I’m going with my first thought when I saw this week’s theme. In 2010 my mother won the lottery. Yes, it does happen! She decided to spend some of that money to have her family spend Thanksgiving with her in Florida. Oh, the memories! It was a marvelous time so I’d like to share a … More Weekly Photo Challenge – Gathering
It’s been a remarkably warm and mild autumn here in the frozen tundra. And to keep my mind off the tragedy in Paris, I thought I’d put together some photos I took of the beautiful autumn colors we are still enjoying. I cannot recall an autumn since I have lived here in Minnesota where we … More autumn redux
Some of my favorite holiday treats: rugelach for Hanukah, snicker doodles for Christmas and noodle and raisin kugel for any Jewish holiday: It’s always a treat to see what hubby and daughter come up with each year when they carve the pumpkins. Here are some from past years: Check out more entries or enter yourself … More Weekly Photo Challenge – Treat
I had a most delicious lunch at Oyamel Cocina Mexicana last week after visiting the National Gallery of Art. I met my blogging friend Cathy of nomad, interrupted at the museum and we had a fun time viewing all the impressionism. Please check out my post on that at the link. For lunch we opted for … More Oyamel Cocina Mexicana and Navy Memorial, Washington D.C.
I wanted to share some fall photos so without further ado, please enjoy some of my favorites this year. Click on any image to see it larger:
If you knew you would only have a few hours in our nation’s capital, how would you spend them? I knew immediately what I wanted to do when I had that opportunity recently. I lived in the D.C. area in the late 80s and I visited Washington D.C. several times during those years. The National … More My few hours in Washington D.C.
If you’ve been following my blog you probably know that we always go to the Minnesota State Fair, affectionately referred to as the great Minnesota get-together. I was about to say this year was no different. Well, it was no different in that we went to the fair as is our tradition. But this year … More The great Minnesota get-together 2015 version
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