Throwback Thursday: Christmas at the Zimnys, c. 1970
A couple of years ago, Mom pulled out dozens and dozens of old slides from the late 1960s into about …
Tag Archives: photography
They love books in Le Sueur!
I had the privilege of being the guest speaker at the Friends of the Le Sueur Library annual meeting on …
Haunting post-mortem photography
I’ve always been fascinated with post-mortem photography. There’s even an example of this in my book–a photograph of my grandfather …
St. Mathias Cemetery, Hampton, Minn.
I spoke at the Hastings Pleasant Hill Library today and on my way back home, I took a spontaneous visit …
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind…”
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” …
I like the spine
My first copy of the actual book arrived today. I’m so pleased! I first saw the cover several months ago. …
Community, Part 2
In November I wrote a short post that revolved around the notion of community. I consider community an integral part …
What do you think?
This is what the University of Minnesota Press team has created for my book cover. Look for it in bookstores …
“Lay Some Flowers On My Grave”
This photo was among many collected by a great-aunt of my husband’s. My interest in cemeteries had led me to …
Do you collect “the dark”?
“I see beauty in the ugly,” Richard Harris says in this Chronicle of Higher Education article, “A Healthy Mania …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 