Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
My sister Kathy sent me a video clip earlier this week, and I have been playing it ever since. Music doesn't just set a mood, it pretty consistently improves it. When that music is also a prayer, it can really swell your heart. My blog earlier this week about "the Prayer" reminded Kathy that my [...]
We followed a metaphorical rainbow to Stockholm, Wisconsin on Saturday and found a treasure more precious than gold — family time. We also got to celebrate an early St. Paddy’s Day with some of the most charming people you’ll ever meet. A parade through Stockholm never disappoints and this one featured bagpipes, heaps of candy, [...]
If you want to know what really makes America the Beautiful, listen to those words sung by a second and third grade choir. Watch their proud little faces beam as, eyes trained on their music teacher, they find the notes that give those words lift. "America! America! God shed his grace on thee. And crown [...]
In the 12 years since Mile of Music launched, hundreds of bands have come to Appleton to say hello. This year, one of its favorites came to say good-bye. Wild Adriatic, a rock band based in New York, announced earlier this year that Mile of Music would be its last gig. Fourteen years after they [...]
I tore through the Mile of Music Festival like a crazy person this weekend, sprinting from one end of the Avenue to the other, determined to hear as much music as I possibly could. (As it turns out, that's a lot of music!) I soaked in every set I heard from Wednesday's night through Sunday [...]