Thoughts for Fall Time One minute we were hanging upside down from the monkey bars with pigtails and pixie cuts, singing, “It’s about time. It’s about space. It’s about your, ugly face.” And then it was 1975[...]
Thoughts for Fall November 29, 2022 Turkey Day Ten days prior to Turkey Day here in the black hole just outside Harmony Grove, our...
The Cleaver Family November 18, 2022 Winter is Coming I have been binge listening to Game of Thrones on Audible.“What’s that Louisa?”Hang on. My sister...
Thoughts for Fall November 8, 2022 Cat Detective Caught Napping Fact.Tuna, a scrappy pre-teen punk in a suit, moved in with us October 2019.Fact.Grandma Meow Moses,...
Thoughts for Fall November 3, 2022 Behind My Bifold Doors I find it interesting that pairs of shoes tossed together into a closet never land together.Or...
Thoughts for Fall October 20, 2022 Fall It bet it was fall when my people, whoever they were, settled in the Midwest.“Honey, how...
Thoughts for Fall October 14, 2022 The Original Thelma and Louise “What’s our favorite word?”“Fob!” we yelled.“Who’s our favorite uncle?”“Lee!” we screamed.“What number do we hate?”“285!”And then...
The Cleaver Family September 28, 2022 Leave Er Be More of the Cleaver series. Adventures of Millie and Sven and the beavers.
Thoughts for Fall November 18, 2021 Murder in the Black Hole I am not counting the days.But it has been eight.On a cold and gray November 13,...
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...
Thoughts for Fall October 18, 2021 A Recipe For Thin Skin This is my Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells.I picked it up with a few other books while...
Thoughts for Fall October 11, 2021 Titanic Trio and the Sinking Ship The Titanic Trio fails to sink Millie's ship.
Thoughts for Fall October 5, 2021 Grandma Meow Moses It was the tail end of the sunny season here in Wisconsin.That is why I was...
Thoughts for Fall December 16, 2020 The Fat Lady Can Sing My sweet Sven and I believe that pets should be held accountable for their actions.That is...
Thoughts for Fall November 30, 2020 The Legend of Big Foot Yeti is real.He has been spotted on several occasions here in the black hole between Harmony...
Thoughts for Fall November 23, 2020 Cheers We Keeler brothers and sisters, will not be sitting around tables scattered throughout my kitchen and...
Thoughts for Fall November 13, 2020 November We Wisconsinites were recently sent a blast of unseasonably warm weather to start out month number...
Thoughts for Fall October 30, 2020 Powdered Sugar “Do not go near it,” said my mom.“But.”“No buts.”The reason we’d been following the truck around...
Thoughts for Fall October 19, 2020 Grandma Meow’s New Apartment If you live behind a curtain in a laundry room because the upstairs cat wants you...
November 19, 2019 Wine Walking Women For a one time fee of just thirty-five dollars, Wine Walking Women, an elite group of...
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 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....
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 7, 2018 A Microwavable Moment “What?” I said to my Sweet Sven. “Weren’t you listening?” “Of course I was listening.” “Then...
November 24, 2017 Dear Millie and Maxie Welcome to Black Cat Friday. For all of you out there looking for answers to your...
November 19, 2017 These Boots A pair of boots popped up on my side bar. They were covered in peace signs...
September 25, 2016 Tell them Millie sent ya Stop in and take a peek. It won’t take long. There is just one book.
September 11, 2016 Last Summer Fling Life started out briskly the other morning. Dried poplar leaves twirled a foot above our driveway....
June 14, 2015 Millocrates Question: Why is there life? Millocrates: Life is nothing more than a record album. We all come out,...
June 9, 2015 Rock Star I don’t mean to brag, but I was once in a rock and roll band. Okay, it wasn’t...
May 30, 2015 Copper Harbor U.S.A. “Uh-oh,” I said and dropped the bag of groceries. “Mom?” I thought she was right behind...
Thoughts for Fall May 22, 2015 The Imposter When I was in grade school, I loved math. Who didn’t like those multiplication flash cards? ...
April 26, 2015 Sunny, Sunny Mexico “Is everybody ready?” she said. And then the instructor pressed a button on the radio. sitting...
March 15, 2015 Curling Ends With a Bang Last week was the finale of our Friday night mixed curling league. The club was full of excitement,...
Thoughts for Fall January 13, 2015 Something in the Way He Moves…His Face He was five. He had freckles and he liked to climb trees. I was five. I didn’t...
Thoughts for Fall November 23, 2014 Office Safety 101 Congratulations ‘Future Brown Noser’ on completing ‘Basic Office Safety’. The new kid with peach fuzz has this...
November 15, 2014 The Short Life of a Gimp Artist Thursday was GIMP DAY. When I was a kid our house was just like ‘The Cleavers’...
September 14, 2014 The Coffee Cup Garden What is a coffee cup garden? 1) Is it a beautiful place where you sit on a bench surrounded...
Thoughts for Fall July 19, 2014 Sherrie The first time I ever saw her was more than twenty years ago. I didn’t like her. I didn’t...
November 24, 2013 Write Down This Date Sunday November 24, 2013 Hear Ye!!! Hear Ye!!! Everybody!!! Grab a pen or open your Smart...
November 24, 2013 I’d rather take a bullet than sit here with this dog. We live in the woods. It’s deer hunting season. He...
October 26, 2013 Slimming down together, you and your pet. It occurred to me the other day that I do not make time to exercise. I mean...
October 18, 2013 Decorating with Little Green Tomatoes Now that the growing season is over the question remains, what to do with all of...
October 18, 2013 Exicted once more – Day Seven I had a fine night of sleep, what with the new sheets and all. (See: I...
October 17, 2013 Day Six. I am almost as excited as I was yesterday! Day six has arrived. And do I have some stuff to tell you. Okay, so I get...
October 16, 2013 I’m excited – Day Five So, last night I woke up with a couple of awesome ideas that I wanted to write today. They...
October 15, 2013 I am pretty gosh darn excited – Day Four It is day four of my vacation. It is an awesome, cool, dark and drizzly morning. It is the perfect...
October 14, 2013 I am pretty excited! Day Three. Here it is, my third day of vacation! I am pretty darn excited, what with having this week...
October 14, 2013 I am so excited – Day Two! Wow! Here it is day two of my vacation. I am so excited! If it weren’t...
Thoughts for Fall October 12, 2013 I am so excited! I am so excited. I have the whole week off work, the entire week all to...
Thoughts for Fall September 10, 2013 The Millie & Sven School of Dog Whispering Training your dog, Mille & Sven style. HOW TO STOP THE BEGGING Give him whatever he wants,...
Thoughts for Fall November 19, 2012 The Case of the missing Coconut Earring I lost one of my favorite earrings. It’s the partner to this one and I like...
Thoughts for Fall November 17, 2012 Opening Day It’s the first morning of hunting season and I usually wake up to the sound of...
Thoughts for Fall November 12, 2012 Hunter Moves In Sven and I share a love hate relationship with dogs. We can’t live with them and...
Thoughts for Fall November 12, 2012 A Few More Years Sven: Did you just take a picture of the counter? Me: Ah….yeah. Sven: Why would you...
Thoughts for Fall September 25, 2012 Yellow Glove Season It is yellow glove season already. It’s here and I am not prepared. I don’t even...
Thoughts for Fall September 24, 2012 The Brighter Side of Death Even as a figment of an imagination I am the first to admit that death terrifies...
