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 […]
Even the best laid plans… The condo is rented and on its way to being purchased (hopefully). The Lexus is sold. Financial and legal matters are settled. Valuables are in the safe deposit box. We are still in town. There has been a slight medical clearance hiccough in leaving town. We are optimistic it will […]
A few days ago Ellen and I travelled over to Door County to see my poet mother, Barbara Larsen, read from her latest book Poet’s Nest. The Ephraim, Wisconsin Unitarian Community holds a monthly Emily Dickinson night in which a local poet is featured. There is also an open microphone in which poet’s read their […]
Last Thursday and Friday I attended a Macalester College alumni class on story-telling with photography. It was taught by Eric Carroll, the terrific photography professor at Mac and at the U of Minnesota. Classes were in the photography studio in the newly improved Joan Adams Mondale art building. The room is amazing with more technology […]
Having grown up in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the bratwurst was a food to be revered. In the 50’s and 60’s, Sheboygan was dotted with small “craft” butchers. Their German heritage drove them to compete mercilessly at sausage-making. It is not an exaggeration to say that Sundays at around noon, the atmosphere of Sheboygan was smokey. This […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We often plan our trips from St. Paul to Door County with a stop at Maplewood Meats just west of Green Bay on Highway 29. To my taste (and I grew up in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the bratwurst capital of the world), Maplewood Meats has the best brats around. Those who have had the opportunity to […]
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 […]
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