May 23, 2012 9:09 pm
Updated: May 24, 2012 6:12 am
We had a great afternoon at the Mississippi Palisades State Park. The weather was perfect and we had most of the park to ourselves.
That's the Mississippi River! Amazing! To my far left is Illinois, Iowa is behind me. ?
? I guess it's a tradition to carve your name here - there are thousands of…
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May 23, 2012 8:27 pm
Updated: May 24, 2012 6:12 am
Whew, it's been a busy week! Tonight I will gather my things up and get ready to head to my next host; I'm super excited and really hope I get there before Memorial Day so I don't get stuck in a UPS hub all weekend! I've been helping CookinBug plan their
annual Memorial Day weekend cookout...…
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May 21, 2012 7:40 pm
Updated: May 22, 2012 3:59 pm
I arrived safe and sound late last week here in Illinois. My host, CookinBug, tells me that I am so lucky to have my visit come at a time when the weather is absolutely lovely. Personally, I thought Saturday was a little
too warm! I suppose you'd be overheating too if you were wearing a full…
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May 16, 2012 8:30 am
Updated: May 17, 2012 10:25 am
Chef Luigi was so gracious to allow me to post on his blog this morning as I bid him farewell and leave him to his journeys. His time here was short but we enjoyed having chef around and sharing his story with those we know and love.
We didn't get around to all the things that we had planned…
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May 9, 2012 1:40 pm
Updated: May 10, 2012 10:28 am
We went out for a small bit of-a sight-a-seeing yesterday and Caroline, she take me to Red Wing Shoe Company - big business here in Beautiful Red Wing. Charles H. Beckman, he start-a da Red Wing Shoes in 1905 - just a little bit before Luigi's time, yes?!
In the photos, you will see-a two…
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Dis is-a Plant 1 - it-a no longer in operation but still standing!
Dis is-a Plant 2 - it-a now da home of all da shoes made in Red Wing. Modern and sleek, no?
Dis is-a da world's largest-a boot! It-a take somebody 120 feet tall to-a fit dat boot! Oh my! It-s
Dis is-a what it start out-a looking like...
May 7, 2012 10:45 pm
Updated: May 10, 2012 5:42 am
Chef Luigi has-a made it to de Minnesota! As dey say here in celelbration, "Whoot!"
We-a had to get started right away when I get here because I spent-a two days on de back-a porch yellin' to Miss Caroline dat I was-a here. The driver, he-a no tell nobody I was-a here and she no know I was-a…
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We warm-a de milk and butter!
The dough she get-a mixed up in "Snow," Miss Caroline's KA mixer.
Miss Caroline - she-a cheats atta da portioning, no? :D
Be-Utiful, no?! My buns, dey look-a so good!
Apr. 27, 2012 10:33 pm
Updated: May 1, 2012 3:41 pm
I decided to use the recipe Sparky's Doggie Treats here on AR. The ingredients: We did have to substitute white rice flour for the corn flower because that it what we had on hand.
Then preheat the oven Whisk together the flour, corn flour, and cornmeal in a mixing bowl. Stir the peanut…
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Apr. 27, 2012 10:11 pm
Updated: May 1, 2012 3:43 pm
After spending 3 days at the track and the weekend at the fort I came back to my host home to find a very angry bulldog momma named Miss Daisy May.
It seems while we have been gone each day momma bulldog has been having to tend to a very fussy bulldog puppy and she wanted to know if I had any…
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Miss Daisy May dressed up and ready to do to town.
Me and the bulldog brothers
Apr. 25, 2012 10:14 pm
Updated: Apr. 26, 2012 2:52 am
So after our weekend trip to the fort, in Fort Dodge it was back to the races. By this time word was starting to get out that I was in town and fans were asking to pose with me. Here I am with a couple of Dodger fans that are also my fans.
By the next day and yet another track meet, word had…
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Apr. 24, 2012 7:55 pm
Updated: Apr. 26, 2012 8:19 am
As soon as I walked in the door of the Iowa house I was visiting I was rushed out again! It seems I have arrived in the middle of track season, so we were off to the races! I cheered from the bench for the Dodgers to win.
After my long flight from Alaska then the late night track meet I was…
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at my 1st track meet
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