Yesterday I took our friend K to the AKC dog show in St. Paul as a Christmas gift from MyJeff and me. K also has keeshonden and was the first keesie-related friend we met ( Read more... )

Although packing Shadow (Mighty Steed of Smoke and Shadows, a.k.a. the minivan) in Friday evening's dark and cold then getting up extra-early Saturday morning to drive about an hour and UNload Shadow and haul all into the building and set-up our booth space was not the most fun we'd had all week, the flea market proved to be quite the merry little ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago MyJeff and I attended a surprise birthday party for a dear lady who has always been more a friendly acquaintance than a friend. At her party, we saw and talked with others from "the old days" when we partied and mingled more with folks than we do now, but haven't seen in some time. This includes the woman with whom I moved ( Read more... )

Friday we arrived at the State Fair gates at 4:40 a.m. as the 7th vehicle/3rd car in line. The gates opened at 6 a.m. as scheduled and we managed to park in the front line of the lot behind the grandstand. We proceeded to our traditional Peg Restaurant breakfast; stops at buildings, booths, displays, etc. for entertainment, enlightenment, and ( Read more... )

Okay. There are a number of things I should be posting about that are about me. But ... a good friend of mine is involved in a battle with--believe it or not--the Upper Echelon Management of the Girl Scouts of America, and this friend has an interesting article on the website Daily Kos. I used her title in my post title ( Read more... )

Friday evening MyJeff and I decided to be irresponsible and splurge on supper at Matt's, a burger and beer joint a few blocks from our house. Matt's has been featured on a couple of national TV foodie shows (Man vs Food and Food Wars) and numerous magazine and newpaper pieces, and truly does have fantastic Jucy Lucy's and French fries. A small ( Read more... )

Soon we'll be off to breakfast with a friend in the East Metro. Then pick up my car with it's Brand New Serpentine Belt. After which I toddle off to the Neighborhood Organization office to work on the layout of the monthly newsletter.

None of which is very Irish-Celebration in nature. But I'll wear green.

Have a great day!

Yesterday a few friends came over to fondle the new beads, watch films, and eat with us ( Read more... )

Saturday MyJeff and I met with our friend K and New Yorker friends A, J, and J the Younger for lunch at the American Swedish Institute Cafe. The ASI is a wonderful mansion built by a publishing mogul in the 1st decade of the 20th century with lots of wood which has been carved fantastically by imported Swedish craftsman. It's occasionally referred ( Read more... )

We spent most of yesterday in the shade at a small rental cabin facility in a smallish tourist town about an hour north and east of Minneapolis, on one of the rivers that so abundantly bless our area. John, Ann, and young John, friends from out of town, were staying there and invited us to come visit and barbecue. Jeff and I brought David and all ( Read more... )