Next on the Summer To Do List - TWINS TERRITORY, HERE WE COME!  And, the Twins just happen to be having a great season, so even though we arrived to the train early, by the time we got to the stadium, we were packed in like sardines!

 Per usual, when Grampy is in charge of the tickets, we are in a prime location.  This time, we opted for the first baseline.  And, while the Twins didn't pull out a win -

 We sure did.

Slowly but surely - making progress at the 1407.  

 We continue to check things off the Summer 19 To Do list.  Next up - MAD-CITY!!  Grampy came along for the ride - actually he came along for the drive.  Winning!!

The Tequila Mockingbirds have been meeting and reading monthly.  This very exclusive club selects books, and then participates in very thoughtful dialogue surrounding the character and plot of each work.  And, sometimes we drink old fashioneds.

 

This summer we have read: Guilty Wives, Where'd You Go, Bernadette, Where the Crawdads Sing, The Nightingale, Red Clocks, Cape May, and Grey.

Kitchen Reno Update - making progress with some quartz countertops!

"Go camping." they said.  "It will be fun." they said.

Really, when Amy and Eric asked us to join them camping on Rainy Lake for a long weekend in July, no one thought we would go.   Apparently, they had the misconception that I didn't like camping.  Now, how could I not like camping when I had never been camping???  

We checked our calendar, and wrote in down in pen.  We were going camping, in the woods, on an island, with a tent.  Now, we just needed a tent...

In typical Prose fashion, we decided to extend the trip and leave a day earlier.  This day would be used to check out the Bemidji scene - including Paul Bunyan, the Mississippi River headwaters and the local brewery.

 The following day, we loaded up our boat (Thanks, Dad!!).  It was questionable at times, but it didn't sink under the weight of all our gear.  We slugged though the water to reach our very own island.  It was beautiful.  The next few days were filled with everyone doing exactly what they love - reading and fishing and swimming and reading and fishing and exploring and reading and fishing and playing cards and reading and fishing and taking pictures of sunsets.  Honestly, it was the most perfect camping trip I have ever been on.😊