On our recent trip to Duluth I saw billboards for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts along the highway. The one that grabbed my attention said Picasso. And I love Picasso! And so here is an instance where marketing actually worked. That billboard gave me the desire to visit this fine museum again. I believe the last … More A day at the art museum
One of our favorite local eateries is Lindey’s Prime Steak House. We usually go there for special occasions and we went last night to celebrate hubby’s great review and bonus at work. This restaurant is very unlike the Pickwick where we ate last weekend in Duluth. At Lindey’s their menu is very small: We’ve never … More Lindey’s Prime Steak House – Arden Hills, MN
This past weekend we had the opportunity to travel north to Duluth, one of my favorite cities in Minnesota. The “To Daloot” is reference to an old ditty that hubby heard a long time ago. It goes something like this “Bus driver does this bus go to Daloot?” “Todaloot to you too buddy” says … More “To Daloot” – a trip to Duluth, Minnesota
I’d guess most people would say that their cat is unique. And certainly that is true. No two cats are alike. But I have never had a cat like Fritz. And I’m sure there are others who will say that their cat does what Fritz does. He is continually looking for new places to go. … More Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
Some people around here really bemoan winter. And I have to admit that I sometimes do as well. When I first moved to the frozen tundra of Minnesota I was all agog at the beauty and serenity that winter can produce. But now that I’ve been here over 20 years I am finally starting to … More Winter beautiful
This is for Ailsa’s photo challenge theme for this week. Do check out more entries at the link, there are lots of cool ones! This is actually a photo of the ceiling in the Bellagio Hotel’s lobby in Las Vegas and it was created by Dale Chihuly: One thing I have learned when travelling is … More Travel Theme: Up
I have apparently not learned this just yet so I went looking on the internet for stuff on this topic. I thought its own post with some things to refer to when I have to deal with difficult people might be useful. It seems to come up time and time again and my reactions must … More On dealing with difficult people
travels with toby 