“Puzzle” and “Pieces” are names of beers at the Funk Factory Geuzeria, a very micro brewery where we spent our final evening in Madison, Wisconsin. The brewery name means they specialize in sour beers—my favorite, when made well—and this place makes them well. We met nearly all our Madison peeps there to say goodbye, but […]
Author: Shelly
Former nomad, currently adjusting.
Sharing 3 Things (and More) in Madison
You know I try to keep this blog as closely related to travel as possible, but, sometimes, it’s the people we visit that’s the reason we’re at a certain place. Madison, Wisconsin, is one of those places, one in a long string that I’m currently marking on my maps using a person icon. Heck, I […]
Ukulele and Cheese the Madison Way
Just recently I was complimented on the blog twice, by, like, two different people—on how natural and easy-going my writing is—so now of course I’m all frozen up, worried about how to structure the info I want to set down here. Especially because we’ve been getting tons done and seeing old friends, which leaves almost […]
Doug’s Tiny Pub
I mentioned with the last Tiny House post that, as we approached Madison, Wisconsin, I reached out to friends to see if anyone wanted a Tiny House. First, Patti said, “Yes, please!” so we picked one out and got all excited, and then Doug said, ”Yes, please,” and I hemmed and hawed. The one he […]
Regrouping, from the Heart of the North Saddle Club
I hate to say where we are: it’s a secret, wonderful, not-even-online camping spot, and I don’t want anyone to know about it. I will tell you, though, of course. But, first, I want to catch up since I last posted a week ago. Lovely North Shore, Minnesota Last chapter, Dear Readers (I crack myself […]
Patti’s Tiny Ocean House
This is a special Tiny House! Up top it’s a cheerful beach cottage, with sailboats and chaise lounges, and below it’s an underwater-hotel-type experience, with 360° views of ocean life. I’ve looked at this one online ever since I started making these kits but was too chicken to try it. Then, as we neared the […]
North Shore: Waterfalls, Smoked Fish, Never Too Many Breweries
I was set on writing this entry at the end of today’s day of errands in Duluth, Minnesota (it’s Thursday); I like having an entry to end the ”blog week,” with my email going out on Fridays. But damn did we have a busy day out. We left the campsite before 9 am, and now […]
A Different “Premium” at Lake Superior
Man, it’s been almost a week since I posted last, which has to be a record for me. Since then, we: stayed overnight in a rest area near the Canadian border, which had its pros (a pond we sat by for happy hour) and cons (trucks moving in and out all night); crossed the border […]
Goodbye Canada, For Now
Tomorrow we leave this campsite in Whiteshell Provincial Park, our final in Canada, and drive all day to a rest stop in Ontario for the night, then all the next day back into the U.S. at Minnesota. I have to admit, it’ll feel good to be ”home”—although we’ve had our home with us the whole […]
Manitou Appe
At our last campsite at Hecla, I met Svea (she’s on the right; Lauren the park interpreter is on the left), who helped lead my guided tour through the woods of Hecla Island. While Lauren told me about the mammals native to Hecla, Svea mentioned a few spiritual beliefs of her indigenous people, the Anishinabe, […]
