This week in Minnesota happens to be a bit of a cold spell (sixties mostly), which means I’m pretty comfortable to sit out on our patio. Last week, however, we had a few days up in the 90s, which had … Continue reading
Last weekend marked a family member’s birthday party, and for the occasion I offered to make a cake for the party. A cake I’ve never attempted before, the tres leches cake. Well, to be precise, a coconut tres leches cake. … Continue reading
Here we are: another installment of “The Best of Madrid” by Meri. Also known as “Meri goes Mad for Madrid.” We started off with this post last week, and here are the following five! Parque del Oeste (Western Park). This park, much … Continue reading
As mentioned last Saturday in my “Satur-dates” blog, man-go-round and I decided to try out Mango Thai for a dinner date. What I hadn’t anticipated when I wrote about our plans, though, was the monsoon we would have to surmount in … Continue reading
For the past month or so I’ve been having obnoxious and persistent allergies and eye inflammation, and until last week had been rocking my sexy librarian glasses instead of my usual daytime contact lens look. The upside of this is … Continue reading
I hope you all had a good one! What did you stop to savor this Sunday? Meri
On the agenda for this beautiful sunny Saturday were a few things: Garage sale Library Surdyk’s (the best liquor/ cheese/ gourmet shop in town, in my opinion) Thai food date At the garage sale I picked up this beauty for … Continue reading
A friend and coworker of mine just got back from a tour through Spain and France. As soon as I got over the hurdle of my raging jealousy, I started to reminisce about my semester studying in Madrid. Since it’s … Continue reading
Our city is in the middle of a project to construct/expand our light rail system to extend the routes to go from downtown St. Paul to downtown Minneapolis. In the spirit of the planet’s well-being and the best interest of … Continue reading
Today at work I was chatting with my yogi-extraordinnaire co-worker, and (fresh from a weekend yoga conference) she was describing the concept of kosha. I don’t feel comfortable describing the idea with my limited knowledge on this blog, but I … Continue reading
