Category: SDL Twin Cities

To look at the furniture offered by Purrniture is to wish that you were a cat. Personally, I would give anything to be able to hole up in the Fat Cat Cubby for a few precious hours, dig my claws into the length of rope coiled around the Tom Towers, or perch high atop the Chateau de Gato and silently judge everyone around me. 

Storytelling has existed since the first humans turned grunts and utterances into words and phrases. It was as essential for survival as flint and fire. Once basic needs such as food and shelter are met, we quickly turn to an innate desire for telling and hearing stories. As a new author, I find myself examining this human need of the story. What purpose does it serve, what hole does it fill? 

When you start a new business, and that business does something extremely pleasant, you would do well to name it after your wife. This was Ed Durin’s line of thinking when he founded Dorothy Ann Bakery in St. Paul. But when you buy a successful business, and you have no desire to confuse its regulars, you would do just as well to keep its name in place. Hopefully Wally Grochowski’s own wife agreed when he took over Dorothy Ann Bakery in 1951.

Life can be a bit dull these days. After all, staying home day after day is rather monotonous. Is there a young person in your life that could use something new and exciting? A new hobby perhaps, something entertaining and active? Have they considered taking dance lessons?

Anyone can be an artist. Anyone with the interest and passion, that is. And luckily for everyone with a creative spark, there is a valuable resource right here in Minneapolis – the Minnesota Center for Book Arts.

Biophilia: “Love of life or living systems,” and the positive human response toward nature. 

Imagine entering a room to the sight of vivid flowers and the scent of green herbs. You hear the happy melody of songbirds, feel the warmth of a crackling fire, and are soothed by the sound of flowing water.