It was fun to spend some time with Charlotte on Saturday morning. After her swim practice, we went to Original House of Pancakes for breakfast and she loaded up on carbs with Hot Chocolate and Chocolate Chip Pancakes. I ordered the Swedish Pancakes with Lingonberry sauce - the only item I ever have from their menu because there are a very few restaurants that offer them. Our dear friend Tom Rinehart introduced us to Swedish pancakes way back in 1973 on our first camping trip to the land in Richland Center. After breakfast we strolled through the Minnetonka General Store that has so many interesting and fun things to see. Charlotte spotted a section with Taylor Swift (her favorite star these days) and got a coaster and a sticker.
I had such a fun afternoon. My neighbor, Cathy, invited me to join her and some of her friends (Heidi, Karen, Susie, and Vince) to go to the Basilica of St Mary in downtown Minneapolis and see the Minnesota Sinfonia perform. The music was beautiful, with a guest peformer, Inna Faliks, a world renowned pianist.
After the concert, we went to Wakame, an Asian Bistro and had a glass of wine and shared several items from the menu. This is the first cultural experience I have had in ages - and the first time in a church and the first classical concert in ages too. It sure felt nice to hang out with a group of gals (plus one guy) and have lots of good conversation. I’m looking forward to getting to know them better and seeing them all again - many thanks to Cathy for inviting me.
And then I watched the Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. So happy that the Chiefs won (their third) with a final score of 27-22, with their last touchdown in the last 5 seconds of the game during overtime.
