Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I am currently trapped in a house with a young woman who added “muslin” to our list of essential grocery items. (I am also here with a young man who’s must-have grocery list included barbecue potato chips, and I shop for a woman who sent me an emergency message for root beer). So, we all [...]
We've been down this road before, Wisconsin, and, it turns out, we're pretty well-equipped for the journey. We just need to stay home, wash our hands and listen to Dr. Fauci. Back in 1918, as the Spanish Flu made its way across the globe, Wisconsin had its own Dr. Fauci, leading the fight against it [...]
A few weeks ago, someone took my You Are Beautiful sign from our front yard and I remember hoping it had found a good home and vaguely planning to replace it with a more permanent model. Then, the coronavirus came to town and trapped us all in this weird Stephen King novel. Suddenly, the air [...]
Had it not been for this global pandemic, my daughter Molly would be headed to Paris this weekend for culinary school. As it is, she is home with me, which is not the worst thing in the world...for me. While she has been admirably upbeat about this indefinite pause in her life, she is also [...]
We bought the house I grew up in, which means I have been feeling safer at this home since 1971. It juts out a little into the street so you can see the porch light from a good distance as you make your way south toward it. I have always liked that view, especially as [...]