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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 03/10/2026

Spooky season is upon us. I swung by the lake to watch witches launch into the water. On paddle boards.

Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 02/10/2026

Our orange cat is obsessed with my son but largely indifferent to me. Fair enough. We shut our bedroom doors at night, but Hajime has been rattling my son's doorknob. This morning I discovered my kid's MacGyver solution: a cardboard box taped over it.

A cardboard Kind box taped over a doorknob

A sleepy orange cat who had been up all night bothering his human

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 29/09/2026

I’ve been missing too many live shows I wanted to see, so I’m fixing that this week. Great show at Cloudland last night. Won free tickets to a show I already wanted to see tomorrow. Saturday is giving me choice paralysis, but I WILL pick one.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 22/09/2026

I love it when Gigi makes air biscuits.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 21/09/2026

A friend reminded me about the Too Good To Go app, so I opened it looking for cheap produce. I may have misunderstood the assignment. I’m picking up a deeply discounted bottle of Japanese whisky later. Not all heroes rescue vegetables.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 15/09/2026

Birthday celebrations continued with three generations of our family enjoying Coyote vs. Acme. Later, dinner with our chosen family of vegans at a favorite restaurant followed by a cheesecake I made from scratch.

A young bearded man with green hair standing with his arm around his white-haired grandpa in front of a movie theater

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 15/09/2026

My sleepy son is starting 27 off with a delivery of vegan donuts. I was 26 when I had him which means he’s now been part of my life longer than he hasn’t. 💕

A green haired bearded young man holding a pink box displaying six vegan donuts

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 13/09/2026

This beautiful boy likes to rotate through his favorite lounge spots. Lately he’s been stretching out on my treadmill when I’m working. Now he’s curling up in this human chair (despite seven cats beds being nearby).

An orange tabby stretched out on a treadmill

Closeup of an orange cat on an orange chair

An orange tabby curled up on an orange chair, from a different angle.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 12/09/2026

Thank you! He’s turning TWENTY SEVEN. And I just picked up his cake.

A peanut butter chocolate cake in a box from Vegan East

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 03/09/2026

My son is working all 12 days of the MN State Fair. I got to see him in action yesterday, which is when it dawned on me: he was only given ONE work T-shirt. And he’d worn it 7 days in a row without washing it. 😳 Grosssss. That thing went straight into the wash this morning.

A young bearded man in a blue staff t-shirt in the Rockwell tickets booth at the MN State Fair.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 02/09/2026

Pardon me, it’s an agri-boni

A man and a tractor situation in the center of the coliseum, flattening the dirt.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 02/09/2026

My personal trainer and his beautiful dog are moving out of state in November 😭 I will be sad but I wish all the best for them.

Up close and personal with a cute dog and her tongue sticking out

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 31/08/2026

I was sharing my screen in a meeting when Hajime walked across my keyboard and stepped on the letter c. So it was cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc in the address bar of the page I was trying to load.

A smug looking orange tabby cat perched on a cat tower with one paw dangling down.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 24/08/2026

Had a lovely evening out with my love, in perfect weather.

Extreme closeup of my blurry self with mh partner in focus behind me

My partner reacting to a person in an all black costume as The Void

My partner standing next to a sign indicate Night Circus parking with an arrow pointed at them but no, you may not park inside my partner

Train tracks leading up to the downtown St Paul skyline at night

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 24/08/2026

Cool things started happening near my old house in St Paul after I moved away. Raspberry Island was once within walking distance but it was worth the drive for the Night Circus last night.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 19/08/2026

Felt cute. Might delete later.

A person with green mint julep mud mask caked on their face that matches their green eyes

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 12/08/2026

Fewer meetings on my calendar today meant I had time to take a steamy hot lunch stroll through the rose gardens. Then I cooled off by walking through the sprinklers at the peace gardens.

Closeup of pink and white hydrangea blooms with wasps

A full view of the pink and white hydrangea bush

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 11/08/2026

We did our usual parent / adult child voting routine. Reviewed the sample ballot together then walked across the street to our polling place. There’s still plenty of time for you to vote too! myballotmn.sos.mn.gov

A young bearded man and his parent standing outside their polling place wearing I Voted stickers.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 05/08/2026

This listing is being described as a hobbit house. But looking at the garage, all I see is the back door of the Imperial bunker on Endor. www.edinarealty.com/sam-olson-re...

An unusual looking garage made up of concrete and other materials surrounded by green grass and trees.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 03/08/2026

Here he is earlier today, sharing a window with his sister Gigi

An orange tabby cat and a black and white cat sharing an open bedroom window

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 03/08/2026

Happy 7th Birthday to our handsome Hajime!

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 24/07/2026

Gigi is enjoying the open windows, for now. Sadly the heatwave returns tomorrow. And yes, I think about the weather a lot. But I live in a perimenopausal body that is only comfortable in limited conditions these days.

A beautiful black and white cat in an open window

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 20/07/2026

It’s Kitty Corner time with Gigi. She’s been in that same spot for over an hour.

A gorgeous black and white cat sitting in a doorway on some hardwood floors, leaning up against the baseboards.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 16/07/2026

Trying to get to sleep just as the AQI soars to an even more hazardous level.

Hazardous AQI of 483 in Minneapolis due to wildfires

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 15/07/2026

Thinking about everyone impacted by the Canadian wildfires. Which will include those of us in the Twin Cities soon, but not at the absolutely apocalyptic AQI levels being experienced in the Duluth / Cloquet area right now.

AQI graph showing Hazardous Current Air Quality of 942 with Pollutant PM2.5 at 11am CDT on July 15th, 2026 in Cloquet, MN

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 10/07/2026

We hired arborists to trim our trees in front. It’s happening now and our cats are fascinated / concerned.

A black and white cat sitting in a box on top of a dining room table while an orange tabby sits on the floor below her. Both are facing the living room windows.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 30/06/2026

Day two of closed windows due to the heatwave. Hajime has been voicing his displeasure loudly and often.

An orange tabby cat sitting on the dining room table, where he should not be. But he wants to be sitting in an open window.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 25/06/2026

What a wonderful thing to be able to walk from our home into the happy chaos of the @wedge.live Cat Tour. We saw many fine felines, friends, and neighbors.

A person holding a sign saying cat tour guide Chet Wedgely with a red arrow pointing at our cat tour organizer

A person smiling while holding their massive Maine coon cat posing for someone else’s photo

A lovely three-legged black cat named Susan

A person sitting on their front steps with an orange tabby

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 19/06/2026

Twice this week I had to fast for medical tests. Today I wasn’t even allowed water. But after I treated myself to breakfast at Shish, with a pistachio latte.

A breakfast of bean stew (foul medammas), fried potato, pita, falafel, olives, and fruit

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 18/06/2026

Our entire building shook a little bit ago. I wasn't sure what was going on. Took my headphones off and heard chainsaws. Apparently our street is closed so a giant tree across the way could come down. Our poor cats are on edge now.

A front sidewalk lined by hostas. In the street there are workers near giant piles of tree branches using chainsaws to cut up a tree.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 15/06/2026

The Parkway is one of my favorite venues in town. Last night we enjoyed an intimate show there with River Butcher and opener Gabby OK. I’ve been a fan of River’s in all of their incarnations. But even more so now that we’ve both been diagnosed with autism and ADHD.

Marquee at The Parkway with River Butcher 6.14 7pm

Comedian Gabby OK on stage at The Parkway

Comedian River Butcher on stage at The Parkway

Comedian River Butcher on stage at The Parkeay sharing the theme song from the Gummi Bears show on his phone.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 05/06/2026

Our orange tabby, Hajime, relaxes by stretching one or both of his front paws out. And/or by stealing my desk chair.

An orange tabby sitting on a desk chair with one front paw stretched out

An orange tabby atop a cat tower with one front paws stretched out

An orange tabby taking over a desk chair, again

An orange tabby on a cozy blanket on his favorite human’s lap

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 05/06/2026

This is my darling Gigi

A black and white cat in a very relaxed state curled up next to her human

A black and white cat sleeping on her back with paws stretched out

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 04/06/2026

His orangeness has calmed down somewhat.

An orange tabby cat settled into a soft cat bed on top of a bookshelf.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 31/05/2026

This afternoon we sampled our first Sparglefest at the Black Forest. After catching a free screening of “Perfect Days” at the Pillsbury Theater at MIA. A pretty perfect day.

A vegetarian savory strudel with asparagus and a salad of beets

Crustless cheesecake with candied asparagus

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 31/05/2026

Patio weather has arrived. Last night we enjoyed Sea Salt for the second time in a week.

Mussels and fries on an outdoor patio table

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 23/05/2026

Then we were front row and center for the majesty of Charlene Kaye. And the second to last performance of her Tiger Daughter show which was sold out.

Charlene Kaye on stage at The Parkway Theater introducing her Tiger Daughter show with slides on the screen behind her.

Charlene Kaye in rock god pose with her guitar with one arm up in the air

Charlene Kaye describing a bad high school hairstyle that left her looking like George Washington and without a date to prom,

Charlene Kaye pretending to play guitar badly like she’d done at a high school talent show

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 23/05/2026

Last night we met up with friends at The Sidecar for pre-show drinks and snacks.

Two couples seated in a lounge area near windows posing for a group selfie

An old fashioned next to an aged rum daiquiri

Happy hour special of amazing pressed and fried potatoes

More lovely cocktails containing mysteries. One with cucumber and mint and the other with orange foam.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 23/05/2026

The Parkway Theater is one of my favorite places in town. So much so that we wound up in the front row Thursday and Friday night for very different shows. First, for The Joy Formidable. Fabulous.

The Joy Formidable performing on stage at The Parkway in Minneapolis

The Joy Formidable performing on stage at The Parkway in Minneapolis on the last night of their tour.

The Joy Formidable performing with multiple instruments on stage at The Parkway in Minneapolis

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 21/05/2026

Gigi got into bed with me at 4:55am this morning for an epic 2+ hour cuddle session. I drifted back to sleep a few times but she licked my face to rouse me, demanding more petting. She was purring the entire time.

A very relaxed black and white cat stretched out on a bed next to their preferred human.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 19/05/2026

Despite a packed day, I took an after work walk. And encountered a baby (held by parental units) screaming in the peace garden. Relatable. But the wailing pierced through my noise canceling headphones. So I kept on trucking and took in the sights.

On my street, my neighbors’ tree that blooms in bright pink for a short period of time.

A new metal sculpture in a neighborhood hood park of a red ladybug with black shoes and big eyes

Green leafed vines growing on a red brick wall

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 18/05/2026

After the afternoon show at the VFW, we mosied over to moto-i for drinks and snacks. Sadly, they had already closed their rooftop patio hours ahead of the storm but we had a nice time anyhow.

My partner standing dropped over in front of a colorful flower mural

My partner blooming in front of a colorful flower mural

A red and orange tiled wall with orange Edison lightbulbs

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 13/05/2026

Last week there was a cat named Tater Tot at the gym. Tonight we had a return visit by a sweet dog named Luna. And this is how they keep me coming back to the gym.

A closeup of a dog flicking her pink tongue out to close to my phone

A sweet dog laying down on the gym floor surrounded by weights.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 12/05/2026

I went back into better sleep hygiene mode last night and made sure my phone wasn’t anywhere near my bed, which was good. Unfortunately, Gigi decided 5am was cuddle time, so I never got back to sleep. On the bright side, I received an hour and a half of premium Gigi cuddles.

A black and white cat in bed with a person with their paw of ownership over the person’s hand

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 11/05/2026

Mother’s Day is complicated for me, as it is for many. But yesterday was good. Spent the day with my son & my partner: brunch at Dreamstate Cafe, wandering Lakewood Cemetery for Doors Open Minneapolis, soaking up sun on the patio at L2 at Tii Cup, then home to play Quiplash and watch Dust Bunny.

Selfie in sunglasses outside at Lakewood Cemetery with purple tree blossoms in the background.

My son sitting in a booth with brunch cocktails and a strawberry shortcake at Dreamstate Cafe.

My partner reflected in an ornate mirror with gold phoenixes inside one of the buildings at Lakewood Cemetery.

Two tasty beverages on a table on the sunny patio of L2 Tii Cup in Uptown.

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 10/05/2026

My wonderful partner joined three generations of my family. My Dad bought a Hamm’s hoodie and told us Saint Paul stories. He’s got some gruesome ones from his early SPD days in the 60s. But also talked about women he dated before he met my mother.

My wonderful partner and my dad posing with a cardboard cutout of the Hamm’s beer bear.

My partner posing in the confessional at Crowbar

My partner pretending to be overwhelmed by the notes in the confessional at Crowbar

The confessional at crowbar, a room under the stairs where people can leave notes and read other people’s anonymous secrets

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Sharyn @sharynmorrow.com · 10/05/2026

Yesterday marked 37 years since my brother Tom died. For complicated reasons my Dad hadn’t been to the cemetery since the funeral in 1989 (I visit at least twice a year). So I took him. Then we had lunch at Saint Paul Brewing then cocktails across the way at Crowbar.

Three generations of the Morrow family. A Gen Z bearded man, a greatest generation grandpa, and a Gen X parent standing in the sunshine outside of Crowbar in St Paul

A hand with painted fingernails holding the Crowbar cocktail menu open. I need to try the Totally Fucked next time.

A cozy corner of CrowBar near a window with a mismatched comfy chairs and a cool large lighting fixture above shaped like the letter C and bright red.

A grandpa and grandson in the confessional, a room under the stairs, at Crowbar.

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