by Renée Stewart-Hester | Oct 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Aesop is said to have stated, “Good things come in small packages.” As for great things—I think they sometimes arrive in bespoke miniature proportions. When Anne Marie Ruff Grewal of Wayzata reached out to me about an article idea for the magazine, her suggestion...
by Hollie Blanchard | Oct 1, 2021 | Arts, Noteworthy
This mixed media painting had me thinking back to family excursions to the North Shore, where endless hours were spent searching for coveted agates along Lake Superior. Road maps, playing the alphabet game and breathtaking autumn leaves [were] bookmarked by the...
by Samantha De Leon | Oct 1, 2021 | People
How one woman’s drive for change inspires others to do the same. Life’s turning points are rarely planned nor expected. Almost over the night, the pandemic served as a critical turning point that changed not only many lives, but the world as we knew it. Despite its...
by Renée Stewart-Hester | Oct 1, 2021 | Arts, People
Miniaturist creates the homes of her imaginative dreams. At first blush, one would think their story began with a chance meeting in Oakland, Calif. She—a Parisian designer. He—an aspiring novelist from Normandy. Their histoire d’amour appears to travel to a private...
by Raela Schoenherr | Oct 1, 2021 | Book Club, Noteworthy
Follow the work and love lives of three British women. Fans of WWII historical fiction, take note—The Rose Code by Kate Quinn is set on the British home front during WWII and follows three young women, who work at the highly-classified Bletchley Park. Osla, Mab and...
