Minneapolis readers, how are you? We are watching the news and thinking about you all the time. My friend, who lives in south Minneapolis, told me that ICE came to his daughter’s school last week; agents threw the vice principal...
Before my first child, Max, was born (three weeks early via unexpected C-section), my sister-in-law showed up at the hospital with take-out from my favorite Chinese restaurant. Crispy spring rolls! General Tso’s tofu! Stir-fried noodles! What a perfect meal to...
What are you up to this weekend? I might see Marty Supreme tonight (have you seen it? I truly love ping pong), and the boys and I are going to make brownies. Thank you also for the amazing comments on this...
What are you reading these days? Last night, I stayed up late reading The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai; and over Christmas, my 11-year-old niece informed me that I was talking too much about A Marriage at...
I don’t have my tree up yet. There, I said it. A couple weeks ago, driving home from Thanksgiving weekend, I couldn’t believe how many windows were already lit with the glow of huge Christmas trees. Was I the only...
We always love sharing recommendations and realizations with this community (books! home decorating! panic-attack strategies!). So, as the year draws to a close, I asked our team about their favorite things of 2025. We’re missing Jannelle — who’s currently on...
Hope you had a wonderful holiday and are enjoying the break! We’ve been hosting English relatives, taking cold walks, and cracking into a 12-pack of Dr. Pepper that Santa brought. We’ll be back to our regular scheduled programming on January...
What are you up to this weekend? Tonight the boys and I are watching Ferdinand, and tomorrow Freddie and I are going to the candlelit Aire Ancient Baths. Have you ever been? We went once and loved it so much,...
As we head into the holidays, I wanted to reshare this 2023 post about family travel; and if you’d like more, Toby also shared his own tips for surviving family trips and here’s my personal trick for enjoying big family...
Apologies in advance. By the lovely Grace Farris. P.S. Winter messages, and you’re doing a great job.… Read more The post Holiday Excuses appeared first on Cup of Jo. Source link...
