Category Archives: Places to visit

Fort Atkinson Iowa Rendezvous Days

This weekend was the annual Fort Atkinson Rendezvous Days held in a nearby town. This is a celebration that has been held since 1977 with reenactments of the post from the 1840’s. The reason that the fort was even built … Continue reading

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Cranberry Festival 2013

I took Friday off from work, and met my sister and our Mom in town early in the morning, and onto a Hawkeye Stages bus we went. We were heading to Warren Wisconsin to the 41st Cranberry Festival. None of … Continue reading

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Beautiful Weather on Saturday

I knew the weather was going to be good on Saturday, and boy was I right! I got done around the house what I had to, and then I loaded up the kayak and headed to the river. Daryl was … Continue reading

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Sunday Road Trip to Horsefall’s

After church, we decided to catch up a couple of things around home and then head out for the afternoon with the Chevelle. I wanted to get a couple of cards done that I’ve been putting off now way too … Continue reading

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Family Reunion and Big 4 Fair

The weather was perfect and with a little breeze in the air, it was a great time to head to the park for a Family Reunion! First things first. I literally ‘dug’ out the picnic basket so I could use … Continue reading

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Maiden Voyage for the kayak

I was still determined to get a paddle and life jacket today for my kayak,  so after our early mass I was on the phone seeing if any local stores had anything that could help out. I did find a … Continue reading

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Mall of America in Minneapolis – Saturday

This was the first time we stayed at this hotel in Minneapolis. It was a great location and it was clean and pretty nice. But on Saturday morning, the pool opened up at 7 am and with our room being … Continue reading

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MSP here we come! Twins Baseball Game – Friday night

Daryl had gotten baseball tickets for the Twins game  for Friday, so the plan was that we had to leave our house at 3:00 pm to make this work. Well, I got home around 2:50 pm from work,  and luckily … Continue reading

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Fort Atkinson Wednesday Night Band Concert

William and I went to visit my Mom tonight and while we were in the area, I wanted to head over to Fort Atkinson to check out the Band Concert that they hold on Wednesday nights. I kind of thought … Continue reading

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Home from the Cabin

These past 5 days at the cabin was once again a great time. The weather on the other hand didn’t cooperate as well. Now it didn’t rain, but it was really windy and not weather that you’d go out on … Continue reading

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