A Crafty Yarn

I had to travel back Up North to handle some family business and while I was there my brother treated me to a multi-course tasting menu at Trevail.   This was my first experience with a tasting menu and I AM SOLD!  It was hands down the most fun dining experience of my life and the food was absolutely incredible!  

Our recent vacation to the Northwoods was spent mud-running on side by sides, having drinks on the riverbank next to a campfire, and relaxing in the unbelievable beauty of the Upper Peninsula on Michigan.  It was my first time in the U.P.....it won't be my last! 

Well it's one of those days....I'm homesick. It's always worse in the Fall because my body tells me it's time to get ready for the cold and snow...and my head tells me nope...not gonna happen. Why am I homesick?...What do I miss about being Up North? Unless you're from there ya probably won't understand some of them...but these are just some of the things I miss: My family! Girlfriends Other people who say uff-da! and oh ya?! Ole and Lena jokes. Bars...no but really...there are very very few bars down here! Cribbage Polka Venison My mom's kitchen Snow Cold...REAL cold! Good sweet corn...it is NOT the same down here! That last fall day when you rush to get the last of the outside work done...because we're expecting the first foot of snow that night Mardi Gras (Ladysmith) The Mall of America Grand Ave. at Christmas Ugh....there's so much more...but I've cried it out and now I'm over it!...Back to life in the South...which is starting to grow on...