His photos. His comments. Guest blogger: Kirk Paul Brown Stadium (home of the Bengals): Good Seats — lower deck — living large: Bengals had a big win over the Jets 49-9! My host for the day… thanks Tim! All lit up… Nice pavers on this street near Cara & Tim’s place… (Editor’s note: Kirk walked … Read More
Cincinnati Road Trip
Our annual fall Cincinnati trip — October 2013. Avoided Chicagoland this trip east by taking a southern route to Cincinnati. Though I missed stopping at some of our favorite “haunts” for lunch in the area Kirk and I grew up in, we didn’t miss hitting all the traffic. The southern route is much more peaceful … Read More
An empty nest
It happened. Kirk and I joined the ranks of official empty nesters! Official. Not away at college. Official. Off the payroll. On their own. Yes, we are excited. Yes, we absolutely love. love. love. our children. We loved having them at home with us. We also love that they are all now gainfully employed, independent,self-sufficient adults … Read More
The Hike
Our “want to do” list for our Colorado visit was pretty short … hike in the mountains, see a mountain stream. And a mountain lake. Check out some eateries, go to Boulder … and maybe downtown Denver. We knocked out our list like it was our job for 5 days. First the hike. We started … Read More
Colorado Accommodations
Hard to believe that a week ago we were in Colorado! We planned our Colorado trip to visit our long time friends, Brenda and Steve. These two are the most amazing hosts! Their home is incredibly comfortable and beautifully decorated. Staying with them is like staying in a 5 star hotel! Our accommodations included a … Read More
Harvest
Incredible. I am finally sitting down for the first time since 9:00 am this morning! Today was (another) harvest day at The Cottage. Started with the raspberries – so many to pick. The raspberries are hitting their prime right now – the bushes are very full! The green peppers and jalapeno plants were a complete … Read More
Battle Lake, MN
We recently took a trip to Battle Lake, MN to a friend’s cabin for an extended weekend of R and R. It was wonderful! I grew up with lakes in my life. My grandparents had a summer home on a lake in Michigan, and I lived 20 minutes from the beaches of Lake Michigan Give … Read More
Wedding
Finally made a page of the twenty-eleven wedding — where our Wild One marries the the love of her life in a wedding and reception of her dreams! Check out the page: Twenty-eleven wedding for a blast from the past!