Southeast

Racine, Wisconsin

On this chilly day in August of 2020 – when staying home seems to have become the norm – I am daydreaming about a chilly day trip that Jim and I took in November of 2019. We determined that in the thirty-four years we’ve lived in Wisconsin – even though we passed by every time […]

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Over the thirty-something years we’ve lived in Wisconsin, we’ve always hauled-ass past Kenosha and Racine when driving to Chicago and beyond. On two separate chilly day-trips in early November of last year (2019), we spent some time in both cities and really enjoyed ourselves. You know how we love a good road trip! I’ll cover […]

Atop St. Mary’s Hill

Port Washington is nick-named the City of Seven Hills and this post will cover a part of this city that’s high atop St. Mary’s Hill – one of the city’s most prominent hills. St. Mary’s Catholic Church sits on its perch and is visible from almost anywhere in the city. We saw it from Coal Dock Park in […]

Port Washington, Wisconsin: Part One

We moved from Oregon to Port Washington, Wisconsin in 1986. We loaded up the back of a big yellow Ryder truck with all of our worldly possessions. Lindsay, our Golden Retriever, kept Jim company up front. I followed in our Datsun station wagon with our 2-year old and 4-month old daughters and my big black cat […]

On the Road Again

This post is a mish-mash of random stuff I saw while taking the scenic route to Door County a couple weeks ago. I’ve included some traveling music to get your toe tapping, so if you love Willie Nelson, click HERE and tap along! Usually when we go to Door County we take the interstate through Green Bay and don’t start […]

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