mn yacht club festival

My dear friend Kim took me to another amazing music festival on Harriet Island in St. Paul. The MN Yacht festival had enormous crowds and the weather was hot and sticky, but the music was fantastic with two stages playing one right after the other. My favorite act of the night was the Lumineers. The lead singer walked through the crowd and I was able to touch his shoulder. 

We’re heading back tomorrow for more good music. 

Drone footage from the Lumineers!

smoke, fire and summer list check

Yesterday I saw our dear nephew outside practicing for his state all star game today…hopefully this wildfire outbreak can get under control! The other photos are gorgeous photography borrowed from another source of the current conditions in the BWCA. Also saw photos of our lovely niece Liana announcing her engagement to Zac! Congratulations to you both! 

Lastly I was inspired to drive in to Minneapolis to an independent bookstore called Birchbark Books. This store is amazing. The energy alone was awe inspiring. Pulitzer Prize winning author Louise Erdrich is the owner and operator. I ended up purchasing several of her books to read aloud to my class and some for a newly born baby. I will be back! 

the beauty of zinnia

Really enjoying our lovely zinnias. Just trying to keep them alive! 

hot hot summer

 

Started the day very early to beat the heat on a walk with Michelle and Sarah. Our nephew, Henry is here in town practicing for the Wisconsin State All Star game. The area around our cabin had to be evacuated today due to wildfires in the area. Thinking of all the people displaced and the people who are fighting the fires. 

free athletic wear, starting classroom set up and fires in the BWCA

Lots going on today with me scoring a fun shirt from UWRF athletics, I started setting up my classroom for next school year and our friend Sharyl is letting us know of the safety of our cabin. I hope everyone is safe in the BWCA. 

wonderful days

Mom had been having some challenging days with memory, falling and not feeling well. My brother Kyle and his family had been there time and time again. Great grandson Leon and Kit visited as did Liana and her fiancé Zac.

I talked to her this evening. She sounded wonderful and it was so great to visit. So lucky to have my Mom. 

how could it be 28 years?

Brad, thank you for being my husband the past 28 years! Fun day today. I did a 5K with friends, then went out for

coffee. I ended up getting second and Sarah got third in our age group. 

Next was lunch with Anders at Applebees in Menomonie. Then we spent the day with Hux and Maddie Larsen, Ivy’s niece and nephew. We had a blast watching a movie, playing card games including cribbage, playing trouble, going out for Mariachi and taking Luis on many many walks. Osten helped a ton with the kids. What a sweetheart. 

stock tanks sold, got a race bib for tomorrow, RF Days parade and gift for the soon to be newly weds

5 years ago today and what a great day for a Twins game!

5 years ago Ibby and Mike became wife and husband. Today I got the thrill of surprising Katie. Christian got Osten and I tickets to the MN Twins game! The Twins lost, but it was a super fun day.