Two of our kids, Andres and Leah, are professional chefs. Along with another chef friend, Ryan, they made our Thanksgiving dinner. Karen enjoyed sitting in the family room reading and listening to their music and their back and forth banter . I, of course, spent most of my time in the kitchen so I could […]
Tuesdays with Tim: the Richfield MN Sculpture Gardens!
On Wednesdays, Karen and I like to take our grandson Hank over to the Richfield, MN Sculpture Gardens located just three blocks from our home. It is surrounded by a Senior Citizens complex and the older people love to stop and talk with Hank. There's just something about a baby that draws people in. Shop […]
Tuesdays with Tim: That Fiesty Old Lady is My Mom!
My mom with Hank On December 1st my mother turns 93, but not without some recent challenges. In September she broke her hip while making dinner in her small apartment in Jackson Minnesota, the home town for both Karen and me. In October, she moved into a rehab facility in St. Paul, and in […]
Tuesdays with Tim: Demonstrator-in-Training Starts Early!
Grandson Hank spends Wednesdays at our house. His favorite activity is getting into Karen's paper recycling bag and pulling out pretty pieces of paper – many with interesting shapes built right in from the Big Shot! Simple pleasures are best, don't you agree? At our home, he will learn to craft with grandma and cook […]
Tuesdays with Tim: On Death and Dying
This past month I have had the privilege of helping to care for a dying friend by spending some overnights with him. The last evening together he asked me to find a piece of paper to take some notes. It was his desire to give me the most important points of his understanding of God […]
Tuesdays with Tim: An Apple Recipe for Fall!
We have an apple tree in our backyard which usually gives me lots of apples to cook with. This year, there are very few so I guess I will treasure what we get. I can't eat eggs or dairy, so when I looked for a recipe for bars to take along camping, I found this […]
Tuesdays with Tim: How I Find My Recipes
People often ask me how I select my recipes and I tell them that Karen gets the fun of doing that. She loves to read cook books, but doesn't like to cook, so she puts Post-It Notes by recipes she would love for me to make for her. Then when I am ready to try […]
Tuesdays with Tim: At the State Fair
You know its the end of summer when its Minnesota State Fair time. The State Fair is what of my favorite events of the year. I have always taken a day off of work to attend. This year I was given two free tickets so I went twice. The first day I was by myself […]