Archive | July, 2026

Another adventure.

25 Jul

We went camping last weekend. The reservations at Potawatomi State Park had been made eleven months ago. The goal: Door County in cherry season. As the day to depart approached, the smoke arrived. We decided to still go, knowing full well we’d be spending more time than usual inside the camper.

On one morning when the air quality was better, we escaped to pick cherries. Years ago, we were in Michigan at cherry season and Dave became like a small child with excitement. He loooooves fresh cherries.

Shaggy hair Dave in 2022 with fresh MI cherries
Dave with the 10 lb pail (!) we picked last weekend

Another morning we spent some time at Door County Coffee which – in the few times we’ve been up that way – has become a favorite stop. They have a great patio to enjoy coffee and lunch.

Inside the camper, Dave brought a project playfield to work on. I read a book. We watched movies. Slept in.

While not our typical camping adventure with lots of fresh air, it still was a good trip away. (We rate campgrounds by bathrooms. The bathrooms at Potawatomi were not stellar! But otherwise a lovely stay.)

We’re now off on another adventure. It just began yesterday. So far:

More to come.

Photos of summer.

12 Jul
The hosta garden doing as the hosta garden does.
We went to the local Kenosha Kingfish baseball game on a perfect night.
I did a deep dive into different kinds of cooling sheets and landed on cotton percale. I put the new sheet on the bed for the first time, turned around, and then found this. Dog approved.
This is me and my old sewing machine at my first meeting of the Southeastern Wisconsin Modern Quilt Guild. I was so excited to find this group. I paid my dues and signed up to be a regular member!
A little propagation station to see what plants I can multiply.
Dave floating on a beach afternoon.
My fence boxes look particularly good at this moment. (Pre-Japanese beetles. Anticipating their arrival shortly. 😬)