A Doggone Good Holiday
Our son Matthew and his wife Lisa live in Indianapolis. We hadn't seen them in over two years and were very happy when they said they would be joining us…
Make Music – Part 2
To read about Make Music Madison from 2013 - 2017, please see Make Music - Part 1. 2018 A song that I often sing at Make Music Madison is Jim…
Make Music – Part 1
[Alert to Readers: I don't usually post many pictures of myself. People who read this blog probably appreciate that very much. But, since this is about an event in which…
Musing about Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day has always been a happy day and a sad day for me. Mother's Day is a happy day because I have been blessed with a loving, caring, kind…
Washington Island 2021
Another year on the Island; another year of changes. We went in August instead of July. We rented a small cottage on Detroit Harbor instead of a larger cottage on…
A Visit from Patty Duratny Carter
After 25 years, we were happy to have Patty Carter visit the Leuker Family in Racine. We had a very nice lunch together in the yard at Jan and Joe's…
Happy Birthdays to Us
When you can't get together twelve times during the year to celebrate birthdays, just get together on one lovely afternoon and celebrate all twelve together! Just stay in family groups…
The Trip – Introduction
In the summer of 1973 I was unemployed. Kathy was working at University Hospital so we had money to pay the rent. After some thought (not a lot because we…
The Trip – Part 21
The Trip - Part 21: Teddy Roosevelt Nat'l Memorial Park and Home We left Yellowstone National Park through the Northeast entrance. This takes you on the Beartooth Highway, a section…
The Trip – Part 20
The Trip - Part 20: The World's Fair and Yellowstone Redux I'm not sure if they still hold World's Fairs, but in 1974 there was one in Spokane, Washington. It…