Northern Exposure--Day 45

We went up to see Joanne's oldest aunt this morning. Aunt Rose has been the matriarch of the Priolo family for many years. Although she is now living in a nursing home she is still in good health and her mind is just as sharp as a whip. Aunt Rose will turn 96 next month. Each morning around 10:00 Aunt Rose has coffee with whoever shows up to visit. Usually one or two of her sons will be there as will one of her former neighbors. This morning, while she was visiting with her son Tommy and her youngest sister, Pat, we surprised her with our visit. We also took Buddy with us and he had a good time. Visitors often bring their small dogs with them to visit. Several of the nursing home residents keep "doggie treats" in their pockets to share with the little four legged visitors. Today was no different and Buddy "ate it up", so to speak.

We were able to get Buddy in to be groomed today. He normally gets a trip to the "day spa" once a month when we are home in Oklahoma. His last grooming was the last week of May. We've tried several places where we've been to get him a grooming appointment but have not been successful in the time frame we were staying in each place. Today he went to Petco and got a bath and a good trim. He looks much better and he acts like he feels better to get the excess hair off. (I felt the same way when I got my hair cut last week while we were in Willmar.)

Earlier in the week we had seen a listing of activities here in Duluth. For today they listed sailboat races on Lake Superior. As it turned out the races were moved to Superior Bay, directly in front of the marina where we are parked. We were able to stand on the edge of the Bay and watch the boats as they came by on their race course. Here are some of the pictures I took of the boats.