I love today. I look forward to it every year and so does most of my neighborhood. Our trees roll out their red and gold carpet, our black birds pretend they're ravens, our squirrels chatter with excitement and our raccoons lay low. Our pumpkins become Jack O'Lanterns and grin or glower, depending on their artists' [...]
Want to sashay into your 92nd second year with a twinkle in your eye? Then, you have to live like the Cookie Lady. Are you up to the challenge? First, you'll need to get your priorities in order -- God first, family second and, if you have those two, who cares what else you have [...]
I found my friend Carol in my backyard Saturday morning, cheerfully yanking weeds and making plans for a giant hosta that has never been anything but terrifying to me. "We can split it, and plant hosta along the side of your house," she said. I explained that I've always had a Little Shop of Horrors [...]
I risked life, limb and lens yesterday afternoon, skidding out to my icy front porch to plant a yard sign and a little love. In the bleak midwinter, you can give your heart. You can also wack your chin with your camera lens as you take a spectacular fall in front of a whole middle [...]
I don't know how many thousands of children have learned to swim at the Erb Park Pool, but I do know how many will learn to swim on a splash pad. Zero. That's why Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna's announcement that the city had decided to replace the pool with a splash pad astounded me. There [...]