What a great night!…Minnesota Meet & Greet was a great hit!…Thanks to everyone!
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Tonight’s is our Minnesota Meet & Greet at 5:00 pm at Grizzly’s in Plymouth, Minnesota…Rundown of a typical busy day…
Perfect pink orchids. Before we arrived in Minnesota two weeks ago today, we'd anticipated we'd be visiting a wide array of...
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Life in the big city… The people?…We love…The rest?…We can do without…
This reminded us of Versailles in Paris. At 8:00 am yesterday, I drove from the hotel to Greg's house to pick up...
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Time spent with Tom’s Sister Beth from Milwaukee and more family members…
Walking along the path at Butchart Gardens, we noticed this opening in the trees to this beautiful view. It was 8:40 pm...
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Coffee, tea and me, please…The action continues…Busy day with Miles…Out late last night…
Daphne Islet is breathtaking. Two mornings ago, I had the first cup of coffee I've been able to consume since last December...
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Shopping in the USA…An unfamiliar experience… Driving a car…Is it akin to riding a bicycle?
I was standing under a vine trellis when Tom took this photo. It is almost incomprehensible that we've been in Minnesota for...
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Sorrow over more London attacks…Keeping our families safe…More garden photos…
Beautiful garden pond. According to this report, I just saw a blurb on the US TV show, Sunday Morning, explaining that as...
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Request for family photos…Grandson’s 5th grade graduation…Dinner at Benihana…
Grandson Vincent at his 5th-grade graduation from SEA, School of Engineering and Arts. When Adele and Wally, a lovely couple we met...
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The social events continue with friends and family…Nature abounds, including in last year’s photo…
This pretty flower attracts flying insects, as shown in the upper left. A week has already passed since we arrived in Minnesota...
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Day 5 Minnesota…It couldn’t be better…More photos from Butchart Gardens…Dinner with friends…
This was my favorite photo from Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. Please note: We're finalizing the headcount for the "Meet...
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