We left our Twin Cities suburb and headed east through Wisconsin, eventually landing in Madison. The next day we toured Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center and the Unitarian Meeting House. Then the next day we left for Milwaukee and visited the Burnham Block as well as the SC Johnson buildings designed by Frank Lloyd …
This was our third consecutive year at the Duluth Bayfront Blues Festival and we already have tickets for the 2027 festival so there…. now you know how we like the festival. It’s always lovely and relaxing getting to spend some time in Duluth. During the festival there is not much time for exploring and we …
Deb and I have been doing a yearly retreat to Ely and the BWCA for quite some time now. Generally, I would go up on a Saturday with Deb going up on the following Tuesday. We’d spend 24 hours or so together and I would leave for home and she would stay up there through …
So, it has been six months since I retired. In my mind a mile marker. I have watched vids of retired folks talking about what it is like moving into retirement. Many have this six month thing… like you better have it figured out after six months. I was sort of concerned, having not figured …
Deb gave me a gift of a 2 day retreat up in Alexandria MN. It’s about a 2 hour drive if you take the freeway and about a 2.5 hour drive if you take the more scenic routes. I spent a lot of my time quiet, and listening. Lots of hiking… saw some deer, a …
9/15/25: It’s a Monday… I retired one week ago but have been off work for virtually four weeks. Due to neglect and lack of time my old websites have fallen to the wayside. So, I am going to try and re-focus on one single site which is a home for my imagery and also a …