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Tag Archives: Les Phillips
Restoration of the People’s House
School children in the newly restored rotunda at the Minnesota State House. I was at the Minnesota State Capitol, “The People’s House”, a few days ago. On any day when the government is in session, it rings with the sounds … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged architecture, Capitol Building, Cass Gilbert, Democracy, Legislature, Les Phillips, Martin Luther King, minnesota, Minnesota State House, politics, Preacher, Religious Freedom, Restoration, ST. Paul, Territorial Legislature
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Rincon 38, Tapas with Style
Rincon 38’s, Cordon Bleu trained, Chef Hector Ruiz. Yesterday evening I had a hankering for tapas, those delicious morsels that can be eaten as appetizers or as a meal. Lucky for me, Rincon 38 had opened its doors for the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Color, Photo, Portraits
Tagged 2013, business, Les Phillips, Minneapolis, minnesota, photo, portrait, restaurant, tapas
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Valentines Day
Lovers at sunset, on the walls of the medieval city of Carcassone, France. Valentines Day is a concocted business holiday like Mothers Day and Fathers Day. Created to promote the sales of greeting cards, diamonds, and chocolate. Yet, despite … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Color, France, Languedoc, Photo, Relationships
Tagged Carcassone, France, Les Phillips, sunset
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Delight
Recently, I was invited to the birthday party of a friend’s three-old girl, Olivia. I’m not a parent, so I wasn’t certain exactly what to expect, except that there would be a lot of noise and energy. There was a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Color, Photo, Portraits, Relationships
Tagged 2013, awareness, children, development, growth, Les Phillips, photograph, portrait
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A Winter’s Tale
One grey Ohio winter when I was about 10, my mother, father and I drove from Columbus north to my Uncle Norman’s farm, a few miles outside of Fostoria. It was Sunday and we were going to visit my father’s … Continue reading
Magic and Music
HamDog bluegrass band playing at Patisserie 46, 10/06/2012 I believe in magic, not the illusions of the magician or the spells of the conjurer, but the magic that suffuses the fabric of life. It is an everyday magic that, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, bluegrass, community, HamDog, Les Phillips, Minneapolis, minnesota, music, October, Patisserie 46, photograph
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