Giggly, my photography book that collected images from the glorious Giggly Hills area near the Mississippi river in South Minneapolis, is now available on Issuu. …
Announcing Giggly, a very special Free Friday!
I’d like to announce a very special Free Friday offering here at Leora the Sane: my very first photography book! Giggly is a collection of …
July Flowers
On Saturday, I took some time to smell the flowers… and take their pictures. We have a couple of different types of lilies in our …
Flashback to France…
Almost 12 years ago, I took a little trip to France. It was my graduation gift to myself, after completing my degree in French (crazy, …
What would it be like to photosynthesize?
Great post at The Quantum Biologist, found via @inktea on Twitter. The Green Man: “I think I could forgo all the meat in the world to …
Tasty Turnip Latkes
It is well and truly CSA season. And with the season comes knowledge that we have a lot of veggies to eat. Every year, Eli …
Picnic at Giggly Hills
As part of our recovery from CON, Eli and I took a little bicycle picnic to the Giggly Hills area by the river yesterday. We …
Out and About at CONvergence 2010
This year’s CONvergence was jam packed for the Effinger-Weintraubs. My darling wife gave a great run-down of just how very much we did during our …
The Twins…
So on Memorial weekend, we took that trip up north and visited with my extended family for my cousin’s high school graduation. It was a …


A Midsummer Farm Festival
At the beginning of the month, Eli and I ventured South to our CSA, Big Woods Farm, for their annual Midsummer Farm Festival. We had …