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Boca Chica restaurant, St. Paul, MN

February 28, 2015

Recently we dined at this great restaurant just over the river from downtown St. Paul.  One of our favorites as we always have a great meal and leave satisfied.  We started off with some margaritas. Next was the soup and then our entrees. We both had their delicious tomato soup with what looks like small … More Boca Chica restaurant, St. Paul, MN

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Rule of Thirds

February 21, 2015

I have no idea how I do it but hubby always tells me that I capture the rule of thirds many times.  So, here is one of my favorites from the lake.  Please visit the link for more great entries this week and enjoy!!

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Stella’s Fish Cafe – Minneapolis, MN

February 15, 2015

Hubby’s favorite place to eat in the twin cities.  And it is very fine.  Every time we go, it’s another great experience. And so it was again last weekend.  Hubby loves oysters and this place does them well, apparently.  I am not a fan of this seafood.  I do love their peel and eat shrimp … More Stella’s Fish Cafe – Minneapolis, MN

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my third blogoversary redux

February 12, 2015

How could this be a redux you say? Well, I am having technical difficulty with the one I started so I am going to do something different and hope this works better. For my last two blogoversaries I created posts with a recap of some favorites over the past year including some photos.  I was … More my third blogoversary redux

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Winter visit to the conservatory 2015

February 1, 2015

Each winter we try to make at least one trip to our beloved conservatory that is just down the street a piece.  It’s the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, formerly known as the Como Conservatory and it’s located in Como Park in St. Paul, MN.  If you’d like to checkout my posts from the last two years’ … More Winter visit to the conservatory 2015

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so…….I’m going back to Spain

January 31, 2015

We are planning to take a two week trip to Spain during spring break next year.  EEK! It’s NEXT year already!! Wow, how the time it does fly.  And I thought I’d create a blog post just for it.  It’s good to have a rough agenda of at least where you’ll be and to have … More so…….I’m going back to Spain

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Express Yourself

January 24, 2015

I might have to contain my excitement with this week’s theme as I have many photos that fit.  How’s that for expressing myself huh? The first one that came to mind is this one of my first mother’s day.  Miss M sure had some attitude going here.  And you can tell how much I adore my … More Weekly Photo Challenge – Express Yourself

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