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
Gibralfaro, the “elusive” castle that we hadn’t managed to get to on any of the last 3 trips to Málaga for various reasons. But we made it this time! And I’m so glad we did. If you missed any of my previous posts about our most recent trip to Spain in September 2019 you can … More Gibralfaro, Málaga
Back to a local treasure, the Walker Sculpture Garden. It’s been a long while since we’ve visited and I’ve been wanting to go since it reopened in June 2017 after a renovation. We went on a sunny, early October day a little over two years since its reopening. Hey, at least we finally got there! … More Walker Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis – Autumn 2019
We just returned from many adventures in Spain and I’d love to tell you all about them! We spent six nights in Málaga then three nights in Madrid. It was magical and frustrating and beautiful and all of these things. This was our fourth trip to Málaga and we got to explore the city further … More Spain, revisited
Last weekend my friend Ruth and I went on a Summit Avenue walking tour in St. Paul and I wanted to share photos and what I remember. It’s a 90 minute tour of some of the biggest and oldest homes on Summit Avenue that starts at the James J. Hill house. We walked maybe a … More Summit Avenue Walking Tour, St. Paul, MN, June 2019
I’m working my way through my posts about our trip to Washington, D.C. I did a sum-up of nearly everything we did and another post about the great food that we had, one political cartoon exhibit , so this time I want to highlight the art that we saw and experienced. I had been to the … More National Gallery of Art and National Portrait Gallery
We never miss the fair and this year we went three times. We always go opening day and this year’s crowd was dizzying. Sure enough, it broke the record for opening day attendance. I met hubby and Miss M mid morning as I had to work a few hours that morning and I knew the … More Minnesota State Fair 2018
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