Category Archives: Polk County politics

Suddenly Sunday (again).

Posted on June 7, 2020 by

This past week was the third anniversary of Milady joining our pack. She is such a happy and chill dog (except during thunderstorms, 4th of July, and hunting season). In spite of being chill, however, she is the alpha dog … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Jonesy, Matthew, Milady, Polk County politics, YouTube | 4 Comments

Tidbits on Thursday.

Posted on May 14, 2020 by

I hate to be cynical (not), but this bit from a regional online newspaper made me happy: States with Republican governors are projected to have a greater increase in fatalities than those with Democratic governors, according to a new Yahoo … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus, Politics, national, Polk County politics, Rants, various | 8 Comments

Why, yes, we did elect a liberal to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Posted on April 15, 2020 by

Smokey and I were watching tv on Monday evening when he suddenly announced, “Karofsky won!” He keeps one of his Chromebooks on the little table in front of his recliner* and was checking election results during the commercials. Even Judge … Continue reading →

Posted in Coronavirus, Politics, Polk County politics | 12 Comments

Last parade of the season!

Posted on September 15, 2019 by

Remember back in January 2018 when there was a special election for a state senate seat in Wisconsin? And remember how when the Democrat candidate won, it made the national news and started the murmurs about a Blue Wave? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life | 3 Comments

Fotography Friday. Join the fun.

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

You are cordially invited to link your own Fotography Friday blog post below.  You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter

Posted in Fotography Friday, Polk County politics | 4 Comments

Luck Winter Carnival!

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

My favorite part of the Luck Winter Carnival is — surprise! — the Friday night trivia contest at Cafe Wren. My friend Jeff organizes this every year, When he invited me to participate, I declined because I felt like maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life, Winter | 5 Comments

Stuff.

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

More stuff in bullet form: A week or so ago I watched a loon struggle with a fish. It was happening  pretty far away across the lake, and even with binoculars — which sit on my desk year-round for just … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbeth, Cowls, Gardening, knitting, Polk County politics, Summer, Sweaters | 4 Comments

Stuff in bullet form.

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

We are in Zuni, New Mexico, to visit Elder Son and family. If you follow me on Instagram you have seen the photos from the 3-1/2 day drive to get here. A few highlights of my recent life: My car … Continue reading →

Posted in Amanda, Andrew, Current Affairs, knitting, New Mexico, Politics, national, Polk County politics, Shawls, Travel, What's going on, Zuni | 8 Comments

Voting!

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

Back in early November our governor appointed the state senator from our district to be the new commissioner of agriculture and scheduled a special election on January 16 to elect her replacement. An hour later our local state assemblyman declared … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life | 2 Comments

FO Friday: do I hear…?

Posted on January 6, 2017 by

Pattern: Underlying Structures by Jennifer Kirchenbauer. When I saw this pattern on MadameDafargeKnits, I knew I had to make it. Yarn: Plymouth DK Superwash, color 1131. Needles: US#5. As I said on the Ravelry page, I was fascinated immediately when … Continue reading →

Posted in Cowls, knitting, Polk County politics, Scarves | 3 Comments