Friday 9-8-2023

Greetings and welcome!

It was a very busy holiday weekend in the area. It is good to see so many people having fun in the area.

The short week lead me to a very busy one so I’m late again.

One stand out item is the fall colors. There were a few splashes of color last week. This week there is a glimpse of changing leaves just about everywhere. The cherry, birch, and maples are all getting into the act. It is only a branch or tree here and there, but it is clearly under way. That and the ferns have gone all yellow. That is a big change.

Here is an event for this weekend.

Snowmobilers might be interested that Hay Days in Minnesota is also this weekend.

Next weekend is the chili & soup festival..

That is about all that I have today. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!

RJB

 

Tuesday 8-29-2023-Updated

Update- I added 3 more event posters.

 

Greetings and welcome!

The big Labor Day weekend is coming up. It looks like the weather will be nice but as the weekend progresses it could get into the mid 90s.

Gas is on the rise between the holiday weekend gouging and the hurricane threatening the Gulf of Mexico. Right now it is $3.54 locally but in my travels to Antigo and Wausau in the past week I have seen it as high as $3.79.

Here are some weekend events.

Big corn roast and ATV ride with Red Arrow Townsend and the Old Town Hall restaurant in Townsend.. https://redarrowtownsend.com/meetinginfo.php?id=1&ts=1692664168

This is what I have run into so far. Just about every bar that does live music has bands this weekend. If I run into more events over the next couple of days I will get them posted.

Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!

RJB

Thursday 8-24-2023

Greetings and welcome!

It has been another very full week (of chaos) and here we are with another late update.

Yesterday they had all sorts of heat warnings out. With the humidity some of the ‘feels like’ temps in WI were expected to be over 110 degrees. We were expecting to go into the mid-90s with higher ‘feels like’ temps.

I am happy to report that it didn’t happen. The big dome of hot and humid air did not progress as far north as expected. We ended up with a humid day yesterday but it only got up to 79. Here are some of the nearby places that did get warm.

We were expecting another hot one today, but at the moment it is a very comfortable 73 degrees.

There are some showers and possible storms Friday as cooler Canadian air moves in for the weekend. At the moment it looks like the weekend will bring pleasant weather in the mid-70s.

We have a couple of events coming up this weekend.

The Marinette County Fair opens tonight and runs through the weekend. Here is a link to their schedule and web site. https://www.marinettecountyfair.com/event-schedule .

There is a new ride coming up for the bikers among us.

It looks like The Rustic is having a polka band there on Sunday afternoon. While I personally can’t three step to save my life, a lot of people have a lot of fun with it. Ooom-pa-pa!!

Personally I have been so busy that nature is something that I drive through on the way to the next challenge. I did take time to laugh this week though. This is from one of my Facebook posts. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!!

RJB

I woke up laughing from my afternoon nap today. Why? The dog was getting a drink of water out of her bowl. What? ‘Splain Lucy!
Once upon a time ( and there was a large amount of alcohol involved..) the dog took a drink out of her water bowl while we were there. I asked Diane… What if we didn’t use glasses, bottles, or straws, and had to drink out of a bowl like the dogs do?

I quickly visualized happy hour at the local bar with all of the old guys, heads down in their bowls lapping up their afternoon brews.. The sounds that it would make… the beer dripping from their beards after a hearty quaff..
We absolutely roared with laughter at the visuals in our head as we imagined the sights and sounds of a bar full of our elderly friends lapping up their beer..

Now the dog can’t get a drink of water without me cracking up or at least cracking a smile.
I hope that you enjoyed it.. and that you laugh the next time that Fido gets a drink of water..

(Not my dog.. I have a border collie that is very camera shy so I had to use a stock photo..)

Thursday 8-17-2023

Greetings and welcome!

Sorry for being so late this week. We had a disaster at home and I have been very preoccupied. The water heater sprang a leak and collapsed the floor, a door frame, and soaked all of the insulation under the house. Surprise. Servicemaster out of Green Bay was right on it and has been tremendously professional in the cleanup. What a disaster. At that point I have been a little busy.

We had a nice thunderstorm come through last night with a big light show and some downpours. There was no severe weather but it was a good light show.

This weekend one of my favorite local bands Rapid Transit is playing at Uncle Mikes (The old Tommy’s Corner Pub). Saturday night at 7pm. The thing that I like about this band is that they are tremendously talented and they play songs that everyone knows and loves. The part that I really like is that they play the song and move onto the next one. A lot of bands can leave you stranded on the dance floor as they belabor Born on The Bayou for 37 minutes. Not here. I got to know them when they played my wedding celebration last fall. Great guys, great band. They will also be at The Rustic in October.

The Rapids Resort has a big deal going on this weekend. They have a celebrity guest chef coming with a unique menu. This is her second trip here and the first one was apparently very well received. Then they are having a band called Gallivant that a lot of people seem to be really excited about. I know nothing about them but they play all over the upper Midwest.

In weather we are in for a hot weekend with 85 Saturday and 90 Sunday. Add in a little of that Canadian wildfire smoke.

Get it while you can. I made a haircut appointment yesterday for 6 weeks out and it is for the end of September. :0 !! Where did summer go? That went by faster than a 30 minute lunch hour!

That’s it for today. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!

RJB