Because my sister Kathy (a middle child) retired mid-week, mid-semester, mid-pandemic, she might have slipped away unnoticed from the job she loved. But, her team of coworkers, friends and family weren't about to let that happen. On Wednesday, we all gathered for a surprise retirement parade past her house on a perfect May afternoon, made [...]
Dear 18, It has been 35 days since life grounded you without cause, and we just want to say thank you for the elegant way you’ve risen to this challenge. Your senior year ended just as you were getting to the best part. Then this weird, dangerous virus shrank your social circle like accidentally microwaved [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]