We followed an eagle into summer last night and could not be more grateful for the guidance. As is our reflex, we sprinted north when we realized we had the opportunity and plunked our tubes in the Oconto River as soon as we arrived. Soon after, a majestic bald eagle swooped overhead and beckoned us [...]
For quite some time now, my husband Vince and I have been working to restore a path my dad cut through the woods nearly 30 years ago. We owe our pace -- a pocket full of nails, a board or two, a few random cuts of low hanging branches -- to our lack of both [...]
I heard the echo of Walt Whitman as I treated myself to a solo walk through the woods Sunday morning (which turned out to be a nice palette cleanser for the stress of that crazy Packer game.) Fog lifted as I strolled along and that felt like a metaphor. We humans breath a little deeper [...]
Our oldest son came home for the first time since Christmas 2019 and we celebrated with a taste of all things Wisconsin. So far during his stay, he has enjoyed a good, old-fashioned fish fry from Mark's Eastside, cheesecurds from Tom's Drive-in, a brat from a roadside stand and booyah! made by his sister Molly [...]
We spent Sunday afternoon in pious reflection and that's the truth. That we gleaned our pious reflection from an icy glass of craft beer in no way diminishes the sincerity of our intent, thanks to two Stubborn Brothers in Shawano and the specific efforts of Father Scott Valentyn and brewmaster Aaron Gilling. Gilling, who launched [...]