Memories Growing up very near Lake Ontario, several of my friends lived along the lakeshore. My best friend lived in a house where their dining room looked out over the lake which, depending on the day, could be both menacing and beautiful. Across the road was a pond. During the years when water was high,…
This week I prepared a lesson on cacti for my garden club students. It’s a great lesson for the February or anytime in the winter, as it can be conducted inside. So many of our days have been sub-zero this year, it was proactive thinking to have a lesson that didn’t include being out-of-doors. Teaching…
This weekend I am taking a trip back in time. I accompanying my younger son back to Western New York to visit a prospective college, which just happens to be the university my husband and I attended in the 1980’s. The trip also involves travel back to a suburb were we used to live. We’ll…
Yesterday, my husband and I drove The Great River Road from La Crosse to Osceola, Wisconsin. It was a beautiful fall day and we decided to take a long ride. The whole trip, one way, takes about three hours. The Great River Road refers it State Road 35 in Wisconsin that meanders up the western…
Brown Landscape with Punches of Green I cannot seem to get over the difference in landscape between the mid-western and southwestern parts of the United States. Although both are beautiful in their own ways, I have to say that I prefer green over brown. Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Yucca Valley, as well as the surrounding…
Today, I introduce a new series. It will join my Enrichment Posts, Have you Ever? and Silent Sundays as a recurring themed post on my blog. This series will be called the Little Known Fact Series. A few days ago I drove across the northern part of Wisconsin from our cabin to an art gallery…