Today's the day to file the recall petitions for Scott Walker. We needed 540,000 signatures.

We got over one million.

Every once in a while, the people stand up and the system works.

Today is one of those days.

Did I forget to mention there are only 5.7 million people in Wisconsin?

The cranes are restless, getting ready to migrate. They're trying to bulk up for the flight and venture out into the fields. Cranes are amazing, large with a loud cry. They're almost prehistoric in appearance ( Read more... )

It's snowing. Again. Has been since before 7 AM. It seems determined to break the old record of 35 inches for December. We were at 28 inches before today, so we're going to come close. At least the snow is dry and fluffy, especially important as I've already shoveled twice today and will probably have to at least once more round. The neighbor ( Read more... )

Or at least I can start dreaming about it - the mail brought the first seed catalog.

Jung Seeds is such an old fashioned catalog - the graphics aren't flashy, and no white space - just a lot and lot of plants and seeds. I usually get my tomato seeds from them, and I want to add another paw paw tree this year.

Other than Jungs, Prairie Nursery is ( Read more... )

We got six inches of snow on Saturday night/Sunday morning, and that was topped with rain and ice. The residential streets are ice covered, and rutted and in just lousy shape - the city won't use salt on anything but the busiest streets, as it runs off into the lakes ( Read more... )

Though the weather has been glorious - sunny, breezy, warm - I decided I really needed to dig out the sweaters and the quilts and get ready for colder weather. Which wouldn't really be hard except for all the other stuff I have in my closets. This tiny house has only two clothes closets, and those are the old fashioned, small kind. Still, I am ( Read more... )

It's a beautiful weekend. Friday night, a crowd of us decided to go very traditional, and went out for fish fry. Real fish fry - battered perch, potato pancakes, applesauce - no french fries. And the band played polka! Very fun, and very Wisconsin. Laurie, who moved out a year ago from California for grad school, still watches people polka ( Read more... )

It has snowed all night. It's not really that cold so the roads are icy; but it is accumulating on the sidewalks and the wind gusts are so strong it's like having a hand pushing you in the back ( Read more... )

Hell must have officially frozen over - a ESPN expert is actually predicting a Wisconsin victory in the Capitol One Bowl ( Read more... )

I spent Saturday up in Door County, celebrating a friend's birthday. We stopped at a local festival, and had the booyah, which was excellent (no cabbage!) but why in the world would you schedule a booyah fundraiser in August? But then, you can find booyah in Door County every weekend from April to November. Them Belgian's are crazy ( Read more... )