I had an Uncle Billy kind of day yesterday involving two trips to the DMV, an unsuccessful attempt to get a flu shot and a wrong turn coming out of Freedom I only noticed when I saw a sign welcoming me to the Oneida Reservation. Luckily, Uncle Billy Days always end in an unexpected, joyful [...]
Nestled comfortably off the beaten path, just south of a dead-end road, the Oxbow is the kind of Northern Wisconsin establishment you really have to want to find when you set out looking for it. I think you will. Traveling from Appleton, we needed a verbal description, hand-written directions and a spotty GPS to make [...]
Just like it has every year for the past 40, the Appleton Boychoir delivered a heart-swelling Christmas gift to its community this past Saturday. More than 100 voices ranging from sweet soprano to rich baritone swelled in gorgeous harmony and reminded everyone of the Christmas season's meaning and its joy. With its history, size and [...]
Santa wears readers in our house. This 2019 edition to his wardrobe owes little to his deficiencies and everything to ours. Two of us have terrible eyesight and a vain inability to keep track of our glasses…because they’re only on our actual heads when we absolutely have to strap them on. Otherwise, you’ll find dime [...]
My family’s typical Thanksgiving involves about 15 family members in a New Jersey dining room. This year, tradition was thrown to the wayside when my sister moved to South Bend, Indiana to work for Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. We’ve been excited to visit her for months, but with a family’s worth of crowded schedules and [...]
