Okay really! This doesn’t look like a 90 year old grandma. Well of course, that is because she isn’t. She’s only 89 and a half. The big event this summer in Door County was clearly the celebration of my mother’s 90th birthday. Granted, it doesn’t occur until January, but she decided to go ahead and […]
Wisconsin
Best Bathrooms Ever!
On the way to Door County from Little Compton we decided to drive through Sheboygan, Wisconsin. I was born and raised in Sheboygan. While I was in high school, I worked as a janitor at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. The job was much more than janitoring. I helped set up shows, was the […]
Throwback to Crex Meadows
It is not uncommon, while on the road, to think back to the great friends who are not nearby. It was a year ago that a group of us went up to Crex Meadows, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin, to see the migration of Sandhill Cranes. The Cranes feed in nearby fields, but roost during the night […]
Roots
On the way back from the memorial/reunion in Kentucky (Ellen’s family), we decided to spend the night in Baraboo, Wisconsin (my family). My grandparents Donahue were born and raised in this general area. Baraboo First things first. We drove up to West Street to see the Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Back in the day, the […]
Homage to the Lake Cabin
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 […]