I was just waiting … waiting for my husband to finally come around to a mini van rather than an SUV. He researched which SUV we were going to get. Figured out our possible monthly payments. Decided which dealership we’d buy from – and I supported his hard work. I thought – I could do […]
Friday morning, Joe was presented (ta-da!) from behind rolling portable walls to some 34 tots and their families at Olbrich Gardens On the Pond series. Presenter Jennifer Sterling first read Melvin the Turtle.There were creative turtle projects for the little ones to make, and then there was time to visit the real thing – Joe. I brought […]
On Memorial Day weekend, Bratfest kicks off the festival season. If you keep your eyes open, you’ll see lots of radio stations broadcasting from these summertime events (even Magic 98). Over the years, I have been to a few. In small-town Iowa more than 20 years ago, the annual summer festival was supposed to […]
This past Sunday was graduation day for Truman from The Dog Den’s Freestyle 1 class of 2014. After several weeks of learning how to “dance,” Truman had his performance final and, while not perfect, he gave a stellar performance none the less. I, on the other hand, noticed I really need to work on my form after […]
I’m going to be teaching at the Chroma Art Bar in Fort Atkinson on May 22 (evening class), June 14 (Sat. class) and June 19 (Thu. class). I ‘ve decided to also teach two other styles of painting, too. The classes are very small and, besides being able to have a beer if you want, you don’t have to have any […]
Severe weather season is here. Most people don’t know this about me, but I happen to be a weather nerd and a storm chaser. When the skies turn dark, I sometimes hop in my car and follow the clouds. I am fascinated by tornadoes and how they form and by the terrible destruction they leave […]
This past weekend’s Saturday morning edition of American Top 40 is a show I can remember hearing when it was on the first time, back in the spring of 1974. I was a 14-year-old music and radio geek, and I used to sit by the radio with a pencil and paper and write down the […]
