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I hosted a pie making party with Target Spots friends. Homemade pie crust is so simple but not so easy, yet it’s worth the extra effort. (Here’s the recipe for a double-crust pie.) With four helpers, we peeled and diced apples, added sugar and spice, rolled out the pastry, and painted decorative apples on the crust. We rounded out the evening with takeout Chinese food, singing and board games–oh, what a night!
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“Let’s take the stairs,” someone said at the offfice. “It will be good for us.” So, the three of us started down the stairs in City Center. We saw several doors that said “Not an Exit,” which at first was funny and for a fleeting minute, a blogworthy moment…
…Until we realized we were locked in the stairwell. Next time, I’ll stick with Stairmaster.
Side note: Like Kris’ necklace? She makes them and you can find similar ones on her website: olivejewels.com
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I never would have guessed that dragons would appear twice in this yearlong project. But, indeed it has.
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It was so good to see my friends Julie and Clint and their newborn, Owen (and of course my friend Mai too!) The last time we’d gotten together was the 4th of July. No summertime grillin’ this evening, so we did Chinese takeout instead.
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Before we left town, we made a quick stop to see my brother’s barn animals and also toured our family farm operations.
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My college buddy Brian, his wife Kaitlyn and I drove to South Dakota for the weekend for a 40-hour adventure. It turns out you can stay pretty busy, even in a small town.
– Horseback riding on Sandman and Barney the mule
– Visit to the tri-state area with a loop down Dakota Ave in South Sioux City, Nebraska
– Lunch in Sioux City, Iowa (Amen for Chick-fil-A!)
– A visit to Palmer Candy for their cherry Twin Bing bars, a Midwestern favorite.
– A visit to Vermillion, South Dakota to tour the National Music Museum
– Church and then dinner at Los Amigos, one of two sit down restaurants in my hometown, and some of the best Mexican food north of the border.
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This music box has been in my childhood bedroom for as long as I can remember. The paint is chipped and hot glue keeps it together, but the music sounds the same as it did when I was a niño. [Click to play Toyland.]
Toyland, toyland
Little girl and boy land
While you dwell within it
You are ever happy there
Childhood joyland
Mystic merry toyland
Once you pass its borders
You can never return again
While you dwell within it
You are ever happy there
Childhood joyland
Mystic merry toyland
Once you pass its borders
You can never return again
For once you pass its borders
You can never return again.
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Another attempt at a photo I took on January 2 in the IDS Center.
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An outside view of the Pantages Theatre in downtown Minneapolis. (It goes along with the inside views of the Hennepin Theatre District and the outside view of the State and the Orpheum.)
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