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When You Think You're Going to Die
Once summer officially happened, Esa and I tried to plan a day to paddle our kayaks together. We each lead busy lives, so Sunday is...
Amanda Wais
Jul 10, 20246 min read


Not by Chance
So... what are the odds that Mom (me) goes somewhere new and has an amazing life changing experience, and then two weeks later, Brady...
Amanda Wais
Jun 26, 20243 min read


Surreal
So... I just came back from LA. Like this part of LA. That was the view outside my hotel window. I met people from all over the world at...
Amanda Wais
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Wandering New Territory
Way back in 2011, when I was bartending at the Harbor Haus, a man came in to have dinner. Since he was alone, and we were not too busy,...
Amanda Wais
May 29, 20243 min read


New Life
Wow, so there's really a lot going on right now. So much that I should only tell you one big thing at a time. But first, Brady P says Hi!...
Amanda Wais
May 14, 20242 min read


Sounds and Pictures of Spring
Hi! Today will be mostly pictures, but they are lovely. Here's one from April 6th around sunrise. I know you know what lake that is. I...
Amanda Wais
Apr 23, 20242 min read


Sun Bums
In the last post I told you we were going to the beach. But do you know where we went? Florida! Right near Destin in the panhandle. Brady...
Amanda Wais
Apr 9, 20242 min read


Beach Bound
Whelp. My little guy finally got to go to school today. It was called off the last two days. The first for snow and the second for......
Amanda Wais
Mar 27, 20241 min read


At Least There's Ice
So, this winter has not been normal, as you well know. It's just been different. We have to think out of the box. The road to Lake...
Amanda Wais
Mar 12, 20242 min read


Back-to-Back Adventures! (White City & DH Falls)
A couple weekends ago I got to venture out of the harbor AGAIN! I met up with my love in Hancock, and on Sunday morning we drank coffee...
Amanda Wais
Feb 27, 20244 min read


High Frost
Two weeks ago, Grammy Linda came up, so I got a break from my little guy. I went to the "big town" to see my love. We had a lovely dinner...
Amanda Wais
Feb 14, 20242 min read


It's Still Winter (with Photo Proof)
Hi! Even though this winter has been... well... mild, it's still winter! I skied in the woods three days ago and went out walking on the...
Amanda Wais
Jan 31, 20242 min read


All the Winter Things!
Oh my goodness, I didn't realize how much I missed the winter! The break in weather was nice because winter is a lot of extra work, but...
Amanda Wais
Jan 23, 20242 min read


It's Beginning to Look a lot like...
Winter!!! Saturday was the first day it felt like winter. And you know what? It was a novelty! We waited over a month for it, and when B...
Amanda Wais
Jan 9, 20242 min read


Merry Dairy
Now that I have a child who is obsessed with animals, I notice how many more cows and horses we pass as we drive through Wisconsin....
Amanda Wais
Dec 27, 20231 min read


Maybe We Need Helmets
Boy, we were all over the place this last week, but I'm going to stick to today's adventure. The day was beautiful and sunny. The 30mph...
Amanda Wais
Dec 13, 20232 min read


Tracks
Okay, I better admit this now. Wednesday is like my Saturday with no job to go to and no small child all day (but without a Sunday to...
Amanda Wais
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Garden of Lights
Hi! After visiting a few places in Wisconsin recently, I am giving you a photo tour of the Green Bay Botanical Garden's WPS Garden of...
Amanda Wais
Nov 30, 20231 min read


Mr. Independence
Brady and I had an interesting time at Hunter's Point last weekend. It's one of the few places we can go with assured safety, so we went...
Amanda Wais
Nov 22, 20232 min read


Moss for Words
Last week I told Brady we were going for a hike on the weekend. "Where should we go?" I wondered. The next day, while we were playing bat...
Amanda Wais
Nov 15, 20233 min read
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