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Last night Marilyn and Al took Ben, Vicki, Ian and Max out for a Sunday dinner at the Macaroni Grill. They had a very nice time and it was good to have time with the family.
Good food and good conversation. Marilyn had something serious to say apparently, and Al was feeling playful. That was a very good thing.
I stayed home with Brutus and we had our special doggy food, such is a dog's life.
Lucky
Around our house we are getting ready for Halloween trick-or-treating tomorrow night. We have been told that there will be lots of children at our door as this is regarded as a good safe and efficient area for children who want to collect a lot of loot. Today, we have to stock up on candy and get ready for guests.
Al read in this morning's paper that 20 years ago on another Monday morning in the Minneapolis area, a light, wet snow began falling, hours before prime trick-or-treat time. That was the great Halloween Blizzard. Here are some Storm Stats that happened during the next four days.
Most snow in a single storm: 28.4 inches.
Most snow in 24 hours (Oct, 31 – Nov.1): 21 inches.
Most snow on Oct 31: 8.2 inches.
Most snow in the month of October: 8.2 inches.
Most snow on Nov.1: 18.5 inches.
Needless to say,there was not much trick-or-treating on that Halloween night. (Similar to what is likely this year in the eastern part of the U.S.)
Right now the weather has been nice and no snow is predicted for this Monday night, but you never know!
Lucky
Marilyn has been working on making a costume for grandson Ian to wear on Halloween. The picture below is what Ian wanted her to make. He said not to worry, he had the “weapons” so she didn't have to make them. (Whew!)
She got the material and got started. She bought a similar pattern, but decided she needed something for Ian to try on for a fit, so she used an old robe as the pattern.
With her new sewing machine she set out make the costume. Marilyn said that sewing fake leather was quite a challenge, so was inserting the wire to support the hem, sleeves and hood. It is finally finished and Ian tried the costume on.
He could put a real scare on people. We will get more pictures on Halloween night.
Lucky
Yesterday Al took some pictures of interesting clouds. They were kind of pretty, but ominous.
Could there be bad weather coming?
Lucky
Marilyn and Al tried a new (to them ) restaurant yesterday called Mill Valley Kitchen.
Even though they arrived a little after 1:00 PM, it was quite full.
Marilyn had a Veggie. Sandwich and Al had a Roasted Vegetable Sandwich.
They said while the food was very good, their server was slow and not well trained. They probably would not go back or recommend the restaurant.
It is interesting that a nice restaurant and good food is not enough to overcome the poor service.
Lucky
Yesterday Marilyn saw a cartoon in the paper and passed it on to me for use in my Lucky Dog Blog.
I'm not sure it was that funny. I use my mighty bark ONLY to alert them to: the mailman, a school bus, Fed Ex, UPS, a big truck, any one walking by, when I see a squirrel, a cat, another dog….well, maybe just because I feel like it. Humans just don't understand.
Lucky
While Marilyn and Al were out on a drive the other day they took a couple of pictures of interesting miscellaneous stuff.
A big and medium size chair – the child who was playing on the larger chair got down before Al could get the camera turned on – there was also a free wheeling sculpture that was interesting.
On the road, Marilyn had problems figuring out the road signs. She got very tense – how could 94 east and west be on the same exit? Yes, we know it is possible, but it is confusing.
I'm glad I was not with them on this ride. They decided to avoid the freeways on the way home and came back via a city street. Sometimes it is better to travel on less sophisticated roads.
Lucky
The other day Marilyn and Al saw Charlie Brown and his friend the little yellow bird, Woodstock. They are located in the music shop next door to my veterinarian's office. It is also the shop where Ian and Max got their violas.
I wish that I got to meet Charlie Brown, but when I pass by, I have my eyes shut because I am headed to or from the vet's and am anxious about that.
Lucky
The other day while Marilyn and Al were out they stopped to get a drink at Jamba Juice at the local Whole Foods store.
Out front of the store there was a nice assortment of pumpkins for sale.
Marilyn enjoyed her mango smoothie drink and the fresh flowers on the table.
They did not bring home a pumpkin for me.
Lucky
Yesterday Marilyn and Al took a rug to be cleaned at American Rug Laundry in Minneapolis. They had one more “Oriental rug” that needed to laundered and mended. This is the last of their rug projects for a while.
Marilyn made the arrangements. The rug is on the floor in the photo below. It was made in Morocco, so quite different from their other rugs, but Marilyn likes it because it reminds her of quilt patterns. (And of course, is predominantly red, her favorite color.)
It will take two of three weeks before it is ready to be picked up, but it will be nice to have a warm rug to step on when they wake up in the morning.
They never seem to run out of projects and errands. I wish they would take me along sometimes, but the weather is getting cooler, so perhaps I am better off taking a nap in our warm house.
Lucky
I started this blog during the past great ice storm of the century in early 2007. Marilyn and Al Williams will be helping me with Marilyn doing some of the writing and Al the layout and photos.
If you are new to this blog I suggest you go to January 14, 2007 to start from the beginning.
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