Driftless Appetite

Sweet Ruby Baby when is this madness gonna end!?!  For the past few weeks and continuing, I’ve been collecting gallons of those little yellow flowers WHICH-MUST-NOT-BE-NAMED and their fluffy kind.  In addition, my inner “Martha” finally kicked in and went through the first dreaded visit  to the garden.  I plucked away 2 feet tall of those aforementioned [...]

Like everywhere else, Mineral Point has been feeling the effects of the economic downturn.  There are a few too many empty storefronts downtown at the moment, and the restaurants have taken it particularly hard.  Closed recently are the Walker House, Gundry & Gray, Shedders, and (most lamentably) the Old Royal Inn. Things are looking up though–at least [...]

Hi, remember me?   I used to have something to do with this blog too… I’ve been traveling quite a bit for work and just been so busy that I haven’t been pulling my weight around here.  That doesn’t mean I haven’t been eating though.  A few weeks ago, Leslie wrote about a trip to the [...]

The thunder is rumbling and the rain is gently tapping at my windows.  The wind is fiercely blowing, over 30 mph.  Crash!  A huge branch falls off the half dead tree in the front yard blocking one side of the street.  The dog is whining at me because he needs to go out but refuses [...]

Last Saturday, Keith and I went to the first Mineral Point Market of the season.  The air was slightly cool and perfumed with lilacs and apple blossoms, the sun was shining, and everyone was glad to be  out of hibernation.  Our first stop was the Bures Berry Patch stand for their asparagus because they usually run out [...]