Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Most of the streets are named after trees in our daughter Molly’s new town. I love that. Molly knows trees like doctors know their patients. Take a walk with Molly and she’ll introduce you to Maple, Ash, Elm and Mulberry. She’ll tell you all about their habits, history and, ahem, procreation proclivities. So it seems [...]
I'd hoped for a good picture when I stopped at Packer training camp, and I got it. Because Green Bay is the greatest franchise in the history of the NFL, I also got a great story. Both involve a cute munchkin with a bike, a pom pom-stuffed basket, a Packer dress and a great name. [...]
I’ve written before about Appleton North’s theatre director Ron Parker and his universal impact on our family. Each of my four adult children cite Mr. Parker’s profound influence on their lives. He taught them to be brave; to make magic from the mundane; to honor a commitment; to recognize a problem, give it a good [...]
Not all heroes of the Lombardi era Packers wore helmets, some wore heels and housecoats, another his signature fedora. Even as those vaunted teams made their historic romp through NFL record books, they also set precedent off the field. Vince and Marie Lombardi packed their principles along with their parkas when they came to Green [...]
I hope the magic of summer in Wisconsin lures my granddaughters back again and again. I want the slow drift of campfire smoke to tickle their memory, and the sticky taste of S’mores to linger long after the last log burns. I’d like the little red train that chugged us through Bay Beach to show [...]
