Category Archives: Milwaukee

Shades of Green

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

After a very rainy spring and summer, Milwaukee has been very dry and unseasonably warm for weeks now. I took this photo on my way to Starbucks after my 8:00 class this morning. You don’t even have to guess the … Continue reading →

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Visiting with Sonia

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

What a nice surprise this afternoon to discover that my old friend Sonia was broadcasting her WMSE (91.7FM) “Blues Drive” radio show from the Grohmann Museum to promote Gallery Night. I was working late this afternoon when I saw her … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee Bucks Arena, June 2017

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

The new Milwaukee Bucks arena and the training/sports-medicine facility just kitty-corner (Milwaukee-speak for “catercorner”) across the street are coming along. I took these photos late Friday afternoon, when all the construction workers had knocked off for the day/weekend. Usually each … Continue reading →

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Meeting at Ma Fischer’s (finally!)

Posted on June 18, 2017 by

Yesterday I met a group of old friends for lunch, something we’ve been doing about once a month for 25 years now! Actually we started out as a writing group, meeting in the basement of the old Shorewood Library. When … Continue reading →

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Interior Staircase

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

I continue to be fascinated with the construction of the Milwaukee Bucks’ arena. Every week seems to bring some new sign of progress. You can now see a flight of stairs leading upward from the ground floor.

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GOOD USED REFRIGRATORS [and] STOVES

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

Taken from an upstairs window at the Repairers of the Breach center, Milwaukee’s only daytime homeless sanctuary, where I volunteer as chair of the Communications and Fund Development Committee. If you are ever looking for a very worthy cause to … Continue reading →

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First Buds! – Red Arrow Park

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

Spring has arrived in downtown Milwaukee. On my coffee run at noon, I spotted one tree in bud around the perimeter of the Slice of Ice skating rink in Red Arrow Park. And a panoramic view of the entire rink … Continue reading →

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