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The Raven

It’s so easy to just post my life on Facebook. If for some reason you are not my friend on FB, send me a request. But really, I do need to post more here as this is really the record of my life and contemplations. And I control it – yes, I know I don’t get instant response to something I post. but I know this is just for me. The photo above was taken by my daughter, Raine. I love the light shining on the Raven’s wing I think Raine captured this image when she was about 17. I love the composition of this image. The shadows and the watchful look of the raven. Interesting image. Great shot,...

Posted on Nov 16, 2013 in me | 0 comments

Éire go brách

As my faintly Irish mother always taught me about my tenuous claim to Irishness….”It’s quality over quantity”. It started, my love of Irishness, when I was a wee lassie…. my mom would tell me about her Grandma Pelton (Lillie Agnelia Fox Pelton) who lived with her when she was growing up. G. Pelton, an Irish descent American, had raised my mom’s father, Lloyd, after the unexpected death of his mom and her daughter, Mytle after giving birth to her first child, my grandfather, in 1920. G. Pelton was very close to Lloyd as she raised and lived with him and my G. Boo after they were married. I vaguely remember this woman as a little kid, visiting her at the nursing home. I’m sad to say my only memory is not...

Posted on Mar 20, 2013 in family, me | 0 comments

The hint of warmer days

It was so nice this afternoon to sit out on the front porch and enjoy the warm sunshine and a glass of Hinterland Ale beer with Todd Streicher. Spring is coming my friends!

Posted on Feb 25, 2013 in me, wisconsin | 0 comments

House Rooster

This is about as close as I’ll come to having chickens at my house with Teiko in residence.

Posted on Feb 15, 2013 in me | 0 comments

Birthday Girl in San Diego

I got my wish for this year’s birthday. I wanted to put my feet in the Pacific Ocean and I did! Todd and I had a great time in San Diego even though there were record cold temperatures – but still warmer than Madison in January…. We saw as much as we could in four days. No rest for the wicked, I say. Will post more photos this week. Just wanted to get this photo posted tonight. After traveling for seven hours, I’m too exhausted to size/crop any more images tonight.

Posted on Jan 16, 2013 in me, traveling | 0 comments

Go Pack!

Happy New Years and may the Pack win tonight! Todd and I took the girls to the December 23 Packers game as an early Christmas present. For as long as we’ve been Packer fans and have had access to season tickets, we’ve never gone all together. So this was a special day. And being December – it was pretty much a frozen tundra.

Posted on Jan 5, 2013 in family, me | 0 comments