feeling ~ a warm cup of mango tea with milk from D’Amico for our teatime seeing ~ ivy covered buildings, trees beginning to change… art of all kinds, amazing architecture and the awe inspiring works of Rembrandt at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. What a prolific artist! There is something very humbling about standing in…
ahhhhh….what a lovely at-home vacation it was…traveled to Cannon Falls for some live music, vino, antiquing and waterfall gazing…grilled some pizzas…saw THIS movie (which was awesome)…lounged around the house…started reading THIS book… had a yummy dinner at THIS restaurant…entertained my daughter’s cat (Doug)… and took a few hammock naps. I hope you’re all enjoying summer!…
I’m writing to you as I wait for my tea to steep. Gracie has a friend over and they’re sprawled out in sleeping bags in our living room. It’s the beginning of our third day of “staycation” and I have no idea what we’ll end up doing but whatever it is, it will be fun…
Today my friend Nancy and I skipped town for a few hours and had lunch at the beautiful Nesbitt’s Oasis Eatery, located on the grounds of Nesbitt’s Nursery and Apple Orchard. It had been a little while since I had visited last, and it’s still as gorgeous as ever. We sat under a pretty pergola…
Serendipity 3 Frrrozen Hot Chocolate is just like a candy bar in a cup! Below I’ve listed the ingredients for my copycat version of the frozen hot chocolate from the famous Serendipity 3 in New York city. Use the best quality unsweetened cocoa powder you can find for this recipe. It really does make all…
seeing :: shadows like free flowing watercolors, sunflowers in full bloom, grape foliage overtaking our garage and back yard, baby toes, grand children who sparkle without even trying tasting :: biker bar bacon cheeseburgers with tomato, lettuce onion, mayo, mustard and ketchup…Sierra Nevada IPA, salty fries smelling :: fresh baked pies and bread at the…
hearing : my favorite… Vampire Weekend. Awesome for a little road trip, sunning on the sand at the beach, lounging in the hammock, background cooking music…well, everything actually. I love them. feeling :: happy to see Mike, Robin, Emily, Noah and Greg today… and also happy to now be back home for the evening, sharing…
red wing hanging flower basket bruschetta california burger salmon caesar salad seeing :: gorgeous Red Wing Minnesota in bloom… the whole town is a garden this time of year…hanging baskets and flowers everywhere you look. tasting :: yummy bruschetta, California burger and salmon Caesar salad when my friend Jill and I met at the outdoor…
tasting :: campari and tonic on ice…one of our favorite summer libations that always reminds us of our vacation to Riviera Maya, puffy crispy amazing hard shell chicken tacos at Red Wing’s Brick House Pub and Grill…soooo yummy with pico, guac, sour cream and (of course) just enough Sriracha to make me cry a little….and…salt…
Thoroughly enjoying our long weekend so far… feeling :: like taking a Saturday drive across the Minnesota/Wisconsin border … headed to The Creamery in Nelson knowing :: that these little weekends off are wonderful for allowing myself to refuel and refill the inspiration pool seeing :: the romantic atmosphere of The Creamery on a rainy…