The day started with a oat/apple waffle and home made apple sauce and a play with the boys ( dogs) .The day's forecast was hot ( 95 degrees) and humid so we went for a morning hike at a local state park, " White water park". As all the Midwest does, the park came with a river, green trees and nice trail with wild flowers. I forgot the camera flash card so no pictures for this morning ..sorry.
First time in my life, I saw a butterfly seeking out poop to eat...
Around 11 am, the day was already getting hot ( in 90's and humid) , we drove through beautiful country roads along the Mississippi river to Wabasha for an essential visit to the Lark Toy store and then fora lunch. Unlike IOWA drive, Minnesota has more forests in addition to the corn and Soybeans. This Toy store is rated 6th best in the entire world so of course we had to go and find things for Sonya. Along the way, we learned about the rivalry of the "green machines" vs "red machines" ( two different farm equipment manufacturers) like Apple and Microsoft. Lunch at T-Bones restaurant was excellent, fresh fish from the Mississippi.
On the way back home, we stopped at the ( what seemed like) a world's biggest "Man Mall". It is a store with everything that you can possibly imagine. From Hunting, Fishing, Camping to all hardware store things to clothes, food and ( like I said) everything else.
It was hot and humid and we were exhausted, or at least we thought we were. It started with we wanting to get some vegetables from the garden for dinner, and become a full blown harvesting fest. We picked giant tomatoes, cucumbers and at least 25 lbs of beans. So, of course, cleaning the beans and then "Snippling) them took rest of the evening while Jim made delicious dinner with all these home grown vegetables and Chicken.
If you do not know what "snippling" is , do not feel bad because I had no idea either and turns out not many people do. It is an old German way of saying " french cut beans". The fun part was the interesting Gizmo that Leona had from her childhood days. This must be an antique but it does snipple the beans. I am attaching the picture below. All of us did our share but still Jim and Becky have their work cut out for them for rest of the week,
Oh, I also got to see the Compost making Worms busy eating and pooing compost. It is an interesting little can contraption that makes wonderful compost from vegetable waste.
If all this activity was not enough, the " boys" got sprayed by a skunk while trying to play with it outside...
So, all of this on a hot and humid day and the most amazing part of it was that Leona went along with all this activity, enjoyed it and had a very inspiring and humorous attitude. Good night after a wonderful day in Minesota, USA
Leona and Becky Harvesting Beans
Boys are happy to see me back
Composting Worms at work
Tomato Harvest
Snippling beans with an antique German Gizmo
First time in my life, I saw a butterfly seeking out poop to eat...
Around 11 am, the day was already getting hot ( in 90's and humid) , we drove through beautiful country roads along the Mississippi river to Wabasha for an essential visit to the Lark Toy store and then fora lunch. Unlike IOWA drive, Minnesota has more forests in addition to the corn and Soybeans. This Toy store is rated 6th best in the entire world so of course we had to go and find things for Sonya. Along the way, we learned about the rivalry of the "green machines" vs "red machines" ( two different farm equipment manufacturers) like Apple and Microsoft. Lunch at T-Bones restaurant was excellent, fresh fish from the Mississippi.
On the way back home, we stopped at the ( what seemed like) a world's biggest "Man Mall". It is a store with everything that you can possibly imagine. From Hunting, Fishing, Camping to all hardware store things to clothes, food and ( like I said) everything else.
It was hot and humid and we were exhausted, or at least we thought we were. It started with we wanting to get some vegetables from the garden for dinner, and become a full blown harvesting fest. We picked giant tomatoes, cucumbers and at least 25 lbs of beans. So, of course, cleaning the beans and then "Snippling) them took rest of the evening while Jim made delicious dinner with all these home grown vegetables and Chicken.
If you do not know what "snippling" is , do not feel bad because I had no idea either and turns out not many people do. It is an old German way of saying " french cut beans". The fun part was the interesting Gizmo that Leona had from her childhood days. This must be an antique but it does snipple the beans. I am attaching the picture below. All of us did our share but still Jim and Becky have their work cut out for them for rest of the week,
Oh, I also got to see the Compost making Worms busy eating and pooing compost. It is an interesting little can contraption that makes wonderful compost from vegetable waste.
If all this activity was not enough, the " boys" got sprayed by a skunk while trying to play with it outside...
So, all of this on a hot and humid day and the most amazing part of it was that Leona went along with all this activity, enjoyed it and had a very inspiring and humorous attitude. Good night after a wonderful day in Minesota, USA
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