It is April 19th and it is snowing outside. Snowmobiling season has long been over and ATV season has not yet begun. These are the “dead” months here in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Warm and sunny one day, cold and dreary the next. Not much going on. A lot of businesses in the area use this time as their opportunity to take a break and go on vacation before the big summer season starts. These […]
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June 15, 2020 ~ Decorah is a quaint college town in the bluff country of northeast Iowa. Scott’s sister and her husband live near there so we visit Decorah often. Luther College, a liberal arts college, is located in town so the downtown area hosts a variety of eateries and one of a kind shops catering to locals as well as college students. The best way to tell you about Decorah is to take you
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May 21,2020 ~ Nothing makes my day like stumbling upon an interesting and unexpected place or thing. Today we got lucky and did just that! Driving west on Hwy 29 in Wisconsin, we saw a nondescript, standard green and white sign that simply said “Geographical Marker” with an arrow pointing off to the right. We passed it at first, but talked about how we were in no hurry and decided to swing back and check
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May 2, 2020 ~ Tabouleh is my go-to “taste of summer.” It’s a bowl full of fresh, healthy goodness that satisfies my tastebuds. All I have ever known is the tabouleh I have bought at a grocery store. While I love it, I am sure it doesn’t compare to a homemade Lebanese tabouleh, which I do hope to experience one day. I must work on perfecting my own recipe because tabouleh is not easily found
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April 30, 2020 ~ Finally it was my turn to catch some fish! We have started riding our bikes to various fishing holes along the Turkey River from our campground, Skip-A-Way Resort, here in Clermont, Iowa. I love to ride my bicycle, and if I can ride it to go fishing…well, that’s like double the joy for me. A few years ago, I had bought a collapsible fishing pole at Bass Pro Shops. My thought
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