16 August 2007
Saturday Evening: Leaving the Arise! Bookstore after a much-needed burst of rain.
That was after the rain had ended, but the storm rolled on, and we saw amazing displays of lightning in the southern sky. We've now had a few storms in the last week, and the forecast is showing a bit more rain coming up and (to my relief) a break in the high temperatures. Just in time to wet down all the dead grass and plants!
Sunday Morning: Breakfast at home.
The tomatoes from my garden are ridiculously good. Tomatoes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Lots of vitamin C, lots of. . . lycopene? Sure! I bought vegan cream cheese to make non-dairy frosting for a carrot cake, and the leftover (cream cheese, not frosting) was spread on this toast -- and then the left over leftovers were licked by Booty and subsequently thrown in the bin. But still, two thumbs up.
Later on Sunday, S (Ooh, a new character! Who could he be?) and I drove up to his aunt's cabin for a tiny mini holiday. These are some things you can see 'up north': lakes, trees, cows with long horns, horses, stars (ALL the stars, I think), meteor showers (wow!), very few people, and random statues of Paul Bunyan. And that brings us to Monday Midday:
Sitting in a cafe (the ONLY cafe in town), drinking coffee and writing postcards. With glittery stickers. Reading a paper from Duluth (Hard hitting news! Provocative letters to the editor!). As far as holidays go, it was a bit too brief and more tiring than refreshing, but it still gets top marks. Let's hear it for cabins!
I think in Northern Minnesota, cows-with-horns are called 'Moose' (plural 'Meese'). Just ask me anything.
posted by Rob at August 16, 2007 06:26 PM
I've heard rumor of this "S". He sounds like a very nice fellow but I was wondering if its just you or is he visible to other people too?
posted by .d at August 16, 2007 06:51 PM
Oooo...intrigue & yummy food. I love it!
posted by sara at August 16, 2007 11:03 PM
C'mon - give some juicy details!
posted by at August 16, 2007 11:09 PM
Did Rob just pull out some Brian Regan material or was that just a fluke? "Meece many much moosen!"
posted by Taryn at August 17, 2007 05:34 PM
Is that a glimpse of S's blue hooded sweatshirt?! My excitement is extremely difficult to contain! And how awesome that you were able to see the meteor shower - down here it was all clouds and overcastness and... non-meteors. Sad.
posted by jessie at August 17, 2007 09:51 PM
I bet Duluth's paper is about as hard-hitting as the one where I work. Front page story: "Rain possible tomorrow."
posted by Meg at August 20, 2007 12:08 AM
I remember, the one time I was ever in Minnesota, the stars were amazing. Up north, you could see so many stars---more than I'd seen in a lifetime. And shooting stars, often. Sounds like you had a great trip. (Anna, by the way, thanks a million for the zip pouch tutorial, which I just ran across via Cara. Wow, that's great. I will soon make my first-ever zip pouch. Can't wait.)
posted by Jenny at August 20, 2007 11:37 AM