Is it Spring Yet? The Catnip Story Finally the long awaited catnip story makes its way to the internet. Have a chill day.
Thoughts for Fall November 3, 2021 The Other Cheers I do not remember my first visit to the dentist, which means I was either too...
May 21, 2020 Grandma Meow Meow Moves In When I broke the news to Hunter, he picked his head up off the rug and...
May 15, 2020 The Impossible Movie Critic “This one is a comedy drama,” said my sweet Sven. “What year is it?” I said....
May 6, 2020 Too Old To Be Young My sweet Sven was standing in front of me. He had a funny look on his...
April 29, 2020 Four Legged Walkers Walking is good for you. Hunter, our little puppy dog who is ancient, Tunester, the cat...
April 19, 2020 Does This Mask Make My Mouth Look Big? Remember when Guess were jeans? Corona was beer? And when the Who was a band? I...
April 16, 2020 The Hunter and Tuna Connection Hunter’s side of the story. I do not hate Tuna. It’s just that I am a...
April 13, 2020 Conception By guest author Vol Lindsey 4/10/20 The pastures burn a brilliant green and stretch themselves out...
April 9, 2020 A Farewell to Maxwelle Smarte Tall, dark and handsome, Maxwelle Smarte and his equally pretty, fair skinned brother, Morrie Amsterdam, moved...
April 2, 2020 Sven Goes to Hollywood “I think I would be really good at that,” said my sweet Sven. “Really good at...
March 28, 2020 BS Club Goes All Techy “Get the App,” she said. And so we did. Because Angelique is brilliant. We in Wisconsin,...
March 24, 2020 King of Jungle Moves to Guest Room It is hard to know what is true and what is not true. That is why,...
March 18, 2020 The Accidental Hoarder About a million years ago when my Sweet Sven and I were first married, I had...
March 1, 2020 The Tradescantia Pallida Why was Shirlee-bunny on stage shaking a tambourine and singing, “You are some kind of wonderful?”...
February 21, 2020 Camel Straights My sweet Sven hurt his back. He is down for the count. A bench warmer for...
February 18, 2020 Don’t Fence Me In By guest author Vol Lindsey 02/17/2020 On the edge of town, here on my stretch of...
February 17, 2020 One Legged Nurse My Sweet Sven, and his side kicks, Hunter, AKA, Rin Tin Tin and Tuna, the only...
February 5, 2020 Minderella My sweet Sven and I have been invited to a ball. “What’s that Louisa?” Oh. My...
January 29, 2020 The Fun Committee Even if you travel all the way to the 0 mile marker. You will not escape...
January 5, 2020 Two More Poems by Vol Lindsey HELLO GOD It is the eighteenth of June and it is hot as soup. I’m smoking...
January 4, 2020 The House Guest Meet Tuna. Tuna is not on Facebook. But if Tuna were on Facebook his profile would...
December 18, 2019 Give a Dog a Bone Hunter has never enjoyed the act of giving. But he is an expert on the act...
December 6, 2019 Sparkle By Guest Author Vol Lindsey 12/5/19 SPARKLE Behind those piled stones, in the corner of my...
December 4, 2019 Slacker By Guest Author Vol Lindsey 11/29/2019 SLACKER I’m an old man now, so everything is a...
November 19, 2019 Wine Walking Women For a one time fee of just thirty-five dollars, Wine Walking Women, an elite group of...
November 14, 2019 AMHÁIN AMHÁIN DON BHÓTHAR By guest author Vol Lindsey 11/13/2019 My philosophy professor said, “The air in ancient Greece was...
November 6, 2019 Pockets of Fun It was spring. My sister Louisa and I were at the lake drinking beer and burning...
October 26, 2019 That One Guy Is Back Many of you out there say ixnay to the rakay. Not me. And not Hunter. Because...
October 16, 2019 I Hope It’s Not Raining In Reno A Millie and Sven road trip and slide show. The first night of our trip to...
October 14, 2019 No Time By guest author, Vol Lindsey 10/14/19 When you are seventy years old and a widow, there...
October 3, 2019 Lordy Lordy Look Who’s SEVENTY-SEVEN! Eleven years ago on this very day a little bundle of a puppy was born....
September 30, 2019 Most Wanted at the Car Wash “I am innocent!” I know. That’s what criminals always say. But in my case, it’s true....
September 12, 2019 The Heart of My Sole Sven bought a pair of new tennis shoes the other day because his eight year old...
September 6, 2019 Morphine and Toast “What is your pain level?” asked the pretty nurse. “Four,” answers my sweet Sven. “I’ll get...
August 28, 2019 The Staging Area Old dogs are peculiar. Especially if they were peculiar to begin with. And our Hunter, his...
August 22, 2019 Deliverance II The six of us waited in line to hang priceless ornaments as our mother unwrapped them...
August 22, 2019 Cardinal By guest author Vol Lindsey. 08/20/19 Cardinal (The color of love) They had been coming around...
July 24, 2019 Old Like Me In my twenties, I ceased to produce melanin in the roots of my hair. And then...
July 23, 2019 What’s That? By Guest Author Vol Lindsey 7/22/19 What is that down there at the bottom of your...
July 20, 2019 Dust To Dust By Guest Author Vol Lindsey 07/18/2019 I have said before that my brain has a mind...
July 17, 2019 The Accidental Athlete I had been pedaling my bike for days and days. Week in and week out. And...
June 19, 2019 That One Guy “It’s an eyesore,” complained our hoity toity canine. He was talking about the deck my sweet...
June 12, 2019 101 Reasons Not to Eat an Apple a Day An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Is a well known saying to a generation...
June 11, 2019 Almost No Regrets By Guest Author Vol Lindsey 6/10/2019 I turned 70 the other day. 70. I got here...
June 3, 2019 School of a Def Dog “Pour some sugar on me, baby!!!!” This is Hunter’s favorite line from Hunter’s favorite song. He...
May 25, 2019 House of Rude Sleepers Fine. I will admit it. I am a cover hog. But, that does not make me...
May 10, 2019 The Power of Paint When life gets you down. Get out your brush. Or else go to the hardware store...
May 3, 2019 The Mallow Cup Discussion “Everyone was doing it,” he said. My sweet Sven and I were sitting on our living...
April 16, 2019 Les Soups Stories Our favorite cookbook, like everyone’s favorite cookbook is worn out, full of scribbles and some of...
April 6, 2019 King of Jungle is Grounded Article by Gertie Judgemore Hunter, Tug-o-War Champion of the World and newly crowned King of the...
March 30, 2019 Retirement 101 Millie Noe here. Philosopher of life. Knower of all. Master of nary a thing. That is,...
March 23, 2019 Secret Lives of Kings of Jungles Hunter is my little puppy dog. And, King of the Jungle. The wildlife around here and...
March 18, 2019 Hotel Juniper My Sweet Sven planted a bush. “It’s a Juniper,” he said. “Oh,” I said. “Don’t worry....
March 4, 2019 The Other Long Winter By Millie Ingalls Noe “It was called, The Long Winter.” My sweet Sven was talking about...
February 23, 2019 A Single Key A twisted fable. My great grandmother, Big Grandma Noe, was a tiny woman. They say she...
February 7, 2019 Number One Fan Two weeks ago today my life was changed forever. Again. It is almost unbearable. But, the...
January 23, 2019 Pecatonica When I was a kid I wanted to live in Pecatonica. I didn’t know where it...
January 13, 2019 Pinheads My little puppy dog is not fat. His head is just getting smaller. And I just...
December 31, 2018 The Snowball Effect “Mom says you got the all clear sign, Millie!” said my sister, Louisa. “Yep,” I answered....
December 25, 2018 A Thumb is a Thumb It was a typical Sunday morning. I was watering the house plants in the loft. My...
December 11, 2018 Put on Your Party Dress Dear Millie, I am just not into it this year. I haven’t frosted a cookie. I...
November 30, 2018 Let Me Count the Days Remember how you walked in, back in 1983, filled out that application for that second shift...
Dear Millie November 16, 2018 Go Ask Millie Dear Millie, Last November I gave my fiancée a two carat diamond on her birthday.That was...
October 27, 2018 Nobody is Perfect After all of my Sweet Sven’s mathematical calculations, he came to this conclusion. “Hunter,” he announced,...
October 20, 2018 A Five Pound Aunt in a Ten Gallon Hat Not so long ago, hotel inspector, Millie Noe, visited the newly opened Muzz on Inn, located...
October 6, 2018 Bourne Again A Movie Review Hunter, Sven, and I, do not always agree. You see, I am not...
September 23, 2018 For the Love of Socks An Exclusive interview with the man with the most socks, my husband. “Sven, why do you...
September 7, 2018 A Microwavable Moment “What?” I said to my Sweet Sven. “Weren’t you listening?” “Of course I was listening.” “Then...
August 30, 2018 The Closer You’ve got your watch dogs, your lap dogs and your hound dogs. You’ve got your flea...
Is it Spring Yet? August 19, 2018 The Muzz on Inn Millie Noe, hotel inspector. On duty. It was easy to get in to this place. The...
August 9, 2018 Get in the Front And now, the line that made my mother famous. “Get in the front.” You might be...
July 21, 2018 The Other Venus and Serena Even though we only sing along with David Allan Coe a few times during the wee...
July 4, 2018 Dogs Just Wanna Have Fun Yes, they wanna. Yes, they wanna. Dogs just wanna have fun. Just because Cyndi sings about...
June 25, 2018 A Great Catch I wasn’t there that day. But I did notice the stump that was left behind. And...
June 14, 2018 The Lunch Bunch “You got yer deep fried turkey.” “Yer cream style turkey.” “Yer turkey fried steak.” “Would you...
May 29, 2018 Tug-O-War Once again, Hunter, Sven and I are revving up for the big day. To an onlooker...
May 17, 2018 A Documentary My sweet Sven is convinced that there are plans underway for his seventieth. “Why do you...
May 11, 2018 Give Me an F “I think it starts with an F,” said the little girl with directionally challenged, golden waves....
April 30, 2018 Iceland It is so easy. All it is, is water. I think the complication begins when you...
April 23, 2018 One Adam Hunter Hunter is one third lab. This is why he doesn’t pay any attention to any rules....
April 15, 2018 Norbert True confessions. By Millie Noe. It was dark. It was icy. And then I took a...
March 31, 2018 Life of A Pricing Specialist Everything I have ever aspired to be has begun with the letter A. Early on I...
March 24, 2018 A Story with a Slant Sven’s grandpa was hard of hearing. That’s why he used to park his red pick up...
March 9, 2018 Off the Back of a Box A girl can’t exercise these days without watching somebody sear a steak, bitch about our president...
February 2, 2018 A Grouper Sandwich The four of us were seated under the shade of a palm tree, around a white...
January 22, 2018 The Unsung Poet WELCOME TO THE MILLIE NOE, VOL LINDSEY, COFFEE JAMBOURI POETRY FACE OFF A NEW DAY My...
January 17, 2018 Sven Eastwood My sweet Sven has been accused of resembling Clint. You know. The movie star. My heart...
January 7, 2018 Is it a Bird? No. Is it a plane? No. Our perfect canine, Hunter, and I have a lot in...
December 30, 2017 This Morning I Woke Up Old This morning I woke up old. And I am already sick of it. Remember when you...
December 27, 2017 January the Second The Christmas tree is to the holidays what the centerfold is to Playboy. Imagine your disappointment...
December 20, 2017 Best Day Unlike Jack and Jill who went up that hill to fetch that pail of water, we...
December 14, 2017 Deck Your Balls with Max and Millie Max is partial to ladders and handy man tools. I am attracted to lights and sparkly...
December 3, 2017 This Dump Ain’t No Dump When I think of dumps I think of my sweet Sven. You see, we fell in...
November 19, 2017 These Boots A pair of boots popped up on my side bar. They were covered in peace signs...
October 28, 2017 The Mole It all started with that mole. You see, a little time had elapsed since my last...
October 22, 2017 The Psychatrist “What’s that?” I said to Sven, walking in the kitchen door. There was an opened card...
October 13, 2017 Red Rubber Ball I think it’s gonna be all right. Yes, the worst is over now. The morning sun...
October 7, 2017 A Diversified Living Room I was sitting on a chair holding a coffee cup the size of a thimble. It...
October 1, 2017 The Sun One Friday evening, not so long ago, Sven decided to change a light bulb. It was...
September 16, 2017 The Johnson Brothers There were four of us, my sweet Sven, Burt, Claudette and myself, staring into the yellow,...
August 30, 2017 Third Place And now, will the third place winner, please step forward?” Something went wrong out there in...
August 16, 2017 Pulp Reality I miss the flowers. Don’t you wish you could go back to a time when you...
July 30, 2017 The Ruby Marie My cell rang. I pulled it out of my pocket, looked at the name and let...
July 16, 2017 True Confessions I married a bad ass. He was born on New Year’s Eve. The year was 1948....
June 24, 2017 Millie Noe, Sports Writer – A Bird’s Eye View Ever since the Yankees won the World Series in 1996 and the camera was forever on...
June 17, 2017 No Place Like Home Remember back when you were the same age as the amount of times you saw The...
May 29, 2017 If You Can’t Be With the Toes You Love, Love the Toes You’re With This is a story of a day where nothing really goes right and nothing really goes...
May 18, 2017 George Meyer Taliesin What I really wanted was a dog. And I wanted a leash. I wanted a dog...
May 9, 2017 Duck Creek It was before Nafta and it was back when vertical blinds were popular. I know this...
April 14, 2017 The Big Heist You’ve heard of The Thomas Crown Affair and The Maltese Falcon. You’ve seen Ocean’s 12, Once...
April 9, 2017 I SEE LONDON It was 3:00 PM. I’d just gotten off work and smelled of French Fries, rubber soled...
April 2, 2017 Another Case of Mistaken Identity I paid for my gas at the pump on that cold morning in November before the...
March 5, 2017 The Rock-chettes “Millie, the name is pronounced Rah-chester. Not Rock-chester.” “No it isn’t. It’s Rock-chester.” “There’s no K.”...
February 22, 2017 Lobster Night The Trifecta Lobster Night is special. It is one evening a year that a certain gang...
February 13, 2017 Millie Noe, Love Expert Dear Millie, I have been dating Sherri for a couple of months now and I really...
February 7, 2017 This is My Side of the Story It was my first week in the credit department. I had a new desk and a...
January 29, 2017 He’s Perfect My puppy has been showing signs of dissatisfaction with his doctor as of late. Last year,...
January 24, 2017 Did Bob Dylan Die? “What?” I said to Sven. I was standing on the counter wiping off a shelf in...
January 2, 2017 The Unspoken Truth About the Jigsaw Jigsaw (tool), a tool used for cutting arbitrary curves That is what Wikipedia says. What Wikipedia...
December 30, 2016 Dear Millie Since you are an authority on holiday etiquette, I am hoping you can solve an argument...
December 26, 2016 Christmas and Cousins The ballerina is my oldest granddaughter and to her right is my youngest nephew. The year...
December 14, 2016 Dear Millie I am hoping that you can help me out. I have the greatest guy on earth....
November 27, 2016 Scared Straight, The Real Story I have been washing the gray right out of my hair since I was a kid....
November 16, 2016 The Dark Night Remember that night? The one that started out as a balmy summer afternoon, and your friend,...
October 30, 2016 Happy Condoween Why is October special? Could it be those leaf squalls slapping you in the face before...
October 11, 2016 I’m Eight and I Feel Great Until a few minutes ago, I was on top of the world. And then I came...
September 25, 2016 Tell them Millie sent ya Stop in and take a peek. It won’t take long. There is just one book.
August 17, 2016 The Millie and Sven Honeymoon “Oh my God,” I said, sitting on the seat of the city bus with my thirteen...
