I’m wrapped in my wife’s quilt watching a ninth-tier bowl game. Riley, our golden retriever, is curled at my feet and Boris the cat sleeps sprawled over a heat vent. Seems like a good time to plan a warm-weather vacation. No, not Florida; Driftless Wisconsin, where...
A recent snowstorm has rendered our secluded valley virtually unrecognizable and every trip home seems like a tour to an exotic land. Snow laden branches drape over the road, forming crystal-walled tunnels, while the hillsides are decorated with a phosphorescent white...
We did Boris, but you weren’t interested in our advice, which for cats, natives, and visitors alike, is to find a warm blanket and curl up, preferably with your beloved (for Boris, that’s Riley, our golden retriever, but that’s another story). Driftless Wisconsin has...
On November 26, Viroqua holds its annual Twinkle Fest Parade, an annual holiday kickoff celebration with Community Tree Lighting ceremony. The festivities will surely put you in the mood for Christmas shopping. VIVA Gallery features November guest Artist John...
The Optimo Café in the Viroqua Public Market qualifies in all three categories. Rustic tables, the original pressed tin ceiling, and a full-width storefront window to watch passersby creates an early twentieth century atmosphere as pleasing as their entrées. The...
I wrote in a previous post that fall is my favorite time of year and that holds true well beyond the threshold of peak color. When more leaves are underfoot than overhead, the forest opens up, revealing details otherwise hidden from view. And absent the leafy wind...
