That guy in the antiques store looks familiar

familiar face at the antiques store

I was in Minneapolis over the holidays, and stopped in at one of my favorite antiques store: Hunt & Gather, at 50th and Xerxes in the southwest corner of the city. It’s an antiques store that is crammed full to the ceiling with interesting and unusual items, with all displays expertly curated and installed to … Read more

Sandstone walls and carvings by Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis

sandstone by Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis

One of my outings while in Minneapolis this past summer was a visit to Minnehaha Falls with a hike along the creek at the bottom of the falls. I knew from hiking this path before that there were some interesting sandstone walls along the creek where people have used their hands or sticks to carve … Read more

The Heffelfinger Fountain at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden

Heffelfinger Fountain in Minneapolis near Lake Harriet

As a kid growing up in Minneapolis, I spent a fair amount of time down and around Lake Harriet. There’s a rose garden there (not far from where my beer can collecting habits began, on the north side of the lake), where I can’t say that I spent much time as a kid, but the … Read more

Architecture in Minneapolis: The Armory Building

The Minneapolis Armory Building

I was in Minneapolis for the Christmas holiday, and took a venture downtown to look around. I didn’t have a particular destination, I was just walking around as it had been a long time since I had been downtown despite several recent visits to Minnesota to visit family. At any rate, I walked by this … Read more