Leitner Love

Pull your car up, get your wood and off you go, ready for a winter of cozy fires.

Linder's on Randoloph.

Random Find

Seen on a walk near the railroad tracks. 

Local Love

Aerial View

Cafe Latte's cafeteria line from the mezzanine.  Tres Leche cake?  Wine? Coffee?  Soup?  We got that.

Hmong Villiage

 Truly enjoyed the field trip I took to this Hmong market.  Clothes, produce, kitchen wares, gifts, medicines, they pretty much have it all.  Frogtown, Northwest of the Capitol building.

The Third Season

You've been gorgeous so far fall.  Pretty please won't you stick around for a while?

Groundswell

 My new favorite spot.  Coffee, pastries, wine, and a full menu to boot.  Plus a gift shop with locally made crafts.  Hamline Avenue, north of University.

Victor's 1959 Cafe

A little slice of Cuba right here in Minnesota.  Charming atmosphere.  Delectable empanadas. 
3756 Grand Avenue South

Love/Hate

Love random whimsey.  Hate graffiti in my hood.  Random business, Grand Avenue.

Best. Tent. Ever.

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My very most favorite show, Cirque du Soleil!!  They set their own venue up, this time in the parking lot of the Mall of America.  LOVE seeing those blue and yellow stripes.

Doors

Floating doors.  Back alley.  East side.

Twin Cities Corn Maze

 Pretty a-maze-ing.  Yep, I went there.  http://www.twincitiesmaze.com/index.html

Marla's Caribbean Cuisine

Amazing food, reasonable prices, hearty portions.  Wait, did I mention that the food was AMAZING??  Because it really, really is.

3761 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, MN

Best Fire Escape Ever

6th Street and Wall.  Downtown Saint Paul.

Seestedt's

I haven't needed carpet in my life ever.  But when I did, I knew there was only one place to go.  Seestedt's in downtown in Saint Paul.

The Gopher Don'tchaknow

The Gopher Bar and Kat Keys Locksmith.

Saint Paul Skyline

Being the passenger in a convertible on a lovely day with a camera in hand is just such great fun.

Meat Sauce in a Bag

My guess is, it's amazing.  Morelli's Market.  One of my favorite stores in the cities.

Minneapolis Farmers Market

 Despite having lived here for over a dozen years, I had NEVER been to the Minneapolis Farmers Market.  Mind....blown.

 There will be more visits.  The veggies were magnificent, the choices infinite and the atmosphere colorful.

It's Fall Ya'll

 It's that time of year again.  I don't know if I'm ready for it exactly, but I suppose I ought to get used to it quick.

Kowalski's Market display.

Robot Ruckus

 I am in LOVE with the new murals at the RanHam lanes underneath The Nook.  Brilliant.

train

Sunrise at the tracks.  Amazing, amazing, amazing. 

Summer

....is meant for the outdoors.  Neighborhood Cafe.  Selby Avenue.

Lutsen Shots

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Serenaded by a stranger.

Outdoor piano.  Grand and Oxford.  When he was done with his lovely, slow and soothing song, he got on his bicycle and ride away.  Most delightful moment of my day. 

NOW Buddah

Because riding is a spiritual experience.  NOW Bikes and Fitness.  Snelling and Ashland. 

Cat Purrrniture

Because some people are THOSE people.  Meow.  University Avenue 

Want. Shirt. Now.

China Tribune Travel and Visa Service

Are there enough people who need help traveling to China to keep a place like this in business?  There must be.  Snelling Avenue North

Pothole Season

Also known as summer in Minnesota.