Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We followed a metaphorical rainbow to Stockholm, Wisconsin on Saturday and found a treasure more precious than gold — family time. We also got to celebrate an early St. Paddy’s Day with some of the most charming people you’ll ever meet. A parade through Stockholm never disappoints and this one featured bagpipes, heaps of candy, [...]
Our Irish eyes are still smiling thanks to a Saturday that included songs, shamrocks, shenanigans and a successfully executed sisterly surprise. It all happened, as so many good things do, at the Humble Moon Saloon. We had come to Maiden Rock for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and shindig. This year we brought a [...]
I’ve spent all of my adult life thinking everyone knew the words to the Irish Rover’s classic song, “The Unicorn.” As it turns out, it was mostly just the crowd at Hegarty’s Pub on the Marquette campus back in the crazy 1980s. Still that song made a great theme for our float at a very [...]
If you want to feel good about spending your money locally, and you want to eat delicious Irish food, and hear some live Irish music and celebrate St. Patrick's day the way the good lord intended, then I have the place for you. McGuinness Irish Pub in downtown Appleton has every option you need to [...]
Our favorite leprechaun greeted me with a pot of gold yesterday when I dropped by her house for a wee bit o' blarney. "Have some chocolate," she said. "I buy it from the Boy Scouts." Then she held up a basket full of giant candy bars, wrapped in gold. Connie the Cookie Lady celebrates every [...]