Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We got to hang out in Margo-ritaville this weekend for our New Jersey bagel’s second birthday and, while it was a little too chilly to kick off our flip flops, we had a great time anyway. Of course, anytime we get with our little Margo is precious, but this visit was extra-fun. It included dance [...]
I'm wrapping up my series of posts about our family trip to Ireland with Dublin, the last chapter of an epic adventure. Our stops along the Wild Atlantic Way exhilarated all of our senses. I will, for instance, always remember the bowl of mint pea soup I ate at an unassuming roadside tavern overlooking both [...]
The jaunting carts drew us to the Black Valley of Ireland, mainly because we're a literal family and "jaunting" sounded so cheerful and fun. So, we committed to one of the oldest tours in Ireland, the Gap of Dunloe Adventure tour, which involved an open boat ride across the Lakes of Killarney and a horse-drawn [...]
Yesterday I custard kissed my spunky granddaughter and thought about how perfect August in Wisconsin is for unexpected family gatherings like ours. Into this season of abundance will fly all four of our adult children, their partners and spouses, and a beloved group of extended family members that grows bigger every day. By the end [...]
I think my face might have been a little sunburned from my delightfully warm walk along the river, because it really hurt when the wind whipped icy pellets at it the next morning as I scraped a thick frost off my windshield. "Come on, Wisconsin!" I yelled. "You're better than this!" From T-shirts on Tuesday [...]