I just returned from a quick trip to Missouri to hang out with my family. We enjoyed a BBQ Lunch on one day at Boomer's BBQ. It had been forever since I had a loaded baked potato. And most of the rest of our time was spent playing board games … one of … Read more
Despite lots of airline trouble on the way home, I had a lovely trip to visit my friend Beverly in Alabama. I started with some pool time in Beverly’s lovely flower-filled backyard, as well as some book reading in her shady secret garden space. Friday ended-up rainy in the morning, so we stayed … Read more
You can see Day 1 of our Whimsical Women Art Retreat here. Our retreat hotel was right on the beach, so I got to go out and put my toes in the lovely sand. I had never been to a beach on the Ocean side of Florida, and man … that sand was … Read more
For my next day of Washington DC exploration, I headed out to see the Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin. Unfortunately, it was too blustery and cold to make the full walk, but I did see some beautiful blooms. I decided my next stop needed to be somewhere inside with a … Read more
My husband and I are enjoying a little early Spring getaway trip to Washington DC. I stumbled upon an art show in the airport concourse featuring art by employees of the Minneapolis Airport. On our first day, we boarded the Circulator Bus hoping we could see the Cherry Blossoms. Unfortunately, due to … Read more
For Day 4 in New York City, Lauren and I headed to free museum day at the Poster House (which has now been added to the list of new favorites). It was so fun thinking about the colors and fonts used in the mostly screen printed vintage designs. We started with the We … Read more
On day 3 of my New York City Adventures with Lauren, we headed to one of my favorite outdoor spaces … the High Line. It had changed so much since my last visit. Most of the construction was finished and there were lots of new buildings along the walk. The vegetation had really filled out. … Read more
We decided to do our big museum on day 2 while the weather was warmest and our feet were freshest. We had to find a new breakfast haunt, since our original one didn’t re-open after the pandemic. We chose Fresh & Co, where we could get eggs made to order, and Lauren said the coffee … Read more
I just returned from a whirlwind trip to New York City with Lauren. We were trying to count how many trips we’ve made (our first was in 2010) and we think it’s likely 8 or 9 (I lost my FB account to a hacker, so I can’t go back and look). It was … Read more
We started our day with another amazing three course Jail Hill Inn breakfast. Steel Cut Oats with fruit & an amazing caramel sauce was the first course. Next was a chocolate almond croissant followed by the most amazing candied bacon, potatoes and a egg vegetable strata. When we headed downtown, we … Read more