The KNUJ Spring Polka Party was held at Turner Hall on Sunday.
People were dancing and drinking.
It was 2 years since the last KNUJ Polka dance.
Old and young love music and fun!
Dance
Category: Fun
Two Molly’s
Yesterday I went to the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame where this year’s inductees attended an open house.
Molly B was awarded a place in the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame this year, among others.
I met Molly B yesterday. She told me about her experience performing in a Clint Eastwood film.
Molly performs often with her husband Ted Lange.
I perform with my husband as well in our music duo Molly and Sonny Boy.
You can find out more about Molly B here: https://www.mollieb.com/
Elephant ears
Moving to the Midwest I never heard of many different kinds of pastries, in particular, this one.
This is a crispy, crunchy delight bought from our local bakery, the Backerai on Minnesota Street.
I will have it with some delicious French roast coffee.
The day is bleak and rainy, so it’s time for a little food fun.
Right now I’m fixated on going to Boston and seeing all the sights.
I found some fabulous Boston travel videos, in particular, from Expedia.
Here is the one about Boston from Expedia:
I know I probably shouldn’t watch TV and eat and drink, but who doesn’t, right?
The ground breaking for Highway 14 improvements in Minnesota
This morning at 9 AM there was a groundbreaking in Courtland, Minnesota for the new highway 14 improvement project.
I played scout reporter and video taped the entire thing here.
I got my picture taken with another Amy
Studying Commitment
I have a lot of books. Many times I scoop them up at library book sales, or just aquire them at book stalls.
Later on I discover them in the house, sometimes many years after I brought them home.
Sometimes the books are found not so neatly on a bookshelf, and sometimes I find them in a bag or a box stacked on a table or the floor.
I’ve started studying a book I found in a bag underneath a desk. It’s called “Commit to win,” by Heidi Reeder, PhD.
It’s about how to harness the four elements of commitment to reach your goals.
She elaborates on the 4 areas of commitment that I never heard of.
They are: treasures, troubles, contributions and choices. Basically the 4 ingredients that go into any commitment.
It’s food for thought if you plan on making a commitment and plan on succeeding in fulfilling it.
I have 3 areas I am trying to get committed to doing.
I. I need to drop some excess fat; 35 lbs. exactly.
2. I need to get rid of a lot of old junk in my living space, so as to upgrade my style and feel happier at home. Yes, I have a lot of stuff.
3. Lastly, I need to get my music business organized.
That means finding, labeling, and organizing eveything from books to instruments, to recording units, and sound equipment not just for insurance purposes either.
There are also the intangibles of my band Molly and Sonny Boy that need attention like websites and digital photos, contacts and financial files
I would like to get all 3 commitments fulfilled in the next 5 months. However, there is a difference between deciding to do something and actually getting started. I will keep you posted!
Art of Craig Groe
Last night I visited an Andrew Carnegie building for an art exhibit.
I went with my hubby to check out an old friend’s Art show.
It had been years since I saw Craig. He is a multi-media artist, and also a musician. It was fun catching up.
Pink moon night
There will be a pink moon tonight, all full and bright.
So I thought I might show you this beautiful prose by the author of Charlotte’s Web.
Enjoy!
Quick, happy food
There are days when you want something nutritious.
Having a rice steamer is awesome, but not necessary.
You can make a big batch of rice and save it in the fridge.
Leftover cooked rice is very versatile.
One of the best tasting meals you can make is vegetable stir fried rice. It’s quick and it’s easy to chop up some onions and zucchini and throw in that rice with some egg. Fried in canola or olive oil it only takes about 10 minutes to enjoy a hot, healthy meal fit for a movie star!
The finder of things
I always consider myself the finder of things. When my 2 dogs were alive I would walk in parks and traverse fields and pass through neighborhoods and find all kinds of items on the ground.
I would faithfully take them to the local police department.
Yesterday was no exception.
I went into the toilet stall at the local grocery store. There on the toilet paper dispenser was somebody’s smartphone. I promptly took it to the customer service desk where I turned it in.
A similar thing happened to me recently when I was in upstate New York in another bathroom stall. There, I found somebody else’s beautiful Smartphone along with designer sunglasses. I took them to the restaurant manager for safekeeping.
I have found things as significant as a big fat wallet filled with money, credit cards, I.D’s that the police returned to its owner. Most of all, I have found many smartphones over the years, not to mention the many sets of keys I’ve turned in to the lost and found department at various places.
I don’t keep the things I find.
I always turn them in.
I like to see myself as the “finder of things.”
My new beach kite
The beach kite came and went.
Hubby and I put it together and after a few attempts at getting it to fly, it was finally soaring.
The kite string was screaming and the handle of the kite spool broke off!
Away went the kite on it’s own over the fields and far away.
It finally came to rest on a tall tree far off in the distance where it got all tangled up in branches.
It had it’s day in the sun!
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