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The Living Woods
The woods have a heartbeat. I walk through a valley and look up to view icicles dripping onto the rocks below. The droplets will nourish the ground this spring so other trees and plant life, such as berry bushes, can pump water from their roots to their branches. I’ve enjoyed plump raspberries and blackberries from […]
My secret valentine
Tap, tap, tap. My secret valentine will not be dissuaded and keeps tapping on the bay window. Earlier this morning, at sunrise, I heard him whistling at me. If I was back in high school, I might suspect my old boyfriend, who would sometimes knock on my bedroom window to get my attention. Tap, tap, […]
What we Wisconsinites Love about Winter
Many of us are complaining about the weather, so when a friend surprised me and mentioned that he’s learned to love Wisconsin winters, I asked him for details. He said he took a lesson from the Alaskans, many of whom prefer winter because of the lack of mosquitoes and the ease of travel. Natives helped […]
To all the Fitness Fads I Loved Before
So, it’s been several weeks since New Year’s. How are your resolutions coming? Did you make one involving exercise? Were you swayed by one of the latest fads such as sculpt workouts, Zumba, spinning (bicycling), shine dance (see my article on this at https://bit.ly/42jqQKh) or goat yoga where participants do poses while interacting with goats? […]
One Can Touch the Hearts of Many
What would you do if you found a half-grown pig looking sick and lost wandering your neighborhood on a blustery, cold day? It was on such a day, that a gentleman named Sam found an abandoned pig barely alive in his Wisconsin Dells neighborhood. He pulled out a camp mattress as a barrier from the […]
A Night at the Cliff’s Edge
Years ago I was at Ellison Bay’s folk school, “The Clearing,” for a weeklong class called “Touch the Earth; Love the Earth” when the director mentioned that we could sign up to spend the night in the Cliffhouse. Back in 1935, the founder of The Clearing, Jens Jensen, used the Cliffhouse as his private hideaway […]
One of the Most Fascinating People I Ever Met
“When I was a freshman, one evening my date handed me the first violet of spring. I looked at it, told him its Latin name and then I ate it. It was our last date.” —Frances Hamerstrom, American ornithologist, Wild Food Cookbook, 1989 The year was 1990 at the Madison Book Fest. I was nervously awaiting […]
Cherishing the Old; Embracing the New
Traveling to Panama just weeks before New Year’s was a good reminder to cherish the old and embrace the new. Impressive pre-Columbian ruins are nestled between modern skyscrapers, some with amazing architectural designs. One soaring building was blueish and had a magnificent corkscrew twist. In Panama City, cars race in heavy traffic down narrow streets. […]