Today marks a milestone for Molly B and Me, our 400th post. We think you should help us celebrate by pouring yourself a nice, cold drink, sitting down in a comfy chair and reading each one. Not really. Mostly, we just want to thank you for hanging out with us. We launched this blog on [...]
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All good gifts
Today we are celebrating our 300th post and the second anniversary of this blog by announcing the winner of our Molly B and Me care package. We imagine our day-one followers might be joining us in a collective prayer that this particular care package will enjoy smoother sailing than some of the others we’ve written about [...]
In HOG heaven and feeling cool
I’m no easy rider, but for a little while on a sunny Saturday afternoon, I strolled through Brady Street and felt cool. Paced by the celebratory hum of idling hogs, we made our way through packed sidewalks all decked out for the Harley Davidson 110th anniversary, which brought more than 100,000 bikers to Milwaukee, including [...]
Motherhood: What a long, strange trip it’s been
I tripped over a cello yesterday, landed hard on the fingerboard and picked up steam as I skidded past an ineffective rock stop. Eventually, I came to rest under our stately piano which, I imagine, sighed heavily and shook its dignified keys in dismay. We've had our piano for 20 years, and it's seen more [...]
Pleasantly pinned by a polka parade
A parade we had not expected trapped us on opposite sides of a street Sunday afternoon but, with the summer air filled with both polka music and the enticing smell of grilled polish sausage, neither of us minded. We parked our cars on our respective sides of Pulaski Street and settled in to enjoy the [...]