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THE Minnesota Hot Dish
As most of you may know I come from Iowa, the land where Jell-O is a salad. My husband, on the other hand, comes from Minnesota, where tuna noodle casserole – also known as Hot Dish – forms the foundation of the food pyramid and social structure. I lived in Minnesota for a year and…
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Pinwheels! Pinwheels and Ponies!
The kids and I spent 5 weeks in the Midwest this summer visiting family. (Mark was there for 2 weeks – that darn job of his interfering with our family fun again!) During our vacation my lovely sister-in-law Michelle and I took a day and toured some of the fabric shops in our area of…
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Talent vs. Training
I am an avid fan of Project Runway. I love watching how the most extraordinarily creative garments can be created in the least amount of time imaginable. (I mean, a day and a half to create a ball gown?!? Come on!!) And those people can really sew! And they actually manage, most of the time,…
Mindy Carlson 