It’s been an unforgettable spring so far…and it’s only a few moments away before mother nature marks the beginning of summer.  I’ve been doing some live shows in Minneapolis and spending time with some wonderful friends, that it seems I’ve known my whole life (as far as this life goes in the era of Minnesota)…This past weekend, my mother came to visit and what a fantastic time we had. It started out early Saturday morning, after our coffee it was just throw some clothes on and LETS GO!!!! So off we went to Cambridge, MN…our first stop, for the Thrifting Experience….these are important experiences!!! The “FAMILY PATHWAY” thrift store chain, does such fun and colorful displays, VERY “Shabby Chic’ which is very ‘SUZEN’ if you know me at all, you know this!!! I LOVE a good find, old treasure chests are some of my favorites, and of course, FUNNY hats and boots.  I found out I  buy things based on color, not whether or not I’ll use it, wear it or anything…I just like to lay my eyes upon pretty colors!!!

Tea-Thrift Find

So anytime I find one of these Jar’s or is it called a ‘Carafe’ I’m not sure, but they hold almost 2 quarts..which is just enough to shove in my 3 bags of green tea and 2 bags or the Roobios MMMM~! and then Mom and I are now on Highway 65, and Mom’s driving..and Of course I’m a WRECK..any time I’m not driving, it  pretty much freaks me out ( 2x in my life I’ve been hit at 70mph..so i’m a bit on edge when I’m in a car)….we were on the search for AUTHENTIC Mexican food and an hour later…(6 hours after waking up) we FINALLY come upon an amazing place I used to eat lunch at, when I worked in the Blaine Area, years ago…I was so relieved it was still there.   The rest of the time it was sitting outside around my flowers and plants, looking at the garden we are about to plant..OOOoOoO Can’t wait for that!!!

I missed seeing my sister and dad…but it’s always an experience, to have my Mom time, with the woman who brought me into this world….and is FAR BEYOND a mother to me, she is a soul mate, she is a sister, she is something beyond this life, something that has known me before she herself ever came into this world, by her mother……but that’s a topic for another day.

I received the letter I wrote to Father Mike…I haven’t read it yet. I thought it was 6 pages, it’s actually 9. I can’t believe anyone would even sit down and ready NINE pages…but I was 23 years old and just sooooo desperately needed to pour my soul out to someone… see previous post about Father Mike.

….Moving along to Photos..which is why I even started this in the first place……

If you are interested in any of them, please let me know….they are all 8×10 photos!