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Good afternoon from Collegeville,

It is a bright sunny day here in central Minnesota. I have been fighting off a cold all week and I am fading fast, so this is going out early. The highlight of my week was baking a couple of Hubbard squash harvested from the garden in Upsala. Placing one half face down in a half inch of water and baking at 400 degrees for 60 minutes resulted in some of the meat not getting done enough to spoon out, so the second night I did the other half for 70 minutes. Still had some not done. Maybe I should cut them into smaller pieces and wrap them in tin foil. In any case, adding butter, honey and nutmeg made for a wonderful meal. I know that Kerry was able to harvest a bunch of Hubbards also, and she left the Butternut for me to make vegan soup.

Another highlight was waking at 5:19 yesterday to watch the total eclipse of the “Blood Moon”. Very cool. A once in a life time event perhaps. My buddy Bob dragged his two dogs out to witness, but they did not seem impressed. I guess it is a human thing.

The APHC show this week is a live performance from The Fitzgerald Theater on Exchange Street in downtown St. Paul. One of the greatest living guitar players, Leo Kottke will be there along with country singer Suzy Bogguss. The Royal Academy of Radio Actors and The Exchange Street Band with Rich Dworsky at piano, Richard Kriehn on fiddle, Dean McGraw on guitar, Chris Brown on drums and Todd Parks on bass will entertain. The latest News From Lake Wobegon will be sure to bring back memories of my days in Upsala.

“You are only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry. Don’t worry, and be sure to smell the flowers along the way.” Walter Hagen