Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Proud Peggy keeps on rollin'. This past weekend, my 85-year old mother hopped into an inflatable barcalounger and rolled right on down the Oconto River, an activity she's been hankering to do all summer. Not everyone thought this was a good idea. Her kind neighbor called out to me when we swung by to pick [...]
Yesterday, as I made my last airport run of a perfectly busy relative season, I wrote a little thank you note in my head to the great state of Wisconsin and to all my loves who made such efforts to travel here. Our spontaneous family get-togethers require planes to take off and land on time; [...]
I introduced my granddaughter to her shadow this week and they made a delightful pair. They stomped a little, just to show who was boss. Then they waved to each other, having achieved a happy detente. And then they danced, We clapped along, my shadow and I, a lucky, veteran audience of two. Later, other [...]
If you want to see the magic of the best little amusement park in all the world, just watch an 85-year old scamper through it. “Come on!” she’ll yell excitedly. “We’re going to ride the train!” And, if the youngest member of your party is just a tiny bit more hesitant to jump on a [...]
In a lot of ways, these are the carpe-est of the diems, the waning days of a beloved season and the delicious promise of the next. So, we reach hard for every moment we can – Yes! To the apple picking. Yes! To the campfires. Yes! To the flannel and the swimsuits and the fleece. [...]