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Despite many visits to Minnesota over the years, we’d never spent a day touring Minneapolis. We had a few hours, so we finally did that. We visited the Walker Art Center and its sculpture garden, saw the Basilica of St. […]
Driving around after the funeral a bit. The old home place. The quarry. The sign from the bar, which hangs on Bob and Ann’s shed. Gathering the family at Ann and Bob’s. Related posts: Heading to Minnesota A Recap of […]
Breakfast at an old-school cafe in Mankato. 45s on the wall, pleather booths: Appliances from the ’50s: Omelet, sausage and a little biscuit gravy on the side. Delishy. The 411 on the Wagon Wheel Cafe. Related posts: A Recap of […]
Mark picks up Sam and me at the airport, and we are heading straight to the visiting hours at the funeral hone. On our way in, we always see the Jolly Green Giant in Le Sueur. We’re a little early, […]
Despite a chilly, blustery evening, Bob fired up the pizza oven so the boys could do some pies for the fam. Pizza one is sort of like the first crepe or pancake you make. It’s never going to be just […]
Smoked meats, broccoli salad, family. A good gathering around Bob and Annie’s table. Sam and Reece painting. Greg and Mark: Smoked meatloaf (AKA Bob’s Midwest Sushi!): Smoked Flank Steak: Broccoli and Grape salad: Grilled asparagus, too: Jessica and Mark: Jessica, […]
Friday was miserable. Cold. Rainy. Windy. Bitter. Just rotten. So after a long lazy morning in the house, we headed out to do a few errands, and to entertain Samantha a little. The best stop, the Mankato Children’s Museum. We […]
Bob broke out the big guns for Friday night supper. He prepared a bacon-wrapped meatloaf stuffed with mozzarella. And then he smoked it. The method of preparation was so similar to rolling sushi that we started laughing, and calling the […]
We’re heading out on what has become an annual trip to Minnesota. We’re looking forward to visiting with family and friends, and celebrating Doris’ 90th — yes 90th! — birthday. Our travels. How could I not shoot a photo of […]
A friend of Greg’s sent him this photo. Greg is about 17, and he’s working outside the cabin he and his friends built on his farm. Good times. Related posts: Greg’s Special Sam Song Cool Photo of the El on […]
Got her to sit still for a few minutes. Someone else took a few with Doris, too, so I’ll add those once I get them. Related posts: Garden Update and Sam on the Bambi Blanket Samantha in the Church Garden […]
Our final meal in Minnesota, wherein Greg, Mark and Bob make killer pizza in Bob’s backyard pizza oven. Absolute win! Eight balls of dough, and lots of fixin’s. Bob’s brother, Brian, and his wife, Carol, sit with Doris at […]
Day 3 of our trip to Minnesota, in which we visit the Mankato Children’s Museum and I take an obscene amount of photos of my child. Forgive me. On the playhouse stage: At the parachute station: Magna Tiles: In the […]
A trip to the Mankato Farmers Market, wherein Annie buys a few handmade washcloths as a gift to Samantha and Hunna takes home a variety pack of salted nut rolls. Handsome Adirondack furniture: A couple of goofballs: Salted Nut Rolls: Farmers: […]
The evening of day 2 of our Minnesota trip, in which Bob smokes chickens and we dine outside on the patio! Plus, a tour of Bob and Annie’s beautiful garden and a look at the old sign for Skank’s, the […]
The afternoon of day 2 of our Minnesota trip, in which we go out to lunch, visit the Mankato Brewery and hit up an antique shop. I forgot to take photos of our food at Ummies, but here is the […]
The morning of day 2 of our Minnesota trip, in which Annie and I walk around the cemetery and the family heads to Sibley Park to look at the animals and play in the playground. On the cemetery walk, Annie […]
Our first day in Minnesoat, in which we stop by Angie and Mark’s, I crack my phone screen and we take a detour to the Mall of America to get it fixed. We also have lunch. On the plane. She […]
For lunch on Saturday, we went to what appears to be a really rockin’ bar. At least at night, I bet. During the day, it was laid back enough for us to take a big table by the back and […]
After our walk through Sibley Park, we stopped for a beer at Pub 500, which SCF fans may remember from such posts as “Historic Mankato Pub Crawl: Pub 500.” We had some craft beer and a helping of very delicious […]
Two little videos, wherein Doris tries to read “Make Way for Ducklings” but Sam is a big squirmer: Related posts: Salads with Doris Doris, Sam; Sam, Meet Gramma Sam is “Reading” Reading ‘A Christmas Memory’
A nice little walk in the park before supper. Goats, llamas, koi. What else could you need, really? The park, named after Minnesota’s first Governor, Henry Hastings Sibley, is a quite nice one, really. There’s a playground and a paved […]
Wow. If we had a co-op like this in Nyack, I’d be in heaven. (Hmmm. Business idea?) It is definitely taking its cue from Whole Foods, in that it’s one of those mainly organic stores that have taken the “health […]
Sam took her first plane ride out to Minnesota to visit Gramma Weber. It was a joyous occasion indeed. Related posts: Salads with Doris
Pretty much right after breakfast, Bob got started smoking some chickens and pork ribs for a lovely Father’s Day barbecue. Here’s the chef at work! More photos of the food and the guests, after the jump. Related posts: Supper: Hickory […]
For our Saturday evening activity, we headed out to Indian Island, a new winery that just completed construction on its tasting room and grounds. (Are you sensing a pattern here? Brewery, pizza, farmers market, winery? Well certainly Bob and Ann […]
And now, the Weber-Wendt families pose on the docks of Lake Washington after a meal of fried fish and burgers: Want to see our lunch? Photos after the jump. Related posts: Lunch at Frank: Hot Dogs of All Kinds Tacos, […]
I put this little video together about our Saturday morning breakfast order at the Mankato Farmers Market. Hope you enjoy. Photos of the market, after the jump. Related posts: Shopping in Palisades: the Market and the Farmers Market Pleasantville Farmers […]
For our fourth and final stop on the Mankato Historic Pub Crawl, we hit Red Sky Lounge. It is by far the hippest spot on the tour, but alas, we learned the least about its history. Instead, we heard more […]
The third spot on the pub crawl was a spot called Pub 500. For a long time, it was a gas station, conveniently located near a tire store (that’s still in business). Today, it’s a pub and restaurant, owned by […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
