground (with the ticker going ’round the building).

There’s a couple exceptionally good shows in the next few weeks:

No More Taking Sides: An Israeli-Palestinian Story

Planting the Future with Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize Winner)

At the Mall of America, everything’s big. This year they built the world’s largest gingerbread house. Yes, it is actually made out of gingerbread. And decorated with real candy.

It took them almost 2000 hours to build it. Wonder how long it’ll take to eat it…

After Thanksgiving dinner with my family, I took off for Baltimore to help my friend Greg move to Bethesda, MD, just outside of DC.

After the move, we took a trip into the city. The weather was gorgeous. Can you believe roses on November 26th?

We saw the general assortment of monuments and museums along the Mall.

We also ate very well–crepes, seafood, Indian–but I didn’t take pictures of that.

Thanks Greg, for a fun trip!

Sorry, it’s been slow around here. Can’t think of anything to blog. I will try to do better.

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The Witch’s Hat water tower, built in 1913, is a local landmark.

Need a Halloween costume fast? Check out my friend Becka’s blog. She’s added a new, easy-to-make costume idea every day in October!

Here is a portrait of the notorious “Quick-Draw” Kate, aka my grandmother: