Today we visited a fantastic open air pizza restaurant in Nelson Wisconsin called the Stone Barn. The drive from Red wing was beautiful. We love Wisconsin’s Great River Road. The stone barn was built in 1896. Set in the Mississippi river valley and surrounded by sweeping farmland and bluffs. We had the “Supreme” pizza from…
“Ice cream cravings are not to be taken lightly.” ~Betsy Cañas Garmon Today… We went to Hallstrom’s Ice Cream Parlor for lunch Gracie had the Brownie Cascade and I had the Mint Chocolate Avalanche The best ice cream in town! We sat by the fountain downtown and admired the gorgeous flower baskets and listened to…
~ ~ ~ The Spirit of Scent~The Proust Effect ~ ~ ~ From the book “Welcome Home” by Melissa Placzek ~page 96~ “But when from a long-distant past nothing subsists, after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered, taste and smell alone, more fragile but more enduring, more immaterial, more persistent,…
Sometimes I have a difficult time reviewing movies that I really love. I get carried away and end up saying too much, and I really don’t like it when someone wrecks a movie for me before I ever see it. Soooo…..I’ll just post the trailers this time. 😉 Trailer: I Am Love starring Tilda Swinton…
Yesterday we… Went to a Red Wing Aces baseball game, ate hot dogs and snicker bars for dinner, and watched our team win 13-6! Relaxed on a bench swing at Bay Point Park and watched the boats go by… What did you do over the weekend? ~Melissa
I can’t get over the beauty of this music. Davis Hooker is my cousin. I saw him for the first time in 15 years today when he and his sister, my other gorgeous cousin came to visit. Davis is not only an amazingly talented individual, he’s a humble, smart, charismatic person. It’s a privilege to…
Good morning! We made these flavorful omelettes for breakfast this morning and they turned out soooo good I just had to share the recipe. Open-Face Zucchini Omelette (serves 1) 1/2 small green zucchini, sliced 1/4 inch thick 2-3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil 2 large eggs 1 to 2 large cloves garlic, minced 3 Tablespoons…
I absolutely love this book. I read it right after it first hit the shelves in 2006. It’s a beautiful true story of one woman’s journey to find herself. The movie, starring Julia Roberts, will be in theaters on August 13th and I can’t wait to see it! If you haven’t read the book yet,…
Tasting Mojitos Hearing Zee Avi Seeing The squirrels playing hide and seek in our big oak tree out back Touching My fuzzy tuxedo cat Miller, the Zen master of the loveseat Smelling Knowing I am loved. ~Melissa
My favorite steampunk artist. Daniel Dociu. I have yet to see another artist with such an amazing vision for the steampunk aesthetic. more Daniel Dociu art interview with Daniel Can’t wait to see what he creates next! ~Melissa