Monday, November 14, 2011. I thought it would be years before I could quit my job, and here it is just months later. Layla is almost a year old, it has gone so fast! I feel ba.

The seemingly random thoughts of a Wisconsin lad. Wednesday, February 19, 2014. This year we did it again with my mother along for the ride. We drove over to Ocean Springs the next day, staying at the Gulf Hills Hotel as before. The weather was very nice when we arrived and had we gotten an early start Dad and I might have gotten a round in.

Keep breathing, and midwife your life! Monday, October 12, 2009. Been a Long Time, Been a Long Time. Wednesday, May 6, 2009.

So where are you going from here? Friday, February 11, 2011. I, too, have been a painter and sculpted since toddlerhood. Some of my early work is more Cubist, but I believe quite impressive. Posted using BlogPress from my iPad.

Sharing some of my favorite photographs. Friday, May 20, 2011. My second attempt at gardening has been significantly more successful than my first. Last year my garden only yielded one puny tomato, which I cut in half in order to prolong the enjoyment of my labors. Sunday, August 8, 2010. Photo op at the overlook. We all were stuffed after the crab legs at Ameristar. Ellie and Daisy love their Uncle Ben. Thursday, June 3, 2010. Sunday, January 3, 2010. Monday, December 21, 2009.

Tales from a pastry chef. Wish you were here! So Simple, It is. Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails. Machete Choir for Sevenmile Creek.