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Minnesota State Fair 2022

September 3, 2022

It’s been another different year at the fair. We have gone to the fair on opening day since before I can remember. And then we’ve always gone at least one more time, sometimes more. Last year was the first time we didn’t go more than once due to Covid. Okay, 2020 too but there was … More Minnesota State Fair 2022

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Game Plan for the Great Minnesota Get-Together

August 15, 2022

Originally posted on Travel. Garden. Eat.:
A decade ago this month, I started this blog with a brief welcome post: Life is a wonderful journey.??As we reflect, our favorite memories confirm that the best things in life truly are not things, but rather experiences:?travel?near and far, the simplicity of nature found in the garden and…

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Art in Bloom – Minneapolis Institute of Art

May 7, 2022

Every year, except for 2020 and 2021, the Minneapolis Institute of Art holds Art in Bloom. I think it’s the same weekend each year, and this year it was held the last weekend in April, beginning on Thursday, April 28th and ending on Sunday, May 1st. Artists send in applications to be chosen to interpret … More Art in Bloom – Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Our last day on the North Shore

April 23, 2022

Greetings blogsphere! I’ve been documenting our trip to the North Shore last summer and we’ve reached our last full day. If you missed any of the first three days, you can find them here, here and here. Do check them out if you’re so inclined. We had such a nice time at one of the … More Our last day on the North Shore

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The North Shore day 3

March 19, 2022

Remember the smoke I mentioned in my previous two posts about our trip to the North Shore? Before I get to that, if you missed either of my first two posts, I’m doing a day by day synopsis of our trip. You can check out the first one here and the second one here. Brief … More The North Shore day 3

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The North Shore day 2

March 5, 2022

Continuing my series of our trip last summer to the North Shore, and taking a break from the awful news of late…..time to focus on some beauty in the world, even if briefly. If you happened to have missed my first post about our trip to the North Shore, you can check it out at … More The North Shore day 2

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The North Shore of Lake Superior

February 26, 2022

I’m finally getting back to posting about our trip to the North Shore. I had started this post a month after our trip but it’s been sitting in drafts all this time. I’ve lived in Minnesota nearly 30 years but until last summer, I had never visited the North Shore. “North Shore” is a bit … More The North Shore of Lake Superior

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