Carole King and Cat Stevens are singing to me and Steve is tolerating it pretty well. We have made it to the ocean! I keep getting asked what it is like to be on the road together so much,what do we do? How are we getting along? Well, we read a lot, listen to books […]
We pulled into Sunshower Farm in Soquel, (not to be confused with SoCal), on Thursday afternoon. Amy was there to greet us, Blakey came an hour later. Sunshower Farm is a property that Ellen’s brother Tim and his then wife Sue bought and built about 25 years ago. Molly, their daughter was born and raised […]
Finally we are heading to Theodore Roosevelt State Park. Steve just couldn’t let go of this being our first destination heading west. I was all for camping in August, but October. So I am thinking walking, drive by touring and a nice hotel room tonight! It has been exactly 3 months since I retired. What […]
We went over to Door County to see my mom and to enjoy the fall colors. The drive over was nice, we many trees in full bloom. We had a killing frost Saturday night, so it probably pushed the remaining straggling trees over the edge. We got there on Wednesday in time to attend the […]
Last weekend our good friends Beth and John invited us to their family lake cabin in celebration of John’s birthday. The cabin is on Red Cedar Lake, near Birchwood, Wisconsin. We biked, boated, talked, ate, drank wine, went for pizza, and generally had an all-around good time. Truth be told, there were actually five of […]
As promised, here is the in-depth post on our in-town vacation living arrangements. It is 30 minutes from downtown St. Paul. Big Lake Carnelian is just south of Square Lake, but much lesser known. Even people from the area don’t know of it. It is quite inhabited, although there are still quite a few summer […]
My mom is working on a new book called Poet’s Nest. It should come out next month. She has written journals for many years and also has nice handwriting. So of course, why not write a book with poems written about select pages of the journals. Mom has been working with her friend Kate on the […]
Some of Ellen’s parent’s best friends in Bayfield were Bob and Lou Eckels. We made a stop at Eckel’s Pottery Shop while in Bayfield. Although the place is now run by daughter Deedee, it is still a wonderful and funky place, with some spectacular arts and crafts. Not only did Tim’s friend Bob make the […]
We were able to enjoy the Bayfield fireworks from the perfectly located unit that our friends Steve and Ann, their daughter Joan, and her husband Colin. The balcony overlooked the commercial marina. People started to show up hours before, camping out on the marina bank. For those of you unfamiliar, there is a bit of […]
Here are a few of the high-points of our recent trip to Martha’s Vineyard: Ellie and Jack Quite clearly two of Ellen and my favorite people. Ellie and Jack demonstrate a joi de vivre that can only be described as inspirational. They are exceptional hosts, having opened their home to Ellen and me on several […]
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