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Holiday weekend at home. Today: put up our flag for Memorial Day.

Holiday weekend at home. Cycled a loop: Chain of Lakes and Mississippi. Now, slow-cooking ribs on our old Weber.

Holiday weekend, a good weekend to stay close to home. Today: gardening, then cycling to Victory 44 for dinner.

Bike and lawn mower hang out together in the garage while I drive off to an office to design databases.

Cycled half the beautiful Root River State Trail in SE Minnesota with a friend. Refueled with ice cream and lefse.

It was good, today, to get my hands in dirt, planting annuals. Finally, it’s warm enough: a garden teaches patience.

3 concerts in 5 days. Tonight, concert #3: Cassandra Wilson at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis.

Rear derailleur cable snapped, so I diverted to Freewheel Bike for emergency ice cream while my bike was in dry dock.

Had to drive today to avoid lightning. So, I wrote about a walk through Northeast Minneapolis.

3 concerts in 5 days. Today, concert #2: Cantus vocal ensemble at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis.

At dinner the nephews took my phone and Dwight’s phone. That assured us a good conversation with their parents.

3 concerts in 5 days. Today, concert #1: Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.

Went to a bricks-and-mortar store.

Cycled through the grittier side of Minneapolis. It was good to be on a cycle path, and not on a freeway.

Rode light rail to Fort Snelling, then cycled both sides of the Mississippi via St. Paul.

Walked to Bombay… …Bistro, downtown Minneapolis for lunch with two former colleagues.