BELOW: Across the street from Leon's: Oil painting of Frank Sinatra in Mazos Hamburgers "Since 1938"
Brunch, Wisconsin style
Auntie's backyard, after a night of rain (which we haven't seen in Minneapolis all summer):
Auntie is one tough biscotti. She came home on her 96th birthday and celebrated with her neighbors Lance and Cindy, bink, and me:
We hadn't planned on going down for her birthday, but it was touch and go for a minute, so we did.
On the road.
Is that cheese in a Bloody Mary? Now I HAVE seen it all.
ReplyDeleteSTEVE: Wisconsin is all about 🧀 cheese!
DeleteHmmm, brunch with sausage. custard.
ReplyDeleteglad to hear auntie is okay. going into a hospital right now is not much fun.
kirsten
such a grand celebration and exciting car ride for bear and Girlette. Champaign and cake- YUM! The bloody Mary looks like a complete meal, no need for fork.
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it to the birthday party!
Happy 96th to your aunt!
ReplyDeleteNice to read about a nonageneric birthday.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your aunt. I'm glad you all went along to celebrate and happy to see Bear and Penny Cooper got to go too.
ReplyDeleteKIRSTEN: you know, right? in Wisconsin "frozen custard" is eggy ice-cream.
ReplyDeleteI didn't konw its origins:
"The invention of frozen custard can be traced back to 1919 in Coney Island, New York. Ice cream vendors Archie and Elton Kohr realized that when they added egg yolks to ice cream, it had a smoother texture and helped the ice cream stay cold longer"
(I didn't actually have any or eat the sausage either---Wisconsin food is HIGH cholesterol. :)
LINDA SUE: The birthday cake was actually a floral arrangement! With candles in it, on a cake stand. Auntie doesn't like sweets, so we had popcorn with our fizzy.
It was good.
JOANNE: I think my auntie is heading for a hundred!
RIVER: Thanks, and yes, Bed Bear and Penny Cooper LOVE to go on trips too.