Random Acts of November

I had a hotel shoot in my old stomping grounds of Brooklyn Center (worked up at the nearby Best Buy for a couple of years).

Brooke had the car so I was stuck walking somewhere for lunch. I saw this old school Chinese place on Google Maps and thought, well, I've never been to House of Hui. Let's do that.

Don't read the one star reviews. I don't think they understand a good hole-in-the-wall. This was freaking amazing. Some of the best Chinese I've ever had in Minnesota. Not quite the level of Duluth's Cantonese House, but damn good.

I had to finish up the second level of the backyard rink this weekend. Temps were about to dip. Theo kept himself busy with a coloring app on my iMac.

I'm adding some wood chips in the deep end this year to speed up the filling process. And then in the spring we already have mulch.

November 24th isn't too late for pumpkin spice pancakes, is it?

We needed to get more wood chips for the rink. Luckily you can still find them this time of year.

I had to take a gander at the pre-built fence sections while I was there. 2025 project? Maybe.

We always have a full car over Christmas so I did some shopping early this year so I could bring presents with us when we go to my parents for Thanksgiving.

Our wish for winter came true. The temps were going to dip so now is the time to get the rink filled.

A day later and the rink was just waiting to freeze.

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