Yesterday my friend Nancy and I took a short road trip to Bay City Wisconsin. We decided to have lunch at a sweet coffee shop my friend Jana and I discovered a few weeks ago. Coffee By The Bay The proprietor, Laurie Andrews, has opened a great little place! We enjoyed chicken salad and cranberry…
A friend of mine told me about a quaint little restaurant in Cannon Falls called “The Old Market Deli.” A couple weeks ago Jeff, Gracie and I decided to take a little road trip and have lunch there. It turned out to be a wonderful little place! I love the cute little store front. Flowers…
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…
Today we… Drove into Minneapolis and wandered around the Mill City Farmer’s Market for a bit. We had ‘second breakfast’ at The Chef Shack! There was quite a line, but it was worth the wait. I did a little happy dance when I saw that softshell crab was on the menu! mmmmmm….softshell crab Jeff had…
Today we… Went to Bev’s Cafe for breakfast (The oldest restaurant in Red Wing!) Played at the park Went to Caribou for lunch and coffee and listened to trains go by while we read and wrote and I downloaded this free Steampunk cookbook to my Kindle! so many new, funky recipes to try! Can’t wait…
“Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.” ~Bill Cosby The day started out quiet. I caught up on a little reading and writing while husband and daughter slept in. Husband got up first and I wished him a happy Father’s Day. We sipped China Rosepetal tea while we made breakfast together. Fried…
So far it’s been a great weekend. My older daughter, Andrea is out of town this weekend so Jeff and I took Gracie on ‘date night’ with us. We started out at the new and improved Red Wing Cinema 8 to catch a matinee of The Karate Kid starring Jayden Smith and Jackie Chan. I…
“Ah, there’s nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” ~Jane Austen We’re just wrapping up another five day staycation, and it was so incredibly relaxing. Lots of delectable meals out, hammock naps, and morning walks when the sun and mist are rising over the bluff… It started on Saturday when we went to our…
One of our favorite things to do is go out to eat. When I try to decide what favorite restaurant to review it’s always a bit difficult for me to narrow it down, but I think I’ve done it. Check out the links provided for pictures, hours, and a full listing of menu items. Viewing…