Ah, cheese. Until those silly California cows started their “happy” dance of cheese-making, Wisconsin served as the number-one source of good cheese in the United States. But as a Wisconsin native, I can tell you without a shadow of a…
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Reflections on Cheese, From a True Wisconsinite
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Of Remembrance…
Laura said it far better than I could, so I decided to let her words stand yesterday, for Memorial Day. But I could not help but reflect yesterday about those no longer with us. The threads of this post may…
Memorial Day: A Day to Mourn
“Happy Memorial Day!” I hear everyone saying today. Happy? Really? “It’s just another day to me,” someone shrugged. “The pool’s open!” exclaimed another jubilantly. “We’re having a picnic,” still others remarked. Memorial Day, or Decoration Day, began as a day…
Happy Mothers’ Day!
The older we grow the more precious become the recollections of childhood’s days, especially our memories of mother. Her love and care halo her memory with a brighter radiance, for we have discovered that nowhere else in the world is…
Caroline Ingalls: Everyone’s Ma
Caroline Quiner Ingalls was the beloved mother of five children during her lifetime, but through the writings of her daughter Laura Ingalls Wilder, she has become dearly loved as “Ma” to thousands of children through the decades. Let’s honor Ma…
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