Category Archives: OUT AND ABOUT

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Great Douglas County MN Get-Together aka Fair

        A Review of the 2016 Douglas County Fair Fairs are a staple here in the Midwest.  In July and August you can attend a Fair every week, many times, multiple locations. Fairs have been an institution … Continue reading

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Snoop Shopping While Out & About

Snoop Shopping Took a day off to head to the TC of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, to stock up on the fantastic storage items I always find at Ikea and do some Snoop Shopping at MOA, which is, conveniently, right across … Continue reading

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ITALIAN STYLE

  May 2016 Update Fashion and Textile Museum, London, Thursday 16 June “Take a stylish look at Italian fashion from the end of the Second World War to the present day. Join fashion experts Sonnet Stanfill and Lucia Savi as … Continue reading

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Mill Lake Metal Finishing and Grandma’s Cook Stove

As mentioned in a previous blog, Grandma’s woodburning cook stove has resided in my garage for way too many years–25 or so.  It’s time to fish or cut bait, in other words, either restore it or find a different home … Continue reading

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