The title of this column is actually a quote by Loren Eiseley. In fact, I used to own a T-shirt with this quote on it. It’s always been an amazing medium to me, that’s for sure. For there is nothing that can create magic quite as easily as water. I always feel better in or... Continue Reading →
City Band Night Provides Great Entertainment
I typically don’t do a lot with community theater over the summer. It’s a very busy time for me, and the season is so short that I don’t want a lot of commitments keeping me indoors and away from all that warmth and sunshine. But in early June the community theater held its annual membership... Continue Reading →
Time For a Little Bathroom Humor
Author's note: I worked for over 12 years at a local newspaper in central Wisconsin called the Portage County Gazette, where I was Production Coordinator and also wrote a weekly column. This is a previously published column from those days. So what’s it like working at the Gazette? Does it seem to be a glamorous... Continue Reading →
A Midwinter Night’s Eve
It had been a good week, but still, I was happy for it to be Friday. I was looking forward to a weekend with no commitments, heaven for an introvert. I got home, changed out of my work clothes into something soft and comfortable, and after making supper, I crashed on the couch for a... Continue Reading →
So I Wrote A Book!
In 2017 I took a motorcycle ride that turned out to be the adventure of a lifetime. I wrote about it in my local newspaper, but so many people were interested in the story that I thought it would be a good idea to put it into a book, and that's what I spent the... Continue Reading →
Snowmobile hijackings, Trail Terror & Badass of the Weekend
Part Three of Three Parts Saturday night’s dinner was leisurely, as we all knew it was one of the last amazing meals we were going to have for the weekend. MJ’s daughter Angela is an amazing cook and spoiled us rotten with wonderful and delicious main courses and desserts. At one point, Mel asked what... Continue Reading →
Dog sledding, skijoring and snowshoeing in the Great Northwoods
Part Two of Three After a delicious, hearty breakfast, we bundled up and headed outside for our first full run of the trail Saturday morning. Barbara, my roommate from Florida, was the first to volunteer. Having spent a few hours chatting in our room the night before, I was not surprised. Barbara is fearless and... Continue Reading →
A Bucket List That’s “Gone To The Dogs”
First in a series of three parts Every once in a while it’s good to get one of those items off your bucket list. Last fall I received an email about a workshop called “Gone to the Dogs,” a Beyond BOW (Becoming an Outdoors Woman) program offered by the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.... Continue Reading →
Time With Temporarily Deaf Dog Has Strange, Wonderful Moments
It’s been an interesting week. My dog seemed to suddenly lose her hearing, and although she’s an older dog, it seemed to me that her hearing would fade gradually, not overnight. I was concerned, but it took a while before I could get her in to see the vet. Meanwhile, life became very interesting. The... Continue Reading →
Patriotic Soul Chooses Alternative Holiday Activity
My Sunday began with a glance out my front window to see a woman politely waiting for a squirrel to cross the street. She had been driving down the street when the squirrel appeared, and stopped to allow it to pass unharmed. The squirrel almost made it across but was frightened back by a truck... Continue Reading →