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Am I a corny Midwesterner or what?
I posted this to Instagram last week and the comments were fun. Both Ally Bean (hey, remember her?!) and Ilsa Rey found it amusing that I have a favorite cornfield. My first inclination was to say, “Doesn’t everyone?”…though upon further reflection, I suspect it’s just a Midwest thing. Or maybe I’m the only Midwesterner with…
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Wisco Wednesday: The House on the Rock
When it comes to Badger State tourist attractions, you’d be hard pressed to find anything weirder than The House on the Rock. I mean that as a compliment. Opened in 1960, the Spring Green attraction is like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. I don’t even know what to call The House on the Rock: it’s…
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Ope, did I just manifest The Todd?
We went into Madison over the weekend to cash in the $50 World Market gift card we won in the Holiday Market church raffle in December. I hadn’t been to a World Market in ages, didn’t even realize they’d removed Cost Plus from their name, so I wasn’t sure how easy it would be to…
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The novelty of pink milk.
We have done the unthinkable and hired a lawn service. I should clarify: this wasn’t unthinkable to me. It was quite thinkable actually; I’ve pushed for this since we bought the house. But Tara has been against the idea, mostly because she doesn’t want a lot of chemicals in the yard—especially near the garden. Totally…
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Annual chocolate milk and trails of wonder.
One day last week, I grabbed the mail and ended up with a surprise that left me feeling very antsy. I am not proud of my reaction. I’m purple in this text exchange, Tara is green. To be fair, I was not expecting to find the contents of my mailbox swarming with ants, so instinct…
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You’ll know you can always go on Ricki Lake
I forgot to share a humorous anecdote from Springfield (which was already a week ago; wow!). Friday morning, after checking out of the crappy motel, I was in need of coffee, so I stopped by Starbucks. Sadly, one thing the PNW lacks is Dunkin’, which in my opinion is superior. I didn’t look up Starbucks…
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