Fun Fridays!

Going out is back! (pay no mind to the fact that it's 7:30 and I'm exhausted).

We started out the evening by going to Empty Bowls at Saint Kate's. For a donation to their food justice organization you got a handmade bowl of your choice and delicious soup, plus the chance to feel fancy by eating in the O'Shag lobby. I've wanted to go to one of these for a long time and it did not disappoint!


There's an ice cream one coming up in April...

Then we went to the re-opening of my friend Rachael's gallery, The Grand Hand. It's been located at Grand and Dale for forever, since long before she bought it, but the rent went up. So she relocated to Grand and Hamline, where Treadle was (and Rexall Drugs before that). It was PACKED and so much fun! The new space is lovely, with lovely space to display seemingly a lot more art. We saw SO MANY people we know and like. I'm so proud of her and the store and know I will be there a lot.


Then, because it's Friday, we ended the night at Solo Vino for the wine tasting, as we always do (except in the summer when we are hosting pool parties). Good people, dog watching, wine education — what's not to love?



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