Hi there, it’s nice to meet you!
I was born and raised in Minnesota and moved back to the Twin Cities area after living in Colorado since 1988.
While Colorado has mountains, Minnesota has my family.
Writing (of any kind) is my truest love and passion, whether it be content writing, scripts, songs, or even cookbooks.
I love every aspect of putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, from crazy ideas in my head to watching the stories come to life before me.
I still have one of the first poems I wrote, simply because my grandfather was kind enough to carve it out of wood when I was a child.
In my spare time, I have been working on some family cookbooks which has always been a fun process for me. I can experiment in the kitchen as well as Microsoft Word.
I’ve written about a few of these adventures in my blog, so you are invited to come along for the adventure.
Yes, We Ate Turtle
Aunt Rose’s Trifle
When I was in sixth grade, my Grandma Bednarz, Aunt Eva, my mom and I made a trip out to Pennsylvania to visit my Aunt Rose and Uncle Bill. During this visit, I got my first taste of two desserts: Breyer's Vanilla Bean ice-cream (which at the time was Uncle Bill's favorite) and this
Finishing Touches and Update on “Yes, We Ate Turtle”
Sometimes life gets in the way of things like writing a family cookbook. It’s been awhile since I’ve written to my Sojourns page, but it was time. The whole reason I wanted a page like this was to have a place where I share my offbeat comedy, maybe a goobery poem, a strange thought or
Cherry Wine
This Cherry wine recipe is from Aunt Bea. When assembling this cookbook, I teased her a little about how much homemade wine was available at the farm, so asked if she had any recipes for me. Yes, she did! Enjoy!
