Skarjune
@skarjune.bsky.social
Skarjune writes, edits, blogs, designs, and publishes content in the Twin Cities of Minnesota; and manages the popular Longfellow Villa Little Free Library promoting community, literacy, literature, science, and education.
Holiday season is a special time of year. Old myths are nice enough, or there’s always Krampus… #Solstice brings time for #Reflection. Family memories go back to the best of times, beyond the worst of times as may happen. Here’s my seven-year-old ornament selection from Frank’s Nursery and Crafts.
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Holiday season is a special time of year. Old myths are nice enough, or there’s always Krampus… #Solstice brings time for #Reflection. Family memories go back to the best of times, beyond the worst of times as may happen. Here’s my seven-year-old ornament selection from Frank’s Nursery and Crafts.
Is this what's defined as #Volatility? Or is just another #Hoax like #Affordability?
#NYT #Bitcoin #RealWorld #Economy
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/t...
#NYT #Bitcoin #RealWorld #Economy
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/t...
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Is this what's defined as #Volatility? Or is just another #Hoax like #Affordability?
#NYT #Bitcoin #RealWorld #Economy
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/t...
#NYT #Bitcoin #RealWorld #Economy
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/t...
Menards has a #BlackFriday deal in honor of #Atwood & #HandmaidsTale. Whoda thunk any BigBox store would sell Red Cloaks to the #Woke demographic?
Oversized Red Comfort Hoodie Blanket
Oversized Red Comfort Hoodie Blanket
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Menards has a #BlackFriday deal in honor of #Atwood & #HandmaidsTale. Whoda thunk any BigBox store would sell Red Cloaks to the #Woke demographic?
Oversized Red Comfort Hoodie Blanket
Oversized Red Comfort Hoodie Blanket
@larrymcdonoughjazz.bsky.social playing Bill Evans jazz and his own inspired compositions at Casket Arts for Art Attack. Great set!
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
@larrymcdonoughjazz.bsky.social playing Bill Evans jazz and his own inspired compositions at Casket Arts for Art Attack. Great set!
Roasted red peppers and Roma tomatoes cooked down for a couple quarts of sauce to freeze.
October 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Roasted red peppers and Roma tomatoes cooked down for a couple quarts of sauce to freeze.
When you got old bananas, you can could compost, or bake Banana-Nut Muffins. Yum the latter.
October 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
When you got old bananas, you can could compost, or bake Banana-Nut Muffins. Yum the latter.
Last batch of seasonal Sun Tea on this 80s weekend brewing hibiscus, rosebuds, rosehips, cinnamon, and clove.
October 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Last batch of seasonal Sun Tea on this 80s weekend brewing hibiscus, rosebuds, rosehips, cinnamon, and clove.
88° in Minneapolis, but it’s Autumn and time for Mums
October 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
88° in Minneapolis, but it’s Autumn and time for Mums
Late summer Pesto Bruschetta on the patio. Followed by a sunset supper of Wisconsin brats & grilled corn ribs—new thing turned out cravable.
September 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Late summer Pesto Bruschetta on the patio. Followed by a sunset supper of Wisconsin brats & grilled corn ribs—new thing turned out cravable.
Farm Aid 40 streaming live from Minneapolis, as Minnesota farmers sit on 7 million acres of soybeans worth billions $ going nowhere due to Trump policies. More and more Americans need hope & help, not hate & hurt.
Farm Aid 40 on YouTube
Farm Aid 40 on YouTube
September 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Farm Aid 40 streaming live from Minneapolis, as Minnesota farmers sit on 7 million acres of soybeans worth billions $ going nowhere due to Trump policies. More and more Americans need hope & help, not hate & hurt.
Farm Aid 40 on YouTube
Farm Aid 40 on YouTube
Zoomed photo, but does show that we have Goldfinches at our bird feeder & they do like the sunflower & safflower kernals.
September 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Zoomed photo, but does show that we have Goldfinches at our bird feeder & they do like the sunflower & safflower kernals.
Little Prairie on the Alley
September 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Little Prairie on the Alley
Laughing Waters Bluegrass Festival kicks off for a day of music at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis by the Falls. Pete’s PoolHall picking & grinning.
September 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Laughing Waters Bluegrass Festival kicks off for a day of music at Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis by the Falls. Pete’s PoolHall picking & grinning.
Garden Basil
2nd planting of Sweet & Thai varieties coming along nicely towards a Pesto harvest.
2nd planting of Sweet & Thai varieties coming along nicely towards a Pesto harvest.
August 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Garden Basil
2nd planting of Sweet & Thai varieties coming along nicely towards a Pesto harvest.
2nd planting of Sweet & Thai varieties coming along nicely towards a Pesto harvest.
This Wild Turkey spent a morning gleaning our yard.
August 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This Wild Turkey spent a morning gleaning our yard.
Posting at local market in Minneapolis. Amongst the urban jungle of squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, racoons, alley cats, stray dogs, and that coyote — eye out for a big old turtle.
July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Posting at local market in Minneapolis. Amongst the urban jungle of squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, racoons, alley cats, stray dogs, and that coyote — eye out for a big old turtle.
Here come the Purple Coneflowers.
July 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Here come the Purple Coneflowers.
Wishing Dreaming: https://blog.skarjune.ink/2025/07/07/wishing-dreaming.html
July 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Wishing Dreaming: https://blog.skarjune.ink/2025/07/07/wishing-dreaming.html
Jubilee Celebration at Soul of the Southside for #Juneteenth healing the community in Minneapolis where we remember unrest over George Floyd.
June 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Jubilee Celebration at Soul of the Southside for #Juneteenth healing the community in Minneapolis where we remember unrest over George Floyd.
The baby bunnies believe they are hiding in our tall turf when they visit to harvest some clover.
There you are little one.
There you are little one.
June 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The baby bunnies believe they are hiding in our tall turf when they visit to harvest some clover.
There you are little one.
There you are little one.
Micro-clover in our turf makes a beautiful carpet, all natural with just Corn Gluten for both anti-weed pre-emergent & slow-release fertilizer. You can have emerald green, I like clover green!
May 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Micro-clover in our turf makes a beautiful carpet, all natural with just Corn Gluten for both anti-weed pre-emergent & slow-release fertilizer. You can have emerald green, I like clover green!
This little leaf branching out on our big ol' Red Maple on a rainy Spring day.
May 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This little leaf branching out on our big ol' Red Maple on a rainy Spring day.
Once again, a public library book oddly dropped into our Little Free Library. Currently checked out from a local St. Paul location, due on May 27. Will return in person and inform Librarian. Coulda been lost—whatever—but really? Our little corner stand ain’t no big ol' Library! Read all the things…
May 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Once again, a public library book oddly dropped into our Little Free Library. Currently checked out from a local St. Paul location, due on May 27. Will return in person and inform Librarian. Coulda been lost—whatever—but really? Our little corner stand ain’t no big ol' Library! Read all the things…