Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I hustled over to the ice rink on a very busy Tuesday afternoon because sometimes winter acts like a spoiled child. It can blow through so furiously we hide in our houses, bundled up and waiting for the tantrum to pass. Each time we poke our heads out the door, our faces freeze in its [...]
Our friend Aaron likes to ride his bike. In fact, if you live in our city, you've probably seen him pedaling past. He bikes in any weather, wearing a helmet, a safety vest and his trademark grin. I've written about Aaron before. He's a very sweet young man with a contagious smile who has never [...]
The Appleton Park and Recreation Department executed a nearly perfect pour this season which, followed by an epic cold snap, resulted in some nice ice, baby. I had the whole rink to myself Saturday afternoon and I felt a little giddy with gratitude. Even after all these years of living next door to Erb Park, [...]
Our five-year old calls the park across the street “Our Park”, because that’s what he thought he heard me say the first time I took him to Erb. He’s right, though. Erb Park is our park. It’s your park too. It belongs to all of us in that wonderful, universal way all public parks belong [...]
If you're lucky enough to live next door to a sled hill, you might wake up early on a perfect February morning, lounge around in your jammies, have leftover birthday cake for breakfast, bundle up, head over to the hill, race your brother down, catch some air off a jump, make an angel in the [...]