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My dairy farmer father for many years held a side job: hauling milk (stacked in steel cans, no less) by the truckload from the neighborhood […]
My dairy farmer father for many years held a side job: hauling milk (stacked in steel cans, no less) by the truckload from the neighborhood […]
Gone, officially, is any hope of hopping the border with four longtime girlfriends for a summer vacation in Canada. Sadly, we are relieved. Weekly day […]
My first job outside of Wisconsin was at the now-defunct Tulsa Tribune in Oklahoma, which seems like a lifetime ago and marked the start of […]
A burger would be on my short list for best last meal on Earth. Not just any meat slinger’s burger, but a perfectly seasoned, chargrilled […]
All the world’s a stage but COVID-19 compromises the traditional platforms and performers that we count on for entertainment this summer. For some troupes, that’s […]
Mothers get their day this month, but maybe that should apply to other mentors too. And perhaps our kind words, deeds and gifts should extend […]
Bed and breakfast operators intend to do good as they mark Arbor Day and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, founded by the late U.S. […]
One of my favorite parts of a recent virtual church service was a challenge to find the silver linings that are a part of our […]
How odd to have no place to go, be it far away or close to home. When the first round of travel restrictions between the […]
At least 30 years have passed since my husband and I walked into a small-town tavern one wintry morning, in search of a beer and […]
The James Beard Foundation typically pays attention to the nation’s edgiest and newest chefs and restaurant concepts. An easy majority of the annual Beard semifinalists […]
At this time of year, bellying up to the bar for a cold one can be taken literally. Glistening ice bars – ice sculptures with […]
Consider the dichotomies of life: birth and death, night and day, salt and sugar, introverts and extroverts. These polar opposites have things in common too. […]
Single-digit temps are forecast as I write this, hot chocolate within reach and fat cat on my lap. Happiness through hygge (“hoo-ga”), the Denmark concept […]
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