Thanksgiving

It is the day after Thanksgiving and I am still full!  We had a nice dinner at my brother John's.  He is a great grill master and smoked a turkey this year.  
Not much has been going on at the stage.  Just the same old thing:  enjoying the quiet, beauty of the lake, and relaxing by the fire.
It is finally turning colder and feeling like winter.  Of course, it would be okay with me if it would hold off another  few weeks (months?).   But, that is not my decision to make.  
And now my dogs are barking, ready to have their nightly constitutional and go to bed.
Until next time....................

It's A Heat Wave

Man, it's hot!  90 degrees and humid.  Heat index around 100.  It is not supposed to be this hot in Minnesota.   This reminds me of my time in Louisiana.   I was a new college grad and found the "job of my dreams" in Lake Charles, LA.   What an eye opener for this shy, Norwegian Lutheran from MN.   One of the first things I remember is learning about drive through bars.   Order your drink at the first window.  Pick it up at the second.   They handed you a white, styrofoam cup with a straws   They don't drink and drive in Lake Charles.   They drive and drink!   Yes.  I had to try the drive through, but was the passenger.   When in Rome..................
I will never forget the first night I experienced the oppressive heat and humidity.  I worked 3-11pm shift in a nice, air conditioned hospital.   When I left at midnight, I expected it to be cooler.  Like it is in civilized Minnesota.   I opened the door to the parking ramp.   The heat and humidity smacked me straight in the face and I immediately broke out into a sweat.   I could barely breath, the air was so thick.   Holy smokes!  After a month, I did start to adjust, but was also very happy to get home to my beloved Minnesota.  Remind me of this when I'm complaining about the cold in January!  

Getting Started

Getting Started

Oh my gosh!   I cannot believe I am actually starting a blog.   After much encouragement, I decided to start writing, mainly about my little adventures at my new cabin.   

I purchased a cabin last fall in rural Wisconsin, near the place my mother was born and raised.   It is on a small, private lake and surrounded by trees.   There is a lot of wildlife there.  In fact, my first night there alone, I was awakened in the middle of the night by a terrible racket!   Oh, the ideas that raced through my mind.   Bears fighting.   Coyotes howling.  Deer wrestling.   Zombies attacking.   I braved the night and shone my flashlight out the windows of my bedroom.   Two pairs of shiny eyes stared back at me and turned around to lumbar off into the woods.   Raccoons.   Raccoons just doing what comes naturally to a mated pair.    It was a blessing that one of my dogs was deaf and couldn't hear them, and the other dog is blind and couldn't see them!   

We went back to sleep, resting for another day of unpacking and getting settled.