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Brasil

Macy's Flower Show - Brasil
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The mascot of the 2012 Macy’s Flower Show is a 10-foot tall Toucan topiary, sculpted by artists at Macy’s Parade Studio. Its beak and chest are covered with several thousand Brazilian Button Flowers applied by the floral designers at Bachman’s, who also meticulously arranged thousands of magnolia leaves to simulate the bird’s plumage.

Through Sunday, April 7, check out Brasil: Gardens in Paradise at five Macy’s flagship locations nationwide: Herald Square in NYC, Center City in Philadelphia, State Street in Chicago, downtown Minneapolis and Union Square in San Francisco.

April 1st, 2012|Minneapolis, Nature|Comments Off on Brasil
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Pillsbury A Mill

Pillsbury A Mill
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The Pillsbury A Mill sits along Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Completed in 1881, it once held the title of largest flour mill in the world for 40 years, though ceased operations in 2003. Due to vibrations of milling machines and poor design, in 1905 the limestone building was fortified and the top two floors were rebuilt. Concrete and rebar reinforced buttresses were poured to help stabilize the building and reinforce the rear wall, and the front of the mill still noticeably slumps in the middle. What’s in store for this historic landmark? The plan is to convert the mill into apartment space for artists.

Pillsbury "A" Mill

Grain elevator

April 1st, 2012|Minneapolis|Comments Off on Pillsbury A Mill
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Haight-Ashbury

Haight & Ashbury
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Once the center of the 1960s hippie movement, the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco still maintains its bohemian ambiance. While Bohemian is part of my heritage, visiting this area confirmed that I am not at all bohemian (with a lowercase b). Nonetheless, the ‘varietal character’ of the locals and tourists in this neighborhood is something to behold. The side streets are also lined with a colorful array of beautifully remodeled Victorian homes.

Victorian houses - San Francisco


April 1st, 2012|Travel|Comments Off on Haight-Ashbury
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Golden Gate

Golden Gate Bridge
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Nothing identifies San Francisco and is more recognizable than the Golden Gate Bridge. So, I was thrilled on this trip that the towers were not covered in fog. Each tower, by the way, has approx. 600,000 rivets.

San Francisco Skyline

Point Reyes

April 1st, 2012|Nature, Travel|Comments Off on Golden Gate
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Blog Well

Lisa iPhone
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I attended a social media conference and presented a case study on storytelling. My friend Lisa kept busy sending updates and tweets from not one, but two iPhones. Tip: If you’re attending a technology-related conference, you’ll make lots of friends if you bring a power strip.

April 1st, 2012|General|Comments Off on Blog Well
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Sonoma County

Chateau St Jean - Nina
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Nina, one of my friends since preschool, and I toured Sonoma County for some wine tastings, with stops at Chateau St. Jean, Benziger and Viansa wineries. We took some photos “senior portrait style” in the garden. The drive through the countryside was beautiful and wineries dotted the hillsides. Most all the wines we tried were great. When tasting wine, I learned that my nose is an instrument and that one should look for varietal character. Solid advice, I’m sure, though I still only have two indicators: tastes good, or it doesn’t. We had dinner in Berkeley with my friend Natasha, a fellow 3M summer intern from 2002, at Angeline’s for some Louisiana cookin’.

Chateau St Jean - Joe

Sonoma County

Sonoma County - Chateau St Jean

March 31st, 2012|People, Photography, Travel|1 Comment
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Painted Ladies

Painted Ladies - San Francisco
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The San Francisco Painted Ladies are a famous row of Victorian homes located on Steiner Street between Hayes and Grove. My friend and I hiked up Alamo Square park in the rain, so I could get a photo of the houses shown in the opening credits of the TV show, Full House.

 

March 31st, 2012|General, Travel|Comments Off on Painted Ladies
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Grand Central

Grand Central Terminal - New York City
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Situated at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan, Grand Central Terminal is the largest train station in the world by number of platforms (44, with 67 tracks along them). It opened in 1913 and covers an area of 48 acres. Today, about 750,000 people pass through Grand Central daily and over 1 million people daily during the holidays.[1] I’ve actually ridden the New Haven line many times to visit my friends in Connecticut, though there wasn’t time on this trip.

Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal chandelier

March 31st, 2012|Travel|Comments Off on Grand Central
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i’m lovin’ it

McDonald's - i'm lovin' it
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A quick trip to NYC meant that I got to see my ND friend Katie, who also happened to be in the city. It was 10:30pm in Times Square (and still with hundreds of people milling about), and I couldn’t resist taking a photo of McDonald’s. This restaurant went a little overboard on the signage…the Arch is used on the exterior 36 times!

March 31st, 2012|Travel|Comments Off on i’m lovin’ it
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Onward

Fighting Irish
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Onward to victory. And hopefully soon, more sleep.

March 31st, 2012|General|Comments Off on Onward
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