Good Day, Even Better Night
Yesterday I was lucky enough to host large clothing exchanges for two very different online groups I am part of. While I LOVE clothing exchanges (they are basically how I buy all my clothes now) for their thrift and ingenuity, what I really love is having face time IRL with the people I know online. They are wonderful and supportive people. It made the snow showers much more tolerable!
In between swaps, Patrick and I ran out and grabbed a drink at Waldmann Brewing with our friends Peg and Troy (and their daughter Natalie, who is Beatrix's friend). We all have Crafttapped, so it was a great way to get together and have a free beer!
Patrick and I tried out Monkey Palace, a new restaurant on Snelling that bills itself as a "Tandoori Restaurant and Alehouse" that is in soft open this week. Their beer list was a little slim for an "alehouse," but they also had a great looking cocktail list. We tried several of their bar snacks: veggie samosa, chicken wings, curried baked beans, kukuiri bindi (fried okra), and some of the best naan I have ever had. It's just open, so there were a few kinks, as one would expect. But in general I really liked it. That area could use a gathering place (there's not much besides Sweet Peas and Plums, neither of which are too great). I hope they add lunch service in the future! We will for sure be back.
Then, the highlight of the night — seeing Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter at O'Shaugnessy. We had great seats thanks to the awesome staff there, and an over two-hour concert flew by. I have loved Shawn Colvin for thirty years (yes, Steady On was released thirty years ago, she just re-released it acoustically and it's sooooo on my Amazon list), and I was familiar with Mary Chapin Carpenter but replay fell in love with her music last night. The two are amazing playing together, with a deep friendship and patter that made the whole evening truly intimate and lovely. Patrick and I have been on quite a roll of good concerts lately and this was magic!
We needed the night at Lawless. We always end at Lawless. It was lovely.
In between swaps, Patrick and I ran out and grabbed a drink at Waldmann Brewing with our friends Peg and Troy (and their daughter Natalie, who is Beatrix's friend). We all have Crafttapped, so it was a great way to get together and have a free beer!
Patrick and I tried out Monkey Palace, a new restaurant on Snelling that bills itself as a "Tandoori Restaurant and Alehouse" that is in soft open this week. Their beer list was a little slim for an "alehouse," but they also had a great looking cocktail list. We tried several of their bar snacks: veggie samosa, chicken wings, curried baked beans, kukuiri bindi (fried okra), and some of the best naan I have ever had. It's just open, so there were a few kinks, as one would expect. But in general I really liked it. That area could use a gathering place (there's not much besides Sweet Peas and Plums, neither of which are too great). I hope they add lunch service in the future! We will for sure be back.
Then, the highlight of the night — seeing Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter at O'Shaugnessy. We had great seats thanks to the awesome staff there, and an over two-hour concert flew by. I have loved Shawn Colvin for thirty years (yes, Steady On was released thirty years ago, she just re-released it acoustically and it's sooooo on my Amazon list), and I was familiar with Mary Chapin Carpenter but replay fell in love with her music last night. The two are amazing playing together, with a deep friendship and patter that made the whole evening truly intimate and lovely. Patrick and I have been on quite a roll of good concerts lately and this was magic!
We needed the night at Lawless. We always end at Lawless. It was lovely.
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