Category Archives: Polk County politics

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

Unsure how to go forward.

Posted on November 10, 2016 by

I am a bit torn about the blog today, and probably for a few more days. Do I write about what is in my head and heart and in yours, too? Or do I resume knit blogging as though life … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, national, Polk County politics | 8 Comments

One down, next up.

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Great event last night — A Night to Celebrate Women Candidates! Thanks to all who attended and special thanks to the two brave women, Diane Odeen and Mary Hoeft, who are running against incumbents*. We all have your back, ladies! … Continue reading →

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What the he11?

Posted on June 15, 2016 by

Mr. B-A E lasted only about a day before he deflated and became a puddle of red, white, and blue on the ground. A week later, as I was prepping for the third day of our garage sale — which … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life, Silliness | 2 Comments

What I did on my (first couple weeks of) summer [vacation*].

Posted on June 12, 2016 by

* Being retired, I do not have a summer vacation per se. Let’s do bullets, m’kay? Helped throw together a Russ Feingold event on the Memorial Day weekend. We got only about a week’s notice from the Feingold campaign, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Libraries, Milady, Polk County politics | 5 Comments

Busybusybusy.

Posted on June 9, 2016 by

I am in charge of a countywide garage sale this weekend to benefit a group I am in. Have been working on it all week. Will be glad when it’s over. Looking forward to counting the proceeds. Catch ya on … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics, Rural life | 5 Comments

Knitting for the cause.

Posted on May 15, 2016 by

Our county party had its annual dinner on Saturday. For the second year we had a silent auction as a fundraiser. I contributed a couple objets d’knit. Yarn: Eden Madil 100% bamboo, colorway Earth, 2 skeins. Pattern: Montego Bay Needles: … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Community knitting, knitting, Polk County politics | 4 Comments

A few chuckles.

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

…and one not so funny.

Posted in Polk County politics, Silliness | 4 Comments

It’s all over.

Posted on April 6, 2016 by

Results of the election: the opposition 446, The Kat™ 345. Raw numbers available at this link. Please notice that, contrary to the rest of Wisconsin, Donald Drumpf and Hillary won in our county. There were 6,641 who voted in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Polk County politics | 9 Comments