Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I honestly thought yesterday was April Fool's Day. I spent much of the morning thinking about whether the weather was Wisconsin's idea of a practical joke. Other members of my household called it a different holiday. "It's Christmas again!" the four-year old shouted when he came downstairs and saw all the snow. Then, we had [...]
"A southern wind smells like spring," Molly announced as we strolled through the woods on an unseasonably warm Sunday. So, we all stood still and took a good, deep breath. "Huh!" I said. "It does! How poetic. Where did you learn that?" "I didn't," she said. "I just think it does." Less than 24 hours [...]
An unfamiliar November sun rode in this weekend and we Midwesterners responded with great gulps of glee. Everywhere we looked people rode bikes they had put away for the winter, hauled out the summer shorts, dined al fresco , walked, jogged, raked leaves, climbed playground equipment and tried to stay outside as long as possible. [...]
The tornadic storm that ripped through Appleton Friday tore large branches from nearly every tree in our yard, tossed porch furniture and trampolines down city streets, knocked trees into power lines and wreaked mad havoc everywhere it touched down. But you know what it left standing? My You Are Beautiful sign. I say that without [...]
Dear March, I'm sure you're used to warmer receptions, but we're all a little stiff from our icy hunch through February and we're afraid to open our curtains in the morning because we don't know what meteorological horror awaits us on the other side of that pane. So, pardon us if we don't fling open [...]