See the Minnesota Home Show at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds this weekend, April 24-26. Everything for your home improvement projects is on display. I went last year and was amazed at all of the innovation in energy saving in home building and appliances. They have dozens and dozens of exhibitors of everything from kitchens to landscaping. It’s a chance to talk to experts about your remodeling plans and see demonstrations of the latest products. See http://www.acshomeshow.com/HGExpo/MSS.html or call 888-560-3976 for more information.
Warm Weather Illusions
Many years ago when I was 10 or 12 years old, there was a patch of unseasonably warm weather through the end of one fall week in October. On Saturday, the temperature was just about 79 degrees and my best friend Byrne Keefe and I decided it would be fun to go swimming in Lake Harriet. So we got my dad to drive us to the semi-secluded Queen beach and dove right in. OMG was it cold! We never expected the water to have gotten so cold such a short time after summer. We actually stayed in the water for five or ten minutes and had a good time, but we never tried that stunt again.
So since the forecast is for 80+ degrees here on Thursday, let this be a warning to you that while you can bake in the sun in April, you will be in for quite a shock if you dip your toes into that water now. I think that Minnesotans get such bad cases of cabin fever that when the snow finally melts, we often let our hearts overrule our heads.
The picture here is a print that has been hanging in our house for over 30 years. I’m fond of it because my dad and I would often go fishing near the sailboats just so we could spend a pleasant evening listening to the band concerts. We were both terrible fishermen and rarely caught anything big enough to consider taking home. But we always had fun.