Sculptures in Vining

We stopped in the town of Vining to see the sculptures that were displayed there. This is the hometown of one of our astronauts, Karen Nyberg and her father actually did all of the sculptures.

Weekend at Wayne & JoAnne's Lake Home

We really enjoyed our weekend at Wayne & JoAnne's lake home and the chance to get together and really visit. The hospitality and food was great! Diane even caught some fish...I hope she can post the fish picture (the real fish) soon. JoAnne won all 3 games of Scrabble (remind me to hide the Scrabble game next time). ;-) Thanks again for the fun weekend! Turn up the volume so you can hear the music.

Swarovski Rhino

Diane & I went to the Mall of America the other day and we came across the Swearovski (because everything is too expensive to buy I do a lot of swearing) store and saw this beautiful rhino for sale for a little over $4,000. There are only 10,000 made. I wanted to take a picture at least to show Anne. It was beautiful.

Prissy's Birthday & Memories of the Issies

We had a fun time celebrating Prissy's birthday last night and wish that Vera could have joined us but her life is so busy right now that we totally understand...hopefully she will be with us next time. After dinner we checked out the new Library in Maple Grove where Joan took a little break in one of the comfortable chairs. ;-) Here is a tiny movie of our dinner and also memories of times past.

Window Cleaning Day

Yes, I have been cleaning windows all day - inside and outside, from ceiling windows on down (okay, I didn't do the skylights cause that would have meant crawling around on the roof and possibly breaking a leg in the fall). My cousin introduced me to a great window cleaning cloth not long again and ever since, I haven't minded cleaning the windows at all cause there are NO STREAKS. Yes, it's wonderful and all you need is water - no windex or soap or anything. There are two cloths and one you wet with just water and the other dries the window. It's amazing. You just throw them in the washing machine with regular soap to clean them but you can't use any softener on them. I let them air dry. The company is called Norwex Enviro Products and if you want the toll free number to order one, let me know. It is a bit costly but I don't mind as I'm not frustrated anymore when I clean the windows. Mind you, I have two homes with lots of windows to clean so maybe I am more enthusiastic than I should be but anyway, thought I'd mention it to you. It costs $36.36 with tax.

Now, I can just sit back and look outside through my nice clean streak-free windows and maybe take pictures of the clouds from inside even. ;-)

Weekend at the Cabin with Sister Diane & Niece Heather

Diane, Heather and I decided to head up nort' on Thursday afternoon and we were just ahead of the tornado that hit Wadena. Luckily, we took the backroads to Park Rapids instead of going through Wadena and I noticed the wall cloud the closer we got to the cabin. I had the local radio station on and we were being updated as to where the tornado was a good portion of the way. Luckily, we didn't have any hail and were able to get the car in the garage before the rain came down. Anyway, after that horrible afternoon/night, we had a great time....even treated my sister and niece to a facial (for Diane's birthday). The only thing we didn't get in was a game of scrabble...guess we'll just have to do that down in MG. Here is the tiny movie of our weekend.

What a Night to Look at the Clouds

I'm lucky to have a nice view of the clouds behind our condo and took a couple pictures of the beautiful clouds that were constantly changing tonight. If you have a little imagination, you might even see an elephant in one of the clouds.

Memories for Diane

Sorry I didn't get this on the blog for your birthday but here are a few memories for you to look at.

Strolling with the Heifers

This is for JB who is missing my tiny movies. Hope you enjoy it. Some day I will go to Brattleboro, VT to actually stroll in the parade along with the other heifers.