A month alone with just myself? Many of my friends think I'm nuts to go alone off into the wilds for extended periods of time. Maybe I am, but if this is crazy, wrap it up--I'll take it. To unplug from my daily existence and hole up in a remote locale with just my laptop and … [Read more...] about Me, Myself & I
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Skinnydipping
When I was a kid, I never went swimming wearing a swimsuit if I could help it. There's something about the feel of the water against your bare skin. Once you've experienced it, second-best won't do. I suppose it's the closest I'll ever get to knowing what it's like to be a … [Read more...] about Skinnydipping
Heart of a Town
"I did it," confessed the six-year-old boy. He stood pale before my husband Sandy, having tossed a rock that shattered a window in our rental car. Sandy was at the local fair in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, where we were vacationing. He was rolling out of the parking lot after the … [Read more...] about Heart of a Town
My Inner Midwesterner
When the idea was first floated to me, I smiled and said, "Sounds nice," in the vague way you do when someone makes a kind offer you have no intention of taking them up on. But my friend was insistent. "You would love Wisconsin," he said. "And Wood Lake is really special." He … [Read more...] about My Inner Midwesterner
