The central library in Minneapolis is stunning beyond words. We spent many hours there yesterday and went back for another dose today. I actually got a good exposure to many of the libraries; I hit Northeast, Sumner, one in the SE (Hosmer), Central and Franklin. If Lynden Hills were open I would have hit it. I was able to score 8 museum passes with my sister’s library card (thus the need to hit so many branches). We’ve finally started leaving the house after spending what seemed like too many days without getting out at all. Tomorrow we visit my good friend, Bonny (whom I have never met), Thursday to the Mall of America or and Friday we’ll probably head to the Science Museum I killed myself getting passes for.
Minneapolis is a really easy city to get around in. The downtown is easy to see and head for should you get lost coming home, say, from the library only a 1/2 hour WALK from your sister’s house. I’m already feeling very comfortable with the city but we still need to hit Trader Joes and I don’t think we’ve yet been to that part of town. I’m thinking that is SW. And there is so much to do here and many opportunities for freebies. I got $8 coupons from a convenience store for the Mall of America. I would totally consider living here, were it about 1000 miles to the south. This weather is insane in the winter and I keep reading advertisments saying, “No mosquitoes” (indoor). So I can only assume that the mozzies are a force to be reckoned with in the summer.
Today I took my first Ashtanga primary class. It was a very different experience. Ever since I began doing Yoga I’ve been reading my friend Julie’s blog (I’ve actually met her) and reading of her deep and moving experiences with Ashtanga. I don’t get that with my home practice and didn’t get anything but a workout from the Green Bay class I took. I’ve never really experienced the mindful part of Yoga but today something was different. Interesting. Still processing. It was a 10 o’clock class and coming out, I felt like it was late afternoon. Weird. I don’t do the chanting or invocations; just doesn’t feel right. If I can still function tomorrow (I’m not more sore than normal yet) I’ll try a class tomorrow evening and then again on Sunday.
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1 MidsummerNight // Nov 14, 2006 at 11:45 pm
Ah, it is lovely when you are not freezing to death. I am more of a St. Paul gal myself. You should remember too, this is not really cold yet. Some days you can throw boiling hot water out the door and it will freeze before it hits the ground. Thats cold.
2 MB // Nov 15, 2006 at 10:00 am
Kathy, one thing to think about going forward (so you don’t have to kill yourself for free passes.)
Find an inexpensive family membersip at a children’s museum which is a member of the national science center reciprocal program as well. Here’s the list. (http://www.astc.org/members/pdf/PassPub1106.pdf) Then anywhere you go, you get in free to the local science center and/or children’s museum.
I might have told you this before. If so, sorry for the repeat.
3 Michelle // Nov 17, 2006 at 1:47 pm
Aren’t you all jealous that we have them here in Minneapolis? It has been a wonderful visit with Kitty, Jamie, Jesse, Pike, Sissy & Ellen.
It has been such fun to watch all the cousins playing with each other. They had plans to leave Wednesday, then Monday, and then yesterday I think I convinced them to stay thru Thanksgiving.
We have doubled our household family size - minus Graham who will be home tonight, and in a mansion it works well. That is the very reason we bought a large home, to have the space for family visits. We promise to let them go after Thanksgiving.
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