Great Harvest Bread

At the corner of Snelling and Grand.  I grilled up the Rosemary Ciabatta loaf.  Um.....YUM!

Chairs stacked up at our local Ace Hardware store.

Honeysuckles on the back fence

And they smell even better than they look......................

Not bad for a quick shot while on my motorcycle at a stop light!  Saint Catherine's campus (more commonly known as Saint Kate's) is just stunning!

Love in a helicopter

Sure hope my returned DVD made it through until Monday and didn't get swiped out of the BURSTING book drop!  This library is on Marshall Street in Saint Paul.

Saaaaaaaahturday!

Taken from the deck of The Filthy Whore II

Half Price Books

I had never been here before h suggested it for the pile of books I had cleaned out of several bookcases. I know that area well but don't think I ever noticed his place. I traded a bunch of books for cash and a couple of used CD's. It was great! I think I'll be back. :)

Peek a Boo Lilacs

That fence is no match for Lilacs determined to escape the yard!!!

When you go for long motorcycle rides that cause you to relax so much that your mind starts to wander and you become lost because you stopped paying attention to where you were going because you are so lost in thought, sometimes you take streets you don't normally take and find places you never knew existed very near to your house.  Sometimes.

Friends. Beer. Luce.

Nuff said.

Before & After

 Before

 After

Meztiza Designs by Marisa Martinez

Trader Joe's

TJ's has a liquor store where they sell a myriad of cheap wines.  Being a fan of cheap wine, we go there often. These empty boxes caught my eye.  The sales guys thought I was a nutburger, but I like it, don't you?

The Cub Foods

It's been forever since I posted anything here but I am hoping to start back up again.  Yes, I realize I have said that before.  But here is Cappy pondering a purchase at one of the local grocery stores we frequent.  Hope you enjoy.

Red's Savoy Inn Pizza

When loaded with toppings, this pizza has been likened to a very fat man on a very small raft. Any way you slice it, it's delicious.

New Kids In Town!

Guess who is a HUGE sponsor of Winter Carnival this year???? Welcome to town guys!

Snow Eating Monster!

You learn something new every day. Today I learned that there are machines that will eat snow! Cool beans.

Time for new gutters? Methinks.....yes.

Trashed!

Occasionally, this Saint Paul chick heads across the river to Minneapolis. Trailer Trash's Christmas Show at Lee's Liquor Lounge is ALWAYS worth the trek!

Town Talk Diner

LOVE this joint! Food is fabulous and anyplace that does bacon THIS good is ok in my book!

Holy Mackeral Tattoo Studio Continued

The art on the wall of the studio is varied and really interesting. Most of it has some element of gore or edge to it but I found this particular series fascinating.
Take a good close look at this. It's really incredible all the little things you can find in it.

Holy Mackeral Tattoo Studio

Not only is this place really cool and filled with fun and surprising art, but the owner Vern is professional AND nice as pie to boot!

The Schmidt Brewery

The crown jewel, in my opinion, along West 7th is the Schmidt Brewery. Now abandoned and for sale, I really hope they do something great with this gorgeous classic history landmark!

Grand 7

I've never been in this joint but it's at the bottom of Ramsey Hill (which leads to Grand Avenue - sort of - hence the name Grand 7).

INK!

West 7th seems to be host to a variety of tattoo studios. This is one called Visual Addiction.