October Days and Mysteries
A month in which we admire the harvest moon and migrating birds, read banned books, conclude the Jewish High Holidays, and consider the mysterious and curious ways of the ancients.
An Update on the 2026 Useful Calendar and LoLa
There must be some invisible force afflicting printers around here lately. Fortunately, I do have a good variety and quantity of items for LoLa this weekend. If you’re in the Minneapolis area, do stop by and see all of us at the Toolbox Collective.
It’s the 2026 Useful Calendar, Now With Even More Usefulness
The new Useful Calendar featuring 12 horse illustrations for the upcoming Year of the Horse is ready (mostly), and will be available (in at least some iteration) at the LoLa Art Crawl, Sep. 20–21.
September: Change in the Air
This month’s name stems from the Roman/Latin word for “seventh month,” from a time when the first month of the year was March. To the Ojibwe people, this may be the month of the Leaves Turning Moon, the Corn Moon, or the Moose Moon.
Power Line Mysteries and Musings
The alley behind our house, like alleys throughout the city, is lined with poles threaded with power lines that link ours to other alleys and garages and homes and businesses.