Friday 26th May. Plymouth Minnesota.

 A leisurely start to the day and although I woke early I went back to sleep. We had delicious breaky of biscuits and gravy. Then we played lots with the twins and did wirdle, waffle and quordle.  We then headed to Greg(husband of Heather,  father of twins and co owner of this lovely home I'm staying  in) parents who have a beautiful  house on Lake Sarah. Minnesota is home to 10000 Lakes!! We went for a ride on the lake in his motor  boat. Ahh a beautiful  day and wonderful checking out the lake and houses around it. Great as it's a fresh water lake so no salt maintenance to worry about. We had a BBQ played some more with the children and chatted. A lovely day.

Oh and in winter the lake is frozen to at least 28inches thick and they take little houses out and fish in them. Cutting holes in the ice. Some houses are very snazzy!!














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  1. abroadabroad26 May 2023 at 20:55

    Those kids have grown a bit since you were buying them Aussie baby clothes! Looks great.

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  2. Anne26 May 2023 at 21:23

    I thought the same thing Heather. The homes look lovely. (Not the frozen ones.)

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  3. Jenny26 May 2023 at 21:59

    Wonder how many fish they catch?

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  4. Juju's away.blogspot.com26 May 2023 at 22:00

    Wow those tiny houses look interesting! BTW Rutts l have had trouble getting onto your blog. Am.l the only one?

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  5. Karyn 26 May 2023 at 23:47

    Very picturesque location. The extremes that people will go to catch a fish. That is a lot of freshwater lakes. Can they lend our dry continent some!!

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