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I love old churches.  There is such a peace about them.  Catholic churches especially because they make me feel close to my mom.  I visit churches all around the world given every chance, small chapels to big cathedrals.  And I always light a candle for my mom.  I was so lucky to have had a mum (as I called her as a child) like her.  She was extraordinary and I feel her love everyday.

I ♡ MPLS

Drove up to Minneapolis/St Paul for the weekend.  The twin cities.  Double the fun!

Guthrie center, Target field, Walker Art Center,  Mill City Museum,  Cathedral of St Paul, Capitol building, Mississippi river, Mall of America

Rad old school polish food, classic

The old Gold Medal flour mill, now hosts the Mill City museum and farmers market

Grand Rounds scenic byway, right in the city.  fantastic

Once I found out about this sculpture, I was OBSESSED with it.  so incredible!

one of my favorite architects Frank Gehry scultped this fish

ran into an old Mira Costa friend at the Twins game, Mark Chapman.

Canned meat

I went to the Spam museum in Austin, Minnesota.  Spam has been a running joke in my family since , well forever.  My brother and dad always liked it and my sister and I thought it was absolutely disgusting.  Adding to the category of salted pork products, my dad is also a fan of Vienna sausages and corned beef hash.  So , I will not change my stance on canned hash, aka dog food, or those little sausages that remind me of fingers but I have to say I kinda like Spam.  Shhhhhh.  Now I only like it for two reasons, I found out what was in it or more like what wasnt in it and I have to have it cooked crispy and thin.
Spam fact, did you know that there are only 6 ingredients in Spam.  I thought it would be a paragraph but nope, it consists of : pork, ham, sugar, salt, water and sodium nitrites or phosphates or some preservative to maintain its color and ability to be be meat in a can.
So, I still cannot completely sign off on Spam, but I will try it now if properly cooked.
Sending you bacon Spam and black pepper Spam Pops !!!

Watching shark week is fun. shark week nightmares not fun

FACT:  more people are killed by pigs each year than sharks.  I am not  a farm girl but really how does a pig kill you?  Not to make light of a tragedy but pig attacks don't seem to make the news. And geez that would get my attention more than a shark attack..