I stumbled onto a life-affirming example of Wisconsin education at its finest a few weeks ago just outside Eagle Point Senior Living Center. Midway across the trestle bridge, I thought I heard a sound I'd nearly forgotten and it sent my heart soaring. "Is that live music?" I asked people coming from the other direction. [...]
I saw an unlikely daisy the other day and it reminded me of all the things I love about my second favorite flower. As a somewhat reformed matchmaker myself, I appreciate their Dolly Levi-ness, the way they gracious allow an earnest accounting of their petals to determine true love. I also like the way they [...]
My friend Amanda likes to keep things low key. Reflexively kind, she operates under the Midwestern mantra that says see a problem, solve the problem and then move on. Last Monday evening, she noticed her 92-year old neighbor Armin outside pacing his yard in obvious distress. When she found out what had happened, Amanda offered [...]
I display an enviable collection of heART throughout my home and office space. In fact, if you walk by my house you'll see two of my recent acquisitions on display in our large family room window. Another owns an apparently permanent spot on my refrigerator and the real vintage pieces (dating all the way back [...]
Because my sister Kathy (a middle child) retired mid-week, mid-semester, mid-pandemic, she might have slipped away unnoticed from the job she loved. But, her team of coworkers, friends and family weren't about to let that happen. On Wednesday, we all gathered for a surprise retirement parade past her house on a perfect May afternoon, made [...]
