Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We hung our enormous Croatian flag from our balcony this week to celebrate two happy occasions — the exciting Croatian win over Panama in the World Cup, and Croatian Independence Day. Then, two of my sisters in-law popped in for a visit and gave us another reason to hoist our glasses. Živjeli! I married into [...]
We’re not sure how the World Cup final will end on Sunday, but, at least in Outagamie County, we know the victory will be sweet. If Croatia wins on Sunday, as we hope, Judge John Des Jardins has agreed to provide French pastries (ooh la la) to the court judges and their staffs. Should France [...]
I've never been a soccer mom, though I raised four healthy Midwestern kids. My son's lone soccer experience ended after a single, legendary season during which refs had to stop the game to extract his teammate from the net. We don't own a soccer ball. I've never played the game. Short of flying the largest [...]