On a lighter note, I’d like to share some photos from Sunday’s Art-A-Whirl.  Art-A-Whirl occurs one weekend a year in Nordeast Minneapolis when the NEMAA (Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association) gets the entire artist community of Nordeast to open its studio doors…and let us tromp through their galleries and personal working spaces.  I love it.  I’m pretty hit-or-miss as to whether or not I get around to seeing it, but was able to get it on the books early enough to reenact whirling with Eric and Pierre two years ago.

Grain Belt Brewery - Tracks to Nowhere, by Eric

Grain Belt Brewery - Tracks to Nowhere, photo by Eric.

Grain Belt Brewery - by Eric

Grain Belt Brewery - I Picked My Room, photo by Eric.

It's "friendly." See? By Eric.

It's "friendly" beer. See? Photo by Eric.

Downtown Minneapolis Under Blue Skies, from the California Building. Photo by Andy.

Downtown Minneapolis Under Blue Sky, from the California Building, photo by Andy.

My Next Art Purchases, art by Potek Glass, photo by Andy.

Scandynavian's Next Art Purchases, art by Potek Glass, photo by Andy.

My Kind of Window Box Vegetation, at the California Building, photo by Andy.

My Kind of Window Box Vegetation, at the California Building, photo by Andy.

A lovely day, fantastic art, and even better company.  It’s not often that I start the day making Herby Omelettes and a Dutch Baby, go to Art-A-Whirl, find that Potek Glass still rocks so hard, dicuss whether or not the word “lugubrious” is appropriate for particular artwork, grab an iced coffee in Bryn Mawr, and hit an ALDI in North (not Nordeast) Minneapolis.  I kind of wish it were, though.

And, a hearty “thank you” to the nice Minneapolis Police Officer who stayed at the ALDI until we got into our vehicle at  7 minutes past closing time.