and then it was white

of course weather is a subject of small talk everywhere, but minnesotans have a special flare and incessant need to review discuss and predict it. perhaps it's because of shit like this week (here i go) - it was 70 degrees on tuesday and now it has been snowing for 12 hours and will for about 24 more. why the hell can't this happen on sunday night?!?! what good is snow if there is no snow day closing school?

this sudden shift to winter that is never sudden but always feels surprising has inspired the need to hibernate and fire up the crockpot. on today's menu, migas - a recipe i have wondered about for a while and finally decided to try. i have never cooked an egg-based meal in the slow cooker. yeehaw.

i miss palm trees.

ooooooo and a fabulous friend sent me this link to some awesome nerdiness. not a new idea, that we are all made from the remnants of a supernova, but a fascinating one to contemplate again. i love thinking about the comment that when you look at the night sky, the starlight is literally photons from that star touching your retina. photons that have traveled hundreds of trillions of miles for billions of years. the cells of your retina are their final (?) resting place.