Manda Maude

Stacks of lefse sit between stacks of white flour sack towels to rest before eating.

Last step: Into the lefse "prugs" to rest (I am just guessing the spelling here)! These are stacks of my grandmas white flour sack towels. They are used for lefse and lefse ONLY, and are the same ones SHE only used for HER lefse. My uncle added the binder clips so we can pull them up in one bundle.

A piece of lefse sitting on a lefse grill.

As the flipper, my job is to make sure the lefse is the perfect hue w/o being over/underdone, and comes off the grill in 1 piece. When something goes awry, lefse becomes a "rødding" (roughly, "a little mess" - not sure of the actual word). We get to eat the "røddings" so mistakes are appreciated..

A piece of lefse that has just been rolled out on a circular board covered with a pastry cloth.

Mom has the onerous task of rolling today. We are not a "perfect circle" family. We are an "all forms are welcome" family. My grandma could roll hers out until the paper thin, translucent edges hung over the sides of the board.

A tray with six balls of riced potatoes sitting on a butcher block table.

Over the years the process has evolved quite a bit - like using an ice cream scoop to make the balls of "riced" potatoes (ahem). Grandma would never. We fill bunches of trays, cover them with foil, and take them outside to chill. Best on a snowy day.

A circular Bethany pastry cloth wrapped around a board is sitting on a butcher block table next to a rolling pin, a couple of wood lefse-turning sticks and a pile of freshly cleaned white tea towels.

It is that time again. Kicking off work early to assist in lefse-making. I'm a flipper, not a roller, which means I get a lot of time to stare out the window and watch the snow come down.

A deer walking down the middle of a snowy street in the early morning hours.

Another benefit of no streetlights and a good layer of snow on a clear night: catching the local wildlife meandering down the street when you wake up and get a glass of water at 2am (a pic from last week).

The view out my kitchen window at 10:40 pm on a chilly December night.

I live across the river/s from MSP and StP in a neighborhood that has never had streetlights. On winter nights like this, I could stare out the window for hours. The light created by the cities + snow + cloudy/clear skies changes by the minute. Always feel lucky to “catch” a view like this one.

He agrees

A golden retriever eating an apple.

Ha! Perfect. Also, looks so much like my golden makes me wonder if they’re related 😆

F that guy. Tedium has always been a bright spot in my inbox, and for a long time I haven’t been able to pay. I can now, so I became a Patreon member tonight. I really appreciate all the research and writing you do!

Knowing someone who had the eye shingles was the thing that changed the way I think about shingles - vax pls for me too

Everyone I know who has had shingles has a horror story. One acquaintance developed ocular shingles - experienced temporary blindness in one eye, had terrible lingering symptoms, and was on an intense steroid treatment for nearly a year.

Elizabeth Warren AS The Batman.

“We Love Our Somali Neighbors” “We Love Our Immigrant Neighbors” “We Keep Us Safe. ICE OUT” Screen printed posters and artwork designed by Sean Lim (@SeanLimMN)

We Love Our Somali Neighbors.
We Love Our Immigrant Neighbors.

my new screen-printed porch posters in Somalia flag blue & Monarca orange!

message me to request 🦋 funds support these organizations:
- Immigrant Law Center
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
- Volunteer Lawyers Network
- CAIR MN
- Ayada Leads

Oh my god

A24 out here spreading the gospel of architecture during the holiday season - you love to see it!

#4? Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles.

Exactly, Alan. The people need to *know*.

Oh my lord. The cinnamon roll video. 🥵

Norway knows what they're doing here...

An AI generated image that's part of infographic that shows an amorphous pink blog next to text(ish) that reads something like "7 Tol Line storee).

Just please don't neglect your 7 Tol Line storee.

Wow. Feeling much better about my decision to migrate to Apple Notes.

I moved to Apple notes awhile ago and it's been fine for what I need. You don't have to use a third-party, but I used NotesMigrator and it worked perfectly (free app via GitHub) github.com/mgks/NotesMi...

Fantastic! I have always been curious about the various ways layouts were handled during this era. Really fun to see!

A photo showing the process of making a simpler version of a bialy - this photo shows a bagel in a heated pan being flattened by a spatula.

A photo showing the process of making a simpler version of a bialy - this photo shows a bagel in a heated pan being flattened and steamed by a pot lid.

Today was the PERFECT day for 5-minute bialys. Not quite the real thing, but close enough, and you can toss in jalapeños, carmelized onions, tomatoes, bacon - anything you want in the middle. I make ‘em just like grilled cheese, but steam a bit using a pot lid. 🤌🤌🤌

Man, what a waste. A quick read through more recent Tripadvisor reviews + responses from ownership, and it's pretty clear the new owners may have been way out of their element from the get-go (and had a grave misunderstanding of their most loyal client base).

Minnesota, here's a sign to show your support for Somali neighbors. Share it, print it, pass it on.

**updated PDF link**

PDF here >> www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s89ru...

Photo of the Cedar Cultural Center in Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis and its marquee, which reads “we love our Somali neighbors”

Stole this from the Cedar Cultural Center’s page since they aren’t here. ♥️♥️♥️

I don't share the same kinds of things online, but what I'm seeing is that this is the platform where I have the most engagement with REAL PEOPLE - and of course, reactions are sometimes bleak! But TBF, you're sharing bleak stuff. I find most other social media platforms totally useless due to bots