Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
My sister Kathy was born with a silver rattle in her hands -- all the players' babies born during those first Packer Super Bowl years were. Packer legend Vince Lombardi and his wife Marie visited the wives in the hospital and gifted their newborns a sterling silver rattle. (Back then, ladies stayed in the hospital [...]
We’re squeezing the last drops of that delicious lemon yellow ball of fun called summer. Last week, we walked across the street to say good-bye to Erb Park swimming. But, that quick send-off didn’t seem like enough, so we marched to our house, changed into our suits, and headed back for a proper dip. A [...]
There must have been a little something extra in the water at the Village Apartments in Green Bay back in the 1960s. (Well, there was a little something extra in the water at the Bettis house next door. 🤣) Either way, the people who lived there went on to live impressive lives, and they have [...]
Fame snuck into Green Bay under the black fedora of a man who knew just when to doff it. Legendary Coach Vince Lombardi and his elegant wife Marie had big plans when they came to Green Bay in 1959. They wanted to win football games, sure. But they also wanted to elevate the league. To [...]
My favorite Dolly Parton song came to me by way of an algorithm. I had taken a long walk and my playlist ran out. Lucky for me, it veered off into Dolly-land. “From here to the moon and back” stopped me in my tracks. I remember standing there in the chilly dusk just listening. I [...]
