Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Are we Midwesterners ever not surprised by summer’s miracles? Monday, I rolled my yoga mat out onto a field covered with snow white clover blossoms. Just an eye blink ago, actual snow — mean, icy drifts of it, covered that same field. I took a deep breath of gratitude for the miracle of clover. On [...]
Seasons don't mess around here in Wisconsin. They either show up to play, or they sit the bench. Spring, for instance, redshirted this year and we jumped right into summer, which is a glorious development, if you ask me. I like to think of summer as the Giannis of seasons, the kind you revel in [...]
I like to think of Wisconsin as the High Five State, perched as it is in the center of the Midwest, with its little Door County thumb perpetually extended in a happy greeting. This weekend, our friendly neighbor to the west, high-fived us right back with a spectacular weekend we'll be treasuring for some time. [...]