Karla Hovde
@karlahovde
Hovde rhymes with love-me or shove-me. Mennonite on a bike. Never AI. She/her. MN.
Because of this closed bridge, my usual bike ride to church of 2.9 miles becomes 4.4 miles, while the AQI is 140 and I'm biking in an N95. It's been closed most of the summer, and I'm so frustrated!
He has in fact "needed" a bike lane, just to park all his delivery trucks in, not for its legal uses.
Here's my little collection of klostersøm bell pulls, which I'm very proud of! I made the center one, my father made the one on the right in the 1970s, and his father made the little one in the lower left. The upper left one I bought.
Oh, that's me! This is what I'm working on. It's a Norwegian klostersøm, which makes an excellent convention craft! It's eventually going to be a cushion cover.
Thanks for doing this! I get an error message when I try the first registration form. I'll try again later.
I've been lighting a candle in my front window every evening since Renee was murdered, and tonight I lit a second candle for Alex. When will this end?
From today's protest. Minneapolis honors Renee Nicole Good. Minneapolis stands up and protects our vulnerable neighbors. And Minneapolis remembers how to protest injustice!
A bucket list item achieved! I've finally seen the northern lights. And now I know photos don't really capture what the lights look like in real life and how spectacular they are. They were less vivid but much more complex and detailed than this photo shows.
The colors are absolutely perfect right now on the Mississippi River valley. I highly recommend a walk or bike ride along West River Parkway soon!
New bike lanes on 24th St S, new mini roundabouts in my neighborhood, and new paint on Hiawatha LRT trail, all on my morning bike ride today! I go away for 10 days and come back to this. It's like Christmas! 24th was one of the most dangerous streets I biked on regularly. Now I'll be so much safer!
I got to volunteer with both Rep. Katie Jones and my city council member Aisha Chughtai at their booths on Hennepin Open Streets! But man, I miss when Open Streets festivals were run by Our Streets. This one just didn't have the same zing. However, the skirt situation at Aisha's booth was top tier!
We used to take our N95s off when we stepped outside, now we put on N95s on when we step outside! Never thought I'd be nostalgic for the days when I didn't think about the air.
I just saw Endometriosis: The Musical at Theatre in the Round, and if you're in the Twin Cities, I highly recommend you go see it too! It's funny, moving, and just really well-done. It's on until July 13! www.theatreintheround.org/endometriosi...
Definitely the largest of all the protests I've been to at the Minnesota state capitol! We marched for peace, community, and democracy in defiance of violence, fear, and fascism.
Minnesota friends, please be careful with the air quality today! Download the AirNow app if you haven't already.
It's so delightfully peaceful and quiet on this patio, with Hennepin Avenue down to one lane of traffic. Just birds and chatter from fellow patio patrons are all I can hear!
I booked it out of that stuffy school and straight to the Namaste Café patio across the street. I ended the day with just one last #CaucusForAConnectedCity sticker left! Hope I can get more before the City Convention!
If you or anyone here wants a Caucus for a Connected City sticker, I have plenty!
On my way to the Ward 10 convention. I stopped at the Wedge Co-op first to grab a sandwich, just in case this takes all day. Ready to support @aishaforward10.com and promote #CaucusForAConnectedCity!
After a hot and hilly bike ride to the suburbs and back this afternoon, watermelon is absolutely hitting the spot! Thankful to yesterday me for picking one up on a whim! I guess we're done with our 2 weeks of spring, and it's summer now.
I'm so happy for better weekend frequency, especially on the 2, my favorite bus! And the B Line, finally!
Today is #30DaysOfBiking day 26. I biked to the pancreatic cancer walk at Como Park in St. Paul to walk with family members in memory of my aunt, then I basked in the Como Conservatory for a while, and finally I went to Angry Catfish to test ride a bike. An action-packed day of biking!
Please enjoy this lovely clip of the Midtown Greenway in the golden evening light from my ride.
And if you were one of the half dozen people (including @sgoodyear.bsky.social) asking about my bike helmet ear warmers, here is the free knitting pattern. cdn.makezine.com/uploads/2007...