We just got back from a nine-day road trip that took us 2,100 miles through seven states and, with apologies to those who might take this the wrong way, we had an f-ing good time. To me, F stands for all the best things summer offers -- Family! Friends! Food! Fireworks! Freedom! and Fun! We [...]
My husband turns 55 today, the perfect age for a man who loves crazy long road trips, respects all posted speed limits and monitors the stop signs outside our house with such Barney Fife-like intensity he scares drivers who dare to roll through. "Did you see that?" he'll ask me as he shakes his fist [...]
There's something terrifyingly beautiful about ice, which hangs in rich abundance all through Minneapolis. It swoops down from rooftops like seasonal stalactites, stills mighty rivers and turns Minnehaha Falls into Minnehaha Stops-And-Preens-for-A-While. In town for some preliminary wedding planning and, fortunately, in the company of some of the warmest people we know, we stepped carefully [...]
Much like its legendary owner, Graceland makes no apologies for its all out assault on the senses. On one level, it stands as a testament to consumerism and offers eager tourists the opportunity to purchase, view, tour, listen and celebrate all things Elvis, for an escalating price. On another, though, Graceland offers a precious glimpse [...]