Ladies Rock Camp Rules! I attended Ladies Rock Camp - run by Beth Kille and Beth Dohrn (saints!) - which is a part of the Madison Girls...

My head is often filled with many thoughts that I sometime struggle to sort out to write a blog post or poem. I have to quiet myself and...

On Sunday, I woke up to the dogs whining at 8:30 a.m., and I was happy because they usually do at 7:30 a.m. A little gift to me! But it...

Last weekend, I went to visit my parents in Cedarburg with my son and two dogs in tow. It’s about an hour east of my house. My dad had...

It’s been quite the year! It’s been hard for me to articulate a wrap-up for 2022. If you’ve been following along on my journey (thank you...

They say Winter is a time of reflection. When I went on my recent trip to the Outer Banks, I visited the shop - Sam & Winston, Manteo, NC...

I hope everyone had a nice long holiday weekend! The Thanksgiving meal went well and surprisingly, four desserts was not too much. I...

Well folks, that’s a wrap! I had my last poetry reading off 2022 yesterday. Shahayra Majumder and her friend Tucker’s band Extra Lime...

Well y’all, I’ve had quite the weekend! I took my son Austin (17 years old and spoiled) to Austin, TX for the Formula One race. He loves...

I was talking with a friend recently about the things people say to us and what we remember. I don’t always remember the kind or...

I think if you asked me at almost any point in my life, ”Do you see yourself spending a lot of time in solitude?” I would have given you...

A lot of emotions are swirling around this week. Not that they aren’t normally, but it’s an interesting time of year. My son Austin is...

I am a weary but happy traveler! I’m home for a couple of months which is good – I need to re-charge and live in my normal world. Last...

As you know, dear reader, I was in Vienna just two weeks ago. It feels like it was six months ago! I absolutely loved my time there and I...

We have heroes among us. I rely on them every day. I always say, “it takes a village” when someone asks me how I keep up my vast land and...

I have many spaces that I call my own. Sometimes, I ignore certain spaces because I don’t use them anymore or conversely, I overuse...

I love to cook! I think I’m a decent chef-in-the-making and it’s a terrific artistic outlet for me. I don’t always take the time to make...

I get to the end of the week (Friday) and think, “Wow! That was a long week!" I realized at some point, every week is filled with new and...

I love photographs and some of them really inspire me to write poems. I have a friend who takes the best pictures (one of them is...

In the late 90s, I spent quite a bit of time in Pittsburgh. I would attend user group meetings as a software vendor. I traveled a lot...