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(buffet arrangement)

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embracing change

I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I will be spending mine re-thinking this blog and finding a way to create better content related to event planning.  It seems I've been focusing on eveything but my original intent.Thank you for stopping here. I hope you will stop by again soon. In the mean time have a splendid weekend. Cheers!

Happy National Running Day!

2005 the year my running addiction began. This is me following the finish of The Twin Cities Marathon. I have run it every year since. Running is my refuge. Everything can be worked out on a run or close to it. The best part of running is the people I meet along the way. Marathons are events of marathon proportions. Imagine what it takes to care for all the runners. Poor weather on event day can  be an uncomfortable inconvenience. On marathon day weather can be a factor of dangerous proportions. Thankfully the Twin Cities Marathon is put on by real pros.

the super boring truth

I want everything to be glamorous and clever and fun on my blog. I want to be so interesting that you just can't stand the time between my posts. But the simple truth, the bare bones reality of it is... sometimes I'm boring. I painted my garage this weekend. I painted my little old ratty garage white. Now the impressive thing about it is that I ran 10 miles and bounced on home with excitement to actually do  it. I prepped the night before so this seemed like a super doable task. I love painting... or maybe the real deal is that I love the difference a good coat of paint can make. I estimated that it would take about one hour and a half. It took THREE hours and I wasn't slacking. THREE valuable Saturday hours and it was only one wall, the one with the garage door. We aren't talking about major square footage here. Now it's a clean slate. I'm tempted to add some fun numbers. It's clean and fresh and probably makes the neighbors happy. It is what it is and white and only white is all it is and I don't want it to be anything else. This is the absolute boring truth about my weekend. Now just wait until I write that post about break apart my cement steps. You are going to love it. Until then here are a few photos.

ready to paint

finished

any suggestion on how the house numbers should look?

images & my running addiction



I'm obsessed with Minnehaha Falls. I just wasn't feeling motivated yesterday to get out the door and get a run in. I saw a quick news clip on the high water and suddenly I found myself bounding down river road. I was so jazzed I forgot to start my GARMIN.



STEPS! They say they are good for us!

up, down, repeat





happy memorial day

grateful for your sacrifice

oh those beautiful big brown eyes

what's to come at the cabin

blackberries in full bloom

lots of friends are reaping the benefits and helping the process

Will we make this?

blackberry caipirinha

(via FOOD52 by MissGinsu)

serves one

6-8 plump blackberries

1 teaspoon white sugar 

1/2 lime, cut into 3 wedges 

2 ounces cachaça (or substitute white rum)

3/4 cups ice cubes

or this

peach & mountain berry pie

(via FOOD52 by Lapadia)

serves eight

A total of 3 cups fruit - see the following combination I used 

2-1/2 cups fresh peach slices (I leave the skin on)

1/2 cup wild mountain blackberries

1 tablespoon flour - I like wondra for this

A little nutmeg

2 tablespoons honey 

crust

3/4 cups all purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar

1/3 cup cornmeal

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 to 4 tablespoons milk