spindle spider dot comBack in Minnesota! I booked a flight for under $200 and did about 90 minutes of work in Hastings. Then I decided to stay in downtown Minneapolis and I found a really cheap room. Had plenty of time to kill that afternoon and again the following morning before my flight left. First up was Electric […]
I visited Bemidji once before not long ago. As I returned it was warmer out and again I had some free time. This would be a recipe for a solid hunt if I didn’t feel like I had already dug pretty thoroughly. But that is always a lie! You have never dug sufficiently! […]
After striking out big time at the Goodwill in town, I gave up as I have already been all over MN. But our last day in town, we were at breakfast at the ‘Minnesota Nice Cafe’ (horrible name, nice place, good food) […]
Been through MN too many times to count, so I wasn’t huge on seeing much during this visit. But alas, there was a Goodwill just blocks from where I was and I had time to kill. I could not find any platters, so I asked. The clerk began to wander, searching…searching…it was not fruitless. But […]
I’ve been up to Minnesota a few times, but this trip was unique. I flew in but did not have a rental car so I was reliant on my local colleagues to cart me around. When that ended, I was on my own – which is fine with me. This time I was in the […]
Had a grueling 3-day trip through Wisconsin and Minnesota and took advantage of whatever I could find on the way, which in this case ended up consisting of entirely Goodwill stores. Day #1 my work was in Sussex WI. I stayed the night in nearby Brookfield. This allowed me to hit Goodwill stores in Brookfield […]
Started off at the Goodwill in Eagan MN. I got into town a few hours before my colleague so I grabbed the rental car we were sharing and headed over. I instantly hit it big with some polka platters and even some barbershop! As I have done more than once, when I start seeing a […]