Sunday Ellen and I and two
other ladies went to brunch at the Mad Hatters restaurant in Anoka.
It’s in an old mansion (built in 1852), and encourages its patrons to
wear hats. So of course we did. The rooms are elegant, the food is elegant, four or five kinds of
kische, French toast stuffed with pulled pork or two kinds of fruit, eight or
ten varieties of tea, sumptuous desserts, all served by pretty waitresses in
small, fancy hats and black aprons. There
is a gift shop on the second floor, from which Tanya reported that the hats
they sell are beautiful. Having resolved to buy no more hats (I have fifty!) I resisted the temptation to "just have a look."
Then we drove from there to
the State Fairgrounds in Saint Paul
where we stood in line in a light rain to turn in our entries in the needlework
competition. I’m pretty sure Tanya will
finish in the ribbons, but Becky and I have some hopes, too. The Fair begins on the 24th; we’re
going on the 28th,. We will find out then if we've won.
Here's a picture of my entry back when it was still in progress:
2 comments:
Your needlework entry looks very detailed. I hope you win a ribbon.
Good luck in the needlework competition!
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