Happy 2012!
Well, it's January 3rd. The real, though unofficial, New Year's Day has passed. The Packers won. The unreal, though official, New Year's Day has passed. The Badgers lost. The Iowa Caucuses…
Stamp out the holidays: Part 2
You might recall from a previous post that I often make my own stamps for our annual Christmas, Hanukkah, Eid, and Other Relevant Holidays Card. Since the holidays are now past…
Seven swans a-mooning…
It's almost winter. It hasn't snowed yet and the temperatures have been above freezing some days and below freezing on others. But, there's no stopping the general trend to lower…
A ribbiting exhibit
I was never into frogs and snakes when I was a kid. (Come to think of it, I was never into bugs either.) But, when our kids were growing up,…
Stamp out the holidays!
In a few more weeks we'll all be gobbling turkey like there's no tomorrow. The day after that a hundred million people will descend upon the malls of America to scarf up…
My most important sing-along
When I was 18, my sister Mary Ann and her husband Pudge took me with them on their summer vacation to Washington Island. I brought my guitar along and during the course…
What a wonderful Wisconsin weekend
What a great weekend! It was sunny and mild and the fall colors were reaching their peak. You couldn't ask for a better fall weekend. But wait, it was much…
Fruit on the bottom
Warning: This is one of those quasi-philosophical ramblings that I sometimes get into, so read at your own risk. The other day I grabbed a yogurt for a snack. I…
The dog days of summer
According to Wikipedia (and they don't lie), dog days are "the hottest, most sultry days of summer in late August." If you live in Wisconsin (or many other places in the Midwest)…
The reviews are in
If you missed My Fair Lady last weekend you missed a great show, especially the music, which was conducted by noneother than Eric Anderson. Since this was a concert version of…