Make Time to Visit

Go visit friends and family. It’s worth it. Driving through Wilder, MN, I learned that it only had a population of 60 people. You know that’s some good gossip.

I had a lazy morning with Mary and Dick before Mary left for work. So I got a tour of Medicine Lake in Golden Valley, MN.

Alex Calder

From there we went to the Walker Sculpture Park. I was proud of myself for knowing two of the sculptors right away! Art History education paying off!!

Claes Oldenburg’s ice cream spoon.

So this is a massive ice cream spoon and this shallow pond is meant to be spilled chocolate.

This is a 25 foot call rooster entitled “cock” so there’s that. Art is so silly. Like this bench, which is just one in a series of obscure benches. Some were much better than others.

Then we walked around the museum, which consisted of Dick saying “I don’t get it” and walking away, which I loved. Although some pieces were too far out there for me too so I get that. Art is weird too.

We found the Mary Tyler Moore statue and walked by the Mississippi River. It’s muddy even at the start of it. Plus it was quite windy by the locks, but amazing to see!

And then we headed off to an AMAZING speakeasy in Minneapolis. Amazing cocktails such as the Armenian stinger. I had never heard of it before but you bet your ass I tried it!! Followed by an Aviation. It was delicious. Plus Dick and I chatted about everything and anything before we decided we needed food.