Ninasusan

Happiness gently landed on my shoulders

Ninasusan

  • We visited the North Shore…we’ve narrowed it down to those years…because we ate at the current Betty’s Pie Shop which moved to its present location in 2000….and I started blogging in 2007 and I can’t find record of it. No picture of the Pie because who has time to take pictures of Pie! We left… Read more

  • Grand Marais, MN

    For the most part this will be a picture blog because pictures tell the story about this beautiful place. While he did this after breakfast… I did this He didn’t fall into the drink and we were reunited Lots of shops line the streets…not your typical souvenir stores but higher quality merchandise….art stores, jewelers, etc…… Read more

  • North Shore Day 1

    Cold rain and temps in the 60s but that didn’t slow us down. When traveling the United States, I really enjoy when the landscape and the trees change. Driving along Lake Superior in the North Shore area of Minnesota is beautiful! Its only nature! Miles and miles of water, trees, incredible rock lined roads and… Read more

  • When I was a child, our family.. dad, mom and Nina Sue would visit Grandma in tiny town, Nichols, Iowa a few times a year. These were special times for me because it was my dad’s hometown and he would always take me with him to socialize with old friends at Chown’s Appliance, the DX… Read more

  • Jax called me yesterday

    GRANDMA! Followed by some 5 year old rambling about painting with acrylics and paint brushes and mom said NO! I finally asked him if he wanted me to talk to mom and he said YES! It all revolves around him telling his mom that he could paint by himself but he only had one paint… Read more

  • I had a major fail today.. She was probably 65 year old woman with a definite pear shape…I mention the pear shape because after her non-courteous, snippy behavior at the check out, when she finally moved, I judged her for not wearing a longer blouse to camouflage the caboose. My irritation began as I stood… Read more

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  • Sometimes…..

    sometimes we get so caught up in the drama and speed of our lives that we don’t remember, realize, recall just how lucky we are and how much we are loved, as well as, our capacity to spread our love around. We spent a long weekend “back home” in Iowa.  My heart was beating out… Read more

  • Finishing up

    Few things I can name as actual accomplishments, but I feel like some long projects are reaching completion as winter and spring draw nigh. I sincerely hope the house wrens are about finished decorating for the year because quite frankly their new home is so full stuff is hanging out the front door. Back splash… Read more

  • Full disclosure. I’m a co owner in a brick and mortar Vape Shop. Our managing partner re evaluates business, prices and sales every day. She actively re-invents the shop to make it successful. I also agree that Walmart, et al, have the advantage over the mom and pop stores because of buying in bulk and… Read more