Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I planned a cool start for my first day of being 52-years old -- a sunrise jog with a brand new pair of shoes and some new running apparel. But, I’m me, and I lollygagged a bit before I set off, and missed the sunrise altogether. Then a stiff wind hit me on both the [...]
Often, the fine line between gentrification and true urban renewal comes from a bright can of spray paint. Such is the case with Miami's Wynwood Walls, a six-year old art project launched by the late Tony Goldman, who aimed to create a "museum of the streets." By soliciting famed artists from all over the world, [...]
Mary and Violet Crawley let me tag along with them as we toured the Downton Abbey exhibit Monday, but they made me behave myself. "No pictures!" they stage-whispered theatrically and repeatedly as we made our way through the stunningly beautiful Paine Art Museum in Oshkosh. "They don't mean NO pictures," I tried to explain, as [...]
We love to walk south through our neighborhood, past stately old houses and front porch swings, over cheerful chalk drawings and railroad tracks. An easy mile brings us downtown, where all the lights are bright, even in the day. Saturday, we sipped Door County cherry lemonade and strolled through the Appleton Farmer's Market. The bounty [...]
Dear Internet, I’m not that nerdy, I swear. I know how that last post made it seem. Believe me, if I had seen pictures of some teenage girl huddled in front of a computer screen cuddling an accordion, I would’ve thought she was a nerd too. I don’t blame you Internet. We don’t really have [...]