We enjoyed nearly every good thing that summer in Wisconsin has to offer Saturday afternoon at Miller Park. First, we geared up and met family members for one of those win-or-lose-we-know-we'll-have-fun afternoons at the ballpark. The sun shone, the roof stayed open and, thanks to the days theme, super heroes roamed the park. Then, the [...]
If you ask me, the solstice comes too soon to summer. I want the longest day to come when fireflies dance and corn cobs sag on tall green stalks; when sandhill cranes call loudly over still lakes and sunflowers face proudly toward the sun. I'd like to feel just a hint of burn on my [...]
A young boy recently asked me how rainbows are made. I answered with all the scientific knowledge I once gleaned from the pivotal prism scene in Disney's Pollyanna, and explained that light reflects off water droplets in the air and that's why they always appear opposite the sun and generally after a rain. A mechanical [...]
On a very busy Friday during which technology confounded me in one instance and distracted me in another, I relied on the kindness of strangers and, I have to say, if you're going to Blanche Dubois your way through life, Appleton is the place to do it. Here is my tale: Following a maddening experience [...]
Note: My nephew Traveain escorted his two grandmas to his favorite Wednesday night spot and we felt the super sweet evening they enjoyed deserved a post. Here is his story: It all started because I knew I wasn't going to be able to make it down to Florida to celebrate Grandma Peggy's 80th birthday in [...]
