Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Spring poked its head in the door on Monday like some shirt-tail relative invited to the family reunion. Here in Wisconsin, we eyed her up cautiously. We saw features we recognize, but we couldn't quite place this odd, though perfectly pleasant, weather. Still, we waved her in. Sixty-five degrees on a single digit day in [...]
I’ve heard lots of theories about why filmmakers at MGM studios decided to premiere the Wizard of Oz in Wisconsin. Some say it was because composer Herbert Stothart had a summer home on Okauchee Lake. Others think it was because Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Munchkin Coroner, grew up in Watertown. I think it’s because [...]