Last weekend we went to Minneapolis for a family wedding—one of my nephews married his long-time girlfriend, a genuinely lovely girl. I couldn’t be happier for them. It was a joyous occasion but exhausting.
If you’ve never been to Minneapolis, it’s a bit like a Midwestern version of the TV show Portlandia. Very organic, artisanal, etc. Alternatively, Garrison Keillor has been explaining what Minneapolis is like on the radio for the last 30 some-odd years.
It was a whirlwind visit. We flew in on Saturday, took a few minutes to drop in to the shop in St. Paul from which we regularly buy our tea mailorder, checked into the hotel, went to the wedding and reception, went back to the hotel, collapsed, woke the next morning, checked out of the hotel, got onto a plane, and flew back.
Were all the children above average?
Steve
It should have been beautiful up there this time of the year. I particularly have liked driving around the lakes, rivers and streams in the city. I believe Minneapolis has the only national scenic byway which is urban.
Strangely, the leaves have barely started to turn there. I’m more accustomed to their being in full color in the north country by this time of the year.