Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I swung through the Wisconsinest store in town yesterday on my way to a quick and cheesy interlude. Founded 85 years ago, Simon’s Cheese is the perfect snack or stock up shop for anyone craving a Wisconsin snack. I’d been to Simon’s Cheese many, many times over the years for various cheese purchases. I even [...]
This birthday girl does not like cake. A youngest and only daughter, our friend Janet grew up on a busy farm with her mom, dad and five older brothers. She wasn't allowed to do outside work. Those jobs are for your brothers to do, her mother told her. So, other than an occasional outing to [...]
The old girl could use a new transmission. She creaks a little when she shifts gears, and sometimes gets stuck in second. She rattles when this happens and lurches forward in an ungainly manner. Still, she loves the road and summer is her season. The wind in her face energizes her, and when the sun [...]
I tore through the Mile of Music Festival like a crazy person this weekend, sprinting from one end of the Avenue to the other, determined to hear as much music as I possibly could. (As it turns out, that's a lot of music!) I soaked in every set I heard from Wednesday's night through Sunday [...]
We kicked off summer yesterday with a float down the frigid waters of the Oconto River. Say what you will about us Wisconsinites, but we've never let a little unseasonable chill spoil our fun. So, wanting to set a tone for the epic summer of 2025, in we went, Captain Allnut and me. (And, if [...]