New Homeowner

CP closed on his new home!!

It's a beautiful townhouse in a nice quiet & clean neighborhood.

 

Construction Begins

July 16th kicked off the physical aspect of the Oliver Ave. Storm Sewer Project.

 

Smoke on the Water

We went for a sunset cruise on Lake Minnetonka with some friends and watched a wall of forest fire smoke roll in from the east. It looked almost like a desert dust storm approaching; clear on one side and yucky on the other. The smoldering campfire smell hit almost immediately.

It did make for a beautiful orange-sky sunset.

 

Tree Fences

The city put up a bunch of fencing around the trees. It's good to see that they are intentional about keeping the trees out of harm's way. I was worried that between the parkway and the lake they would remove a couple of the large oak trees. I looks like they should be out of the way.

 

Sunrise Guy

Our sunrise guy has been mostly at the north beach this summer. He came back for a couple of days.

 

Preconstruction - Oliver & Parkway

This is where Oliver Ave. meets the parkway. It's about 25 feet above the lake. This will be where the storm sewer project begins.

Hopefully the project won't disrupt the neighborhood too much. 

 

Wienerfest 2026

We hosted Wienerfest for the first time since the old owners D&S moved out. They came over and we all had a fun time eating hot dogs and brats. AK made up the signs for the event; she is sooo talented!

 

Paddleboard

When there's no wind, there's no better place to be than on the paddleboard. We have wheeled trolleys for them and it's fairly easy to walk them to the lake. I tried taking S along, but he told me that I don't paddle like his mom does, so he got upset and tipped us over to make it more exciting.

It's a challenge to get on the water for a sunrise, but sunsets are easy.

 

Happy Hour

Our main office is only a mile from CP's so when I work there I can stop for a beer with him and wait for rush hour to die down. CP knows all the happy hour specials. This time it was Taco Tuesday at Fat Pants Brewing.