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2009
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NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes from the Norwegian 'Quote Cup' passed on to me from my grandmother. I share a quote and a recipe here each wee...
12/30/2009
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With a fresh dump of snow, mild winter temperatures and holiday time off for many, it's a perfect time to enjoy winter in Minnesota! The largest regional park in Minneapolis, Theodore Wirth Park on the western edge of Minneapolis bordering Golden Valley, becomes a winter wonderland at this time o...
12/28/2009
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"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he had...
12/25/2009
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Perhaps at no other time of year is the strong Scandinavian Lutheran heritage of the Upper Midwest more apparent than during the Christmas season...when choirs and churches ring with the beautiful choral music of the season. Perhaps best known is the annual St. Olaf Christmas Festival, which is l...
12/24/2009
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NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes from the Norwegian 'Quote Cup' passed on to me from my grandmother. I share a quote and a recipe here each wee...
12/23/2009
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Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gifts & Foods was founded in 1921 in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of south Minneapolis, an area dominated by Scandinavian immigrants at that time. Ingebretsen's has remained true to its roots...still located in its original building...still offering quality Scandina...
12/22/2009
After the daily shortening of the hours of daylight I am glad that today is the day of the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. I have always operated best under solar power and am ready to celebrate the rebirth of light! It seems hard to believe that I took the ph...
12/20/2009
It used to be that the most important factor in marketing your home was selecting the most connected Realtor and agency in your target market. In fact, many properties sold through those agency connections alone. The other important piece in marketing your home was a strong newspaper and real es...
12/17/2009
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The covered sheds of the Minneapolis Farmer's Market at Lyndale are filled with fresh produce, flowers and other items from April through mid-November and always seem to be bustling with activity. But not everyone knows that once that season is over the market is transformed into a winter wonderl...
12/16/2009
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NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes from the Norwegian 'Quote Cup' passed on to me from my grandmother. I share a quote and a recipe here each wee...
12/16/2009
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Sharlene Hensrud
Realtor. Listener. Knowledgable. Patient.