Here are a few snapshots from last week when I went out to lunch with my friend Nancy. We met at John Rich Park, a pretty garden located in the heart of Red Wing. I was early so I relaxed on a stone bench and admired the flowers and fountain while I waited. Such a…
“I wish I were rich, and I could spend the whole summer in a hotel, eating ice cream and chicken salad.” ~Diana Barry Anne of Green Gables There’s a sweet little restaurant and tearoom in Lake City Minnesota called The Chickadee Cottage that I visit at least a few times a year with family and…
~luna salad~ I thought, in celebration of the “Full Thunder Moon,” the only full moon this month, I would post one of my favorite salads called “Luna Salad.” My sister Robin shared this recipe with me a few years ago, and we just love the combination of flavors. Crisp, bright spring greens, chewy craisins, crunchy-sweet…
This past weekend we got our little pool set up in the back yard and bought a market umbrella for our deck table. We spent a lot of time out there, sipping vino, lazing “pool side”…and we took time to go on a date. We walked up to the Veranda Restaurant at the St. James…
The last day of our vacation was upon us…it arrived too soon, but we made the most of it. Breakfast at The Ocean View Cafe, shopping in Manhattan Beach and ice cream at the Manhattan Beach Creamery. Here are some scenes from our day. Enjoy. ~Melissa
On the fourth of July we were pretty much convinced that we should stay on the resort. Have you ever experienced the craziness that is California rush hour? It sucks. Not. Gonna. Lie. and on a holiday? um…no way. We were happily staying in for the day. So, how happy for us that our resort…
I don’t know about you, but I’m seeing a pattern here…Ocean View Cafe for breakfast, beach time, pool time (all of these things, every day? Yup.) So because I don’t want to bore you with the same things over and over, I’ll just tell you right now, we had this sandwich twice. And I loved…
Of course the fourth day of our vacation started with breakfast at Ocean View Cafe. Many tumblerfuls of iced tea with lemon is the way to start the day out right… I ordered the Mediterranean Sampler that came highly recommended by the hot hubby… Jeff ordered the same and we got a side of labni,…
On the third day of our California vacation we decided to try another breakfast place that someone recommended to us, and it just so happens to be located right next to Uncle Bill’s. It’s called the Ocean View Cafe. The view of the ocean is even better than that of it’s neighbor because it’s closer.…
On the second day of our California adventure we were considerably more rested and ready to see the sights…but first, breakfast! We had heard a lot of good things about Uncle Bill’s Pancake House and Jeff read a local’s review online saying it is hands down the best place to go for breakfast in Manhattan…