Coho Cafe “Call of the Wild” Pizza ~ with wild rice sausage and a variety of mushrooms Coho Cafe Turkey Club Sandwich flowers on Coho Cafe patio Artist’s Point ~ Grand Marais, MN Salad at “The Angry Trout Cafe” Grand Marais, MN Fish & Chips at The Angry Trout Cafe scenes from lunch at The…
view from our room view from Kamloops Restaurant hummingbird creamy wild rice seafood chowder yarrow our burlington bay lake home kitchen/dining area living room fireplace living room area looking out onto our balcony jacuzzi in our bedroom bedroom fireplace bed burlington resort pool indoor/outdoor hot tub pool waterfall rocky beach at resort lake homes feet…
a picturesque marina, lake gazing and a chat with my friend, fresh bakery bread for a special weekend breakfast, iced thai coffee with extra condensed milk, bacon leek zucchini swiss quiche for “tearoom” lunch, cute delivery guys who pose for photos, old toys, lucky teacup finds, talented coffee-blender/roaster friends who send me coffee in the…
boat parties… riverside carnivals… chinese buffet lunch with my daughters (sesame chicken!) after a dip at the swimming hole… baby heirloom tomatoes… jamaican jerk chicken on the grill… frosty sweet strawberry margaritas on a sunny day… food stand gyros… a blufftop view of our neighborhood…magazine photo shoots… kitty cats lazing on the porch…. I hope…
A couple summers ago my daughter, Andrea, told me about a few new swimming holes that she discovered (she’s cool like that) and we kept talking about visiting them, but somehow, with how busy things can get (especially last summer) we never got around to it… until a few days ago. We took a little…
I can hardly believe haw fast summer is going by. July 22nd! Only so many more weeks to make lovely, refreshing summer food! I thought I’d share a favorite potato salad recipe inspired by one that Jeff and I enjoyed at a little restaurant in “Amish Country” while on our honeymoon. Harmony is a charming…
Things I never get tired of: Date nights on our deck under the canopy of ancient oak trees, the smell of grilled food for our dinner, picking fresh flowers for bouquets from our cutting garden, farmer’s market fare, lazy summer beach days with friends– the sun overhead and the sand in our toes, road side…
Summer is… teatime on a park bench by a sparkling fountain… surrounded by hanging flower baskets, visiting Barnes & Noble and spotting TeaTime Magazine on the shelf (the one that contains the feature article I wrote and photographed last summer…), rainbows right outside our front door after an abrupt downpour, the sweet scent of petunias,…
Hello, Lovelies… Here are some snapshots from our dear friends’ garden party wedding today here in Red Wing Minnesota…. Jeff took the formal photos, I got some candid shots…. and I made the wedding cake. Thank you Karen, from The Crystallized Flower Company, for the gorgeous crystallized flowers. So, so pretty. XO, ~Melissa
The last couple days have been so relaxing and wonderful. This year for our summer “vacation” we’ve decided to hang out in our own town, Red Wing Minnesota, and surrounding areas. I sometimes forget how much beauty we have just outside our door. We live in a very unique part of the state. Unlike the…