One day last summer, working myself out of a funk, I decided to pull out the watercolors and began to paint. Ten greeting cards later, I set up an Etsy shop. Where, should you feel so inspired, you can take a peek at them to see if there’s something you might like. They are all my own designs and the cards are based on my original watercolor paintings. My shop, juliesaffrinsstuff can be found by clicking on juliesaffrinsstuff. While I do have my original BlessBack notecards as well as Lavish Love cards, I specifically created this new line of cards…
Read MoreTraveling by Townie on Minnesota’s Central Lakes Trail
For our 34th anniversary, Rick bought me an Electra Townie bike. No, it is not the same as my recently stolen red Schwinn LeTour, a bike cherished since the day I bought it in 1976. The Townie does not have 10 speeds, it has seven. It does not have pedal cages and thin tires. It’s a bike meant for town riding. It’s wonderful on the back and the seat is marvelous. The handlebars feel like leather. I am in love. On our way to our lake home on Dead Lake on September 12, Rick and I found an old railway…
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