A New Way of Giving

This image was captured on 3/24 but I'm just getting around to posting it.  Amazing.  I've never seen ATM's advertise a giving campaign for one of the world's disasters before.  You can donate right at the ATM.  Times they are a-changin'.  Kowalski's on Grand Avenue.

Gopher Truck

Parked in an alley behind Whole Foods at Grand and Fairview.  CLASSIC truck!  Those Gophers are FIERCE!

Skinners!

Old school pub.  Beer in cans.  Classic Saint Paul.  LOVE!!!

Randolph and Milton. 

DO YOU LIVE IN SAINT PAUL????

YOU MUST GO TO HERE! Run, don't walk. You WON'T be sorry! Mulitiple foodgasims guaranteed.

Scusi bistro on Saint Clair just east of Fairview.

Nowhere NEAR here!

Winter has dealt us a harsh blow here in Saint Paul.  In fact while we are usually good friends, winter and I aren't really speaking right now.  So I wanted to post this picture, of warmer weather and tropical bevvies....to remind me that it won't ALWAYS be this cold and snowy and that spring is in fact, out there somewhere, just waiting for me. But I sure wish she'd hurry up!     Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Sizzle!

On a day like today (snowing and near white out conditions) it's best to remember that there are some things in life that just SIZZLE despite the weather.  Like this lady on display at MCAD who looks like her loins are on fire.  YOWZA!  That'll put a little heat into this wintery day!  Minnapolis College of Art and Design

Good Morning Beautiful Girl!

Saint Paul pokes her head out of the fog and greets a gorgeous sunrise!  Good Morning Beautiful Girl!

Shave and a Haircut.....Two Bits!

I don't even know the name of this barber shop on Grand Avenue just south of Snelling.  All I know is that my husband finally has a decent haircut AND they have the COOLEST old school barber chairs!

It's Getting CLOSER!!!

The snow is slowly melting off all these delicious bike paths.  Soon the breeze will be in my hair once again.

A Wee Bit O The Irish

I hate to say it folks, but I may have outgrown this holiday.  Amateur night if you ask me.  I prefer to stay in and off the roads.  But I shot these as I was out binge shopping instead of binge drinking.  Enjoy! 

 

 Right down the street from my house, O'Gara's.  Snelling and Selby.

And, the always popular, shooting while driving.  Don't worry, my eyes were on the road, which may account for the quality of the photographs.  :)

Happy Saint Paddy's Day to ye all!

Ruh Row!

My house kids.  Not one, but TWO trucks to solve our problem.  Nothing 6 grand can't take care of.   All new plumbing for us.  On the up side, Jake and Bob totally rock!!!  Thanks and a BIG shout out to Minneapolis Saint Paul Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning.  Big, BIG fans of them here on Laurel Ave.

Locals Only

If you didn't live here, or someplace like here, you might not even know what an ice dam was, or that they needed steaming...but they do!  Sign on Cleveland at Saint Claire.

BOO!

First we have the snowiest winter in absolute eons and now they are trying to take away my cupcakes!  BOO!!!!  I'll celebrate however I want, thankyouverymuch!  Office building in Saint Paul.

Something Shiney

It's snowing here again today.  Sometimes you just need to get distracted by something shiney instead of focusing on the snow and cold.  This art piece hangs from the ceiling at Mall of America and was just fun to stare at for a while.  Like it was raining little crysals and rainbows.  Loved it!

OUCH!!

Is it motorcycle riding season yet?  What about bike riding season?  Or even WALKING season?  UGH!  My wallet hurts.  SA on Grand Avenue. 

Careful where you dig!

 You never know what's under those enormous piles of snow.  I think it means there's a BEAR stuck in there!  Behind Schmidt Brewery off West 7th.

Boy are we in for it!

When all this melts, I think I'll be buying a boat!  McDonalds, West 7th and Jefferson.

It's been kindof a tough winter folks.  Wouldn't you agree?  North Pascal Street at Marshall.

I'll say!!!!!  Just off West 7th.

I'm hard pressed to bitch about the weather.  I can't control it and I kind of just enjoy it all.  But loads of folks around here, feel like THIS about it this winter. 

Giant dog sculpture, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)

Snow Perspective

Where in the world will we put it all?  Sometimes you have to get creative.  Behold my alley neighbors pile of snow stacked as high as his garage, accumulated all winter long.  (The Captain serves as a size reference.) How did he pile it up that high??? Maybe it will all melt by mid July?

That's good information to have this time of year!  Stoltz Dry Cleaners, SE corner of Snelling and Grand.

Happy Birthday Saint Paulie Girl!

Fun with the Fish Eye and Uncle Sven's Comic Shoppe.  Corner of Fairview and St. Clair.

namaste

I discovered a new branch of my Corepower yoga that's just as easy for me to get to as the Grand Avenue studio but with MORE parking!  It's also a larger space and I like it a lot.  I especially loved the door to the lobby!  Cleveland Avenue.

Delicious Cake!

  I stopped by Golden Treasures yesterday to have my rings cleaned.  Makes me feel like a new woman!  While there I spied THIS!

What a cool idea for a display.  I've posted about this place before back in 2006 here but a revisit never hurts!  Still LOVE this place.  They always clean my rings HAPPILY for free and do a great job!  Hooray for locally owned businesses who actually give a crap.

A little reminder of what it's all about.  Shhhhh.  Let the ground slumber.  It's resting up......for this!

Saint Paul ventured over to Minneapolis to take in the BOAT SHOW!!!  Looking at boats and dreaming of warmer weather and days spent on lakes and rivers was a great way to beat the freezing cold temps.  Hurry up spring.

'Nuff Said!

This IS Saint Paul.  I freakin' LOVE IT here!!!!!!