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My brother, David, invited us all to come to his house for a viewing of the movie Dare To Dream: the Alan Kulwicki Story. The movie came out in 2005 and told the story of car racer Alan Kulwicki. Kulwicki was a native of Milwaukee, and the movie was filmed around Milwaukee. It also co-starred […]

So, we were playing a board game and I looked across the table at my sister, Donna, and asked, “Which one of us is Grace and which one of us is Frankie?” Grace and Frankie is a Netflix show with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin about two old women who are nothing alike, sharing a

And it did! I was thrilled and delighted. Everything is so dry. Donna and Michael came last night, and when I came down this morning, Donna was out looking at flowers, enjoying her morning tea. It started sprinkling, so we sat under cover by the hot tub. Michael joined us. It started to rain harder.

Who knew? Keith was asked to sub in a big band playing at the Mall of America. He asked if there would be a rehearsal. Nope. Just show up and play. That kind of stuff weirds me out. I could never. But then, I could never be in a band anyway, so it is beside

Moving to our house with a pool was a straight up good idea. We have no regrets. I love swimming and floating every day that I can. But the very best thing I have gotten from having a pool is a new friend. Our first summer here, I offered open pool Wednesdays to people I

I have been thinking we should have a block party since we moved here. I thought someone who had been here longer than us would take charge. Nope. This is our fifth summer and there have been no gatherings. I decided earlier this year that I was going to take charge. National Night Out is

Every year, when our front yard sherbet-colored flowers bloom, I find tiny little frogs sitting in the blossoms. I do not see the tiny little frogs any time or anywhere else. I do not see big frogs that look like the tiny, not scary frogs. Every day, I go out and look for tiny frogs.

I feel so much better today. I feel like me. Yay! Maren came with the kids (and two friends) to swim today. The two friends made it a happy foursome that played in the pool for hours while Maren and I sat in comfy chairs in the shade and talked about all the things. I

Ren in the Glen is a small renaissance festival outside Glenwood City, Wisconsin. Alexander has a booth there each year. Keith was not up to going this year, but my friend, Maren, and her kids took me. What a wonderful thing it was to spend the day with them. When we arrived at where Alexander’s

I bet you are thinking I am talking about Keith. I’m not. Well, in fairness, he is much better today. Not all better by any stretch and he had some tough moments mid-day out trying to do stuff (like play a feature piece out in front of the band in the hot noon sun), but