This Tuesday will be week three of Irish session night at The Electric Lady in lovely Madison. I’ve found that when I tell people I’m going to Irish session night, there seems to be some confusion as to exactly what that means. So let me follow the … [Read more...]

This weekend was Chautauqua in Madison, might I add, the best Chautauqua weekend ever. When I first moved to Madison, there were two things that folks outside of Madison knew about the town. They knew about the Regatta, and they knew about … [Read more...]

Last week, I reviewed Scott Russell Sanders’ book, Wilderness Plots. A lovely little book that was inspired by research into the frontier history of the Ohio River Valley, including Indiana and Ohio. This Friday, my family was lucky enough to be able … [Read more...]

The shantyboat, dockedThis week, a friend and I were talking about how to live a simple life amid all the stuff that seems to need to get done. Jobs, spouses, children, meetings, cleaning, laundry, cooking...How do you get rid of all the stuff? How … [Read more...]

The Milton-Madison bridgeThis Monday, while most of the country will be enjoying a labor free day, I will be returning to labor after a nine month break. Maybe that’s karma. Every year at my college, classes start on Labor Day. “Why?” people are … [Read more...]

There were a lot of things going on in Madison and the surrounding environs this weekend. The Pope John Summer Festival was happening up on the Hilltop. I didn’t go, but I love a festival with a beer tent. Down the road in Vevay was the Switzerland … [Read more...]

Our house is the green side No, Madisonians, this is not a post about Ribberfest. Despite the rumors of Eric Clapton’s impending appearance, I did not go. Ribberfest is a great event. Good music, a lovely lighted balloon parade, good beer. But we … [Read more...]

It’s a chemical world out there. There are chemicals in your food, in your water, in your napkins, in your cleaning products, in your deodorant. You get washed and powdered in chemicals from the moment you’re born and pumped full of them after you … [Read more...]

This weekend in Madison my lovely husband re-entered the food service industry, after a considerable gap of 30 or so years, by bartending at the 605 Grille. No, folks, this is not what he does for a living. His real job is teaching history to college … [Read more...]

I should really probably give up and call this Madison Monday-ish, but whatever. I kind of find it hard to believe that I haven’t written about the Madison Farmer’s Market before, being a big local foodie person. It’s been a busy summer, so the … [Read more...]