This is a poem that my mom read when we buried dad’s ashes at the Rowley’s Bay cemetery. In this so certain falling of the year I fear a time to come when all I am will be a breath in every breeze that falls upon those now unborn whispering in an ear […]
Family
Walter and Blanche
This is the poem my mom read when we buried Grandma and Grandpa’s ashes at the Rowley’s Bay Cemetery. It is from mom’s book Pine Ridge Memories, and is based on her parents. Blanche Cushman Casey Her footsteps, smallest movements, sound too loud in the silent house. Searching for his presence, she finds faint […]
Rowley’s Bay Cemetery
Last Wednesday we interred my dad’s and my grandma and grandpa Donahue’s ashes in the Rowley’s Bay Cemetery. It is a charming country cemetery run by the Liberty Grove Township. Mom and dad got the plot a while ago, and the stones have been waiting patiently. There is one stone for my parents and another […]
The Deck
My family has always valued sunsets. It was, therefore, not surprising when, 50 years ago, we opted for a parcel of land on Beach Road on the bluff overlooking Green Bay. The spot allowed excellent sunset viewing. When eventually a house was put on the plot, a bay-facing deck featured prominently. This has been a […]
Door County Flora
In homage to selling the Door County house, this post celebrates the flora of Door County. Most of the pictures shown were taken either at Hjertets Onske (Heart’s Desire in Norwegian), my parent’s place.
Poet’s Nest Photo
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 […]
A Week in Door County
My brother Jeff and I drove to Door County, Wisconsin last Saturday. Ostensibly it was to attend a week-long seminar about the Beatles at Bjorklunden, the Lawrence University center just south of Bailey’s Harbor on Lake Michigan. My mom joined us at Bjorklunden, although she is attending a course on “The Book of Kells.” Honestly, […]
Back on the Water
Sometimes destiny seems to be a bit more apparent than others. We heard that space had opened up at a motel for a reasonable rate on the weekend of the 4th of July. Then we heard from our friends Ann and Steve that they had chartered our old sailboat Esprit on Saturday afternoon. As it […]
Kitty and Tim
Ellen and I spent the last several days in Bayfield, WI. This is the town where Ellen’s parents, Tim and Kitty retired after they finished their world cruising on Terra Nova, their 42 foot Halberg Rassy sailboat. After Tim and Kitty sold their house in St. Paul, they established a new community in Bayfield. Their […]