Book Club In The City

Oh, my, but I'm getting behind in this blogging business. 😂 I really have been spending less time on my laptop these days, a good thing because I'm actually spending more time in the real world with people!

And then I've been feeling motivated to do my Swedish Death Cleaning again, which is excellent.

Book Club was an adventure this month, though. Kat bought a condo in the city, and it was her turn to host. It's in the Stevens Square Neighborhood, an area that I had never actually been to before, which kind of surprised me because I had lived in Minneapolis for about ten years before marrying Bruce. And I had thought I was a city girl, driving throughout the city. Was I not a city girl?

Mona and I decided to meet at a shopping mall across the road from Bde Maka Ska (formerly called Lake Calhoun), and then drive the rest of the way together. That was also an adventure, with all the traffic, one ways, bike lanes, and people. We did find a place to park, by the park across the street from her building, though.

Kat's condo building has a rooftop patio, and we attempted to take a selfie with a view of the Minneapolis skyline behind us. But the sun was so bright that we got all squinty and teary from gazing into it, so we took some from a little different angle, and ended up with a bright blue sky behind us, which was very pretty, too.

Before we left, Cathy gifted us with veggies from her garden. I took a HUGE butternut squash home with me ...

And as I drove home, I decided that there's no place like home. As exciting as the city can be, I now love the quietness, and slower pace of where I live. You never know what the future will bring, and sometimes thinking about the future can be exhausting and confusing. It was comforting to realize that I like where I already am! No need to stress about the future. A former city girl can be a current suburb girl. It all works out.

Next book club will be at Mona's, and we're planning fondue. 😉