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Prom

Posted on February 25, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

If you click on the link, you’ll see what is inside this box. You’re going to want to see what is in this box, and what happens next. http://cowbird.com/story/109654/Prom/   Thanks to Sarah, Tom, and Hannibal Scott and Emily Steere for … Continue reading →

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Elk Stew

Posted on January 18, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This year at Christmas we went to a magical place called Jagerhaven. That’s German for “hunter’s haven,” and this place, as people like to say, “couldn’t be more Stearns county.” As you know if you read the blog, Stearns County … Continue reading →

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Understanding North Dakota

Posted on January 7, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been reading about North Dakota these days. Memoirs and diaries and long articles. It’s research for a novel set and in some ways about North Dakota. I have been reading with two basic questions in mind: “What is it like to live … Continue reading →

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Holiday Meals

Posted on January 1, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

New Year’s Eve is about food. Is anything not about food? This year, unlike most years, I’m full of resolution. Time to turn this thing around. Exercise! No sugar! Weight Loss! Make my own cleaning products! I have plans, people… … Continue reading →

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Community

Posted on December 26, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been volunteering a couple hours a month at the local food shelf. I’ve always given money to food shelves, and the most fun I ever had volunteering was sorting food and filling boxes at the Chicago Food Shelf about … Continue reading →

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Serial: Not a Monster

Posted on December 19, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Sarah Koenig reached a conclusion. And it was not about the guilt or innocence of Adnan Syed, but about the lack of evidence and the poor case against him. Reviewing the evidence (again and again) and speaking to everyone who … Continue reading →

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Carrots in December

Posted on December 6, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night I went down to the basement and rooted around in a bucket of sand until I had unearthed all the carrots I buried there in August. The sand was cold and damp. Some of the carrots had sprouted … Continue reading →

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Opening Night (Birdman 2)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I feel like I could write blog entries only about Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s film Birdman from now until Christmas. But I’ll try to keep my discussion to just this second post. To see what I have to say about the choice of … Continue reading →

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Coming Inside

Posted on October 31, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This morning there was ice on the pond. Not a good sign. I went out and, indeed, the rest of the Brussels sprouts are frozen. We’ll eat them anyway, but I wish I’d saved them from the freeze by harvesting … Continue reading →

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Squash and other October Prepping

Posted on October 1, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today was the day to deal with the Cool Old Squash.It’s been sitting in the basement like a porpoise letting me know that it wasn’t going anywhere. I got two, actually, but gave one away to a couple visiting from Switzerland. … Continue reading →

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