Look Up: Chicago Style!

I took these pictures way back when at the Chicago Air and Water Show!

Just look up!

Look Up Update: New Mexico Edition

From my New Mexico trip!

Just Look Up!

Minnesota

So, as you may know, I went to Minnesota with my family and my godparents' family.  We stayed at their cabin up by the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

Isn't it nice?  It's right on a lake...

...and right next to an island.

The island is a great little place.  My godsister and I found a little baby turtle there this time!  No pictures, sorry - the camera I use is not waterproof.

There are little blueberry patches on the island - which is really small.  As in, you can walk across it in less than 30 seconds if you're not afraid to step on rocks or lichen or moss.  And it's literally right across from the cabin.

Just jump off the dock and swim!  The inside of the cabin is cozy and colorful:

And my godparents brought their cat, Pepper.

She is incredibly good at sitting still.

And being fuzzy!

I swear, she could be like a cat fashion model or something.

So that was my trip to Minnesota.

Yes, we did eat at the Cheese Factory Restaurant on the way there, but we timed it wrong on the way back.  Fyi, they have amazing blueberry muffins.  Yum.

So, during our vacation, there was a bad storm where we lived that knocked the power out for a couple of days and blew over fences and tore tree limbs.  The parade and the fireworks were cancelled.

And on July 4th in northern Minnesota, we were hit by another storm.  Which knocked our power out for a couple of days.  And the fireworks were cancelled.

Irony.

And that day, I'd decided to bake something for the crowd at the cabin.  Luckily the power went out after it finished baking and while it was cooling.

Can you guess what I made? ;D I'll post it later!

Glad to be home!
-JJ

Look Up Update #3: Maho Edition

More Look Up pictures for ya!  Be sure to check out the rest on the project page!

-JJ

Maho Overview

I went to Maho Bay Camps for a week this spring.  I came back with good experiences and about fifty bug bites (not joking - I counted).  And a goal: to recreate one of the desserts I had there.  But more about that later. ;)

Maho Bay Camps is basically a campground on a bunch of boardwalks and stairs.  Lots of stairs.

It's around 200 steps from the beach to our tent, D7.  The tents are simple -

- and rather small.  That picture is about half of it.  Oh, they're also smack dab in the middle of a jungle.

But a very pretty jungle with lots of pretty plants! :3

Animals are abundant there.  The best animal to see is a lizard in your tent...

...which means no mosquitoes! :D Then there are the cats that roam the stairs and the dining area, hoping to catch a nap under your bed or score some bacon at breakfast.

This is the stunning (although cloudy) view from our tent...

The art gallery, where the Maho artists' recycled glass blowing creations are displayed and for sale...

The pavilion, where breakfast and dinner are served...

And other various vacation pictures:

 (that's St. John, btdubbs)

Anyhow, I had a great time and there will soon be Look Up pictures!

-JJ

P.S. Maho Bay Camps may be nearing its end.  Visit this amazing place and let's hope that its many devoted visitors can keep it in business!

Puerto Rico Pictures

These don't really apply to the Look Up category of Lemonade Soul, so I'm just posting them here.  These are ancient (and modded) photos, like, from way back when in 2009, so you can totally tell that I haven't baked anything good this week. XD  Still, I like the pictures, and they'd make purty (and free! ;D) backgrounds.

Enjoy!

Blah, blah, blah, copyright moi, mention the blog, all that jazz. XD
-JJ