A few weeks ago a friend of mine who grew up in Madison sent me this quote from Joan Didion because it reminded him of me and my blog:Certain places seem to exist mainly because someone has written about them. . .a place belongs forever to whoever … [Read more...]

It was another lovely week in Madison, where many things happened, and also not much at all.  It was a short week of classes after our Fall Break, which is always a nice thing.  All the kids from the Madison Consolidated school system were also on … [Read more...]

There was a lot going on this weekend in Madison.  Many of the folks you might have seen wandering around the streets were checking out the Tri Kappa Tour of Homes, a chance to peek inside some of the amazing homes around Jefferson County.  On … [Read more...]

I’m writing this installment of Madison Monday in the face of glaring uncertainty as to whether I’ll actually be able post it on my blog.  It might be, as one of my friends suggested, a sign of the coming apocalypse, but this weekend, there was no … [Read more...]

It’s Monday in Madison, and on cue the beautiful weather that held out all weekend is gone.  That’s just fine with me, because really, Monday’s should be kind of overcast with the potential for rain.  Otherwise, we’d all feel deeply resentful about … [Read more...]

I have no idea what parallel parking has todo with manliness, but there it isThis upcoming weekend is Chautauqua, a time when a lot of out-of-towners descend on Madison to buy some art, eat some good food, and listen to some lovely music.  And just … [Read more...]

Happening art opening at JoeyG'sI’ve been reading a wonderful mystery series by Louise Penny, the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series.  These books are set in Canada, mostly in a small village south of Montreal called Three Pines.  As you will read … [Read more...]

Gilly, longing to be outsideI seem to be writing about cats a lot lately on my blog.  I think it probably has to do with their strong presence in my life.  And by strong presence, I mean the fact that when I sit down to write at my desk in the … [Read more...]

It’s deja vu time this September in Madison.  One of the first posts I ever wrote on this blog, way back in 2008, was about the effects of Hurricane Ike in Indiana.  It was September, and the beginning of the school year at Hanover, and a … [Read more...]