Monthly Archives: September 2010

Hickory Nuts

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Jason

In the front of the house (river side) we have a great big Hickory tree. This tree has been here forever. A doctor built this house back in the early 1970’s. When he did, he made sure to build it … Continue reading →

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The Moon, Mars and S’Mores!

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jason

Well we finally did it. A couple of weeks back it finally cooled off enough at night that we had a bonfire on the river’s edge. We had a LOT of twigs, branches, and scrap wood that needed to be … Continue reading →

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Fly Away

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Jason

One thing you learn pretty quickly here in the country is that September and October mean one thing in small towns: Fall Festival. It appears that this is the time of year when all of the clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl … Continue reading →

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Killer Cat

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Jason

    So the weather has started to change. It actually started to get cooler here at the house a few weeks ago. The days would still get in the high 70’s or even the low 80’s but the nights … Continue reading →

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Solstice on Frank’s Hill

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jason

Native Americans originally settled the land where our house sits. The HoChunk Indian Nation was the primary tribe. Our neighbor Frank grew up here and farmed the land with his family. Some years ago he sold the farmland behind our … Continue reading →

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Reading the Newspaper

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Jason

I love reading the newspaper. Whether it’s at night before bed or in the morning over breakfast. I like to get the lowdown on what’s going on in the world. And that’s to say nothing of the therapeutic quality of … Continue reading →

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Adventure West!

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Jason

    Last week Melissa and I decided that Monday would be our day off. We knew I had to work all weekend to get a client’s restaurant open and that would mean a couple of overnighters. The day dawned … Continue reading →

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Mosquitoes

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Jason

Everywhere we go people here are always talking about two things: How high the river is and how bad the mosquitoes are this year. Of course I have no reference point on either of these two topics so I usually … Continue reading →

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Cow in the Road

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Jason

Every Saturday Melissa and I have to take the trash and recyclables to a county pick up site (they don’t have trash pick up where we are in the country). It’s about 15 or 20 minutes away and the drive … Continue reading →

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