Denis & Margie Haack continue to write at Critique-Letters
Stop feeding the monster: Bird lessons in life
This week a handyman finished repairing holes in the siding of our house. A woodpecker hammered away until there were three holes large enough…
How to love winter storms
Sunday. We were snowed in this morning – a happy thing. Eight inches isn’t much but it was enough for us to celebrate with…
A new favorite coffee mug
We’ve always liked the earthiness of wood-fired pottery and not long ago friends took us to a cool potter’s studio near Amery, Wisconsin, where…
Gentle Giants
The Scott County Fair had a draft horse show last Friday and we watched the six horse hitches for the mares division. There…
Dinner en Blanc
Lots of salmon, salads and chocolate Last night was the annual evening gathering - the Dinner en Blanc - a pop-up picnic where hundreds of…
Heartbreak
I was eight years old for one of my first encounters with “heartbreak.” Our game little dog, Bing, was kicked in the head by…
The Bedroom Vault
Ned Bustard of Square Halo Books released a new book I was privileged to see in manuscript form earlier this year. Revealed: A Storybook…
Good Friday Chicks
For a long time, it has been my dream to own a few hens – like 3 or 4 max. Last week it came…
First Tattoo
This past weekend Granddaughter turned eighteen – that magic age for getting certain things you have waited for so long to own. It was…