Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I had no troubling bundling up and sitting outside yesterday at Lambeau Field in the balmy 16 degree air. But, I did not leave my house Saturday. The day felt a little chilly to me and I vowed to spend it inside. Fortunately, we’d been the lucky recipient of some delicious Christmas gifts. So, when [...]
The seasons have been especially capricious this year. Just as summer faded into fall, it popped back up for three or four encores. Spring taunted us early, then left in a huff, slunk back and disappeared again. So, it does not surprise me that our first snowfall of the year faded pretty quickly into mush. [...]
My husband unearthed a real gem during his ruthless attic purge a few weeks ago. “Hey, I found this red and green coat,” he casually said Saturday afternoon. “I hung it in the garage to air out. Do you want to check it out before I take it to Goodwi—-?” He might have finished saying [...]
Poignancy seeps into Wisconsin’s beauty when its weather confounds. Water leaks through lacy ice, sap runs early and that gorgeous carpet of snow, laid out thick with anticipation just weeks ago, shrinks back with a level of insecurity we don’t normally see here in the unabashed Midwest. All of our snowmobile trails are closed and [...]
The Appleton Park and Recreation Department executed a nearly perfect pour this season which, followed by an epic cold snap, resulted in some nice ice, baby. I had the whole rink to myself Saturday afternoon and I felt a little giddy with gratitude. Even after all these years of living next door to Erb Park, [...]