Fair Finds

Judy's first of course.

Sally's Hot Man

This early layout (about 8 feet across)
edited down became this:
The eyes are speakers (the backs of them are big magnets). The nose is a cable from Mike's camper. "That camper had every accessory on it from the Kmart automotive aisle!".

Harvey McKay of Cloquet

Summer of Love

Target has these great 24"x36" retro posters in the store for summer. Less than 10 bucks.

Recent logos

Both at: www.startribune.com and at startribune.com's weather blog

what pays for IKEA stuff

People have been stealing these and putting them in their fish houses.

Happy Valentine's Day

"Holiday Cookies" from Cook's Illustrated Family Cookbook. These are a "grown up" sugar cookie. They are crispy, buttery and slighty tart because of the cream cheese. No big flour mess because of how you roll it out. The frosting was extra runny so I let it drizzle non-stop over the rack of cooled cookies--like a "family circus" cartoon--follow the path.