a banner day

of course this blog is about nature and STILL, but it is also in some ways about a life shared not just with the flora and fauna of the upper midwest and mediterranean france, but a life shared with a husband and family, and how that family tries to make creativity fit into a life that is otherwise successful in a normal and sometimes boring way. today was a day spent huddling together to celebrate my husband’s nomination for two james beard awards. it was a day to make a perfunctory STILL blog image, and to focus instead on a lavish and indulgent evening together, husband, wife and son, eating at one of the best restaurants in minneapolis, drinking champagne, and briefly acknowledging a milestone, before we all go back to the daily grind. thank you for celebrating with us. if you want to read the award nominated article, you can read it here. if you want to give my hubby a little bit of love, you can do that here.

foxtail (?) stems