Walked to Bombay… …Bistro, downtown Minneapolis for lunch with two former colleagues.
Category: Living
LEGO Manual Transmission
Built this transmission: 3-speed, stick-shift, clutch. I built it for myself but I will demonstrate it to my nephews.
Cheap Flight to Japan
Got up early to book flights from southern Japan when they opened up today. Round-trip: 70,000 frequent flyer miles.
Small Tasks
Today: small tasks and errands, including applying mulch. Still too soon to plant outside.
Traveling with Cherry Blossoms
It could be another week before the buds on our apple tree explode; spring blossoms come late in Minneapolis. Back in March, I hiked up Kaimondake, a volcano in southern Japan for a day with Cecilia, a twenty-something from Sweden. She was traveling with the cherry blossoms, through Japan, from south to north. She would end…… Continue reading Traveling with Cherry Blossoms
Bicycles Welcome Here
Cycled with a friend to Depot Coffee House in Hopkins where we stopped for a cuppa and spotted this mural.
14-Miler with Kid
We did a 14-miler. Along the way we visited a liquor store (to buy water), three geocaches, and Dairy Queen.
Reflections
Today, played with reflections at the Guthrie Theater then continued cycling down the Mississippi.
Annual Mounting of the Bike Rack
Mounted bike rack for the season: I’ll be using it this coming week to go cycling with a nephew.
Ramps and Morels
Cycled to Wedge Co-op and picked up ramps from Wisconsin and some of these morels (from Oregon). It’s a short season.