Sorry that I haven’t blogged in so long. I have been so busy
now that Anna Banana II is making her annual visit to town. Friday I worked
half a day, then Travalon helped me move a giant plant from my office to
Richard Bonomo’s house, and then we had lunch at McGee’s and some sour beer at
Funk Factory before heading to Spring Green. We hiked at the cactus place and
had dinner at an old-fashioned drive-in before I went to a very funny play called Born Yesterday at
the outdoor theater with the Dairyman’s Daughter. Travalon went fishing, then
we met up after the play and headed home, but suddenly a storm blew up. We hadn’t
seen that in the forecast! We made it to Madison, but the roads were so flooded
that we had to escape onto back roads and ended up spending the night at Rich’s.
Saturday Travalon and I had a leisurely brunch at the
Lakeside Café, out on the balcony, while the weather was beautiful. It quickly
got very hot, so when we headed to Anna Banana II’s cottage on Lake Ripley to
join her and Jilly Moose for lunch, we just sat inside. Eventually Rich,
Luxuli, and Prairie Man joined us, then Travalon and I had to leave for the
Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan concert at Breese Stevens Field. That was
excellent, although Travalon was a bit bummed that Steely Dan did not do his
favorite song, “Deacon Blues.” They did do mine, “Kid Charlemagne.” He bought
me a concert T-shirt that says “Hey 19” on the back. What color is it? Deacon
Blue, of course!
Sunday after Mass Travalon and I went to Bear N Bottle for
brunch, then we met Anna Banana II, Jilly Moose, and Rich for a $5 pontoon boat
ride on Lake Mendota. It was so wonderfully breezy on the lake, but so hot once
we got back to land! We went to Salmo Pond and swam in the very cold water,
then we went to Rich’s, where he grilled burgers and we also had leftovers from
the party the day before. Kathbert also joined us.
Monday after work I met the other Rosary Ladies at Café Porta
Alba for dinner, then we went to see The
Incredibles 2, which was really good. For the adults, it had an interesting
commentary on gender role reversals and expectations. I highly recommend it.
Yesterday I took the day off of work, and Travalon, Anna
Banana II, Jilly Moose, and I drove to Lambeau Field, where we stopped at the
Packer Pro Shop. We drove to Sturgeon Bay and took a boat ride run by a young,
energetic couple – the wife even dressed up as a Dalmatian at one point, and
she let us use the fire hose on the old firefighting boat and hosted a limbo
contest for the kids. Then we went hiking at Whitefish Dunes State Park, and we
returned to Lambeau for dinner at 1919. We stopped at Miracle Mile in Fond du
Lac to buy lottery tickets, since the jackpot was up to $147 million, and we
got our tickets just in time for the drawing. However, we didn’t win anything
so today I am back at work for three more days. Monday I start my new job!
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