Author: Lisa

As It Happens, Time Isn’t Everything

As It Happens, Time Isn’t Everything

Given that we now have all the time in the world, I thought that we’d always be able to do all that we wanted. As I am discovering, though, time is not the only limiter. The factor that’s elbowing in now? Temperature. Last night was 

What Did You Do With All Your Stuff? Downsizing Our Possessions.

What Did You Do With All Your Stuff? Downsizing Our Possessions.

People have a lot of questions when they learn about our trip. We’ll answer the most frequently asked and strangest ones here. One of the first and most common things we’re asked is: What did you do with all of your stuff? The answer is 

Kansas to Oklahoma: A Few Days on the Prairie

Kansas to Oklahoma: A Few Days on the Prairie

Watch out – we’re free and we’re headed (south)west! Given the new rule that we don’t drive more than a few hours a day, rather than blasting across Kansas we approached the state with an open mind and a ready foot on the brake. The 

Goodbye Wisconsin, Hello Again Chicago

Goodbye Wisconsin, Hello Again Chicago

Last week we learned that people in Northern Wisconsin call people from Illinois FIBs — F*&#ing Illinois Bastards. Last night I was working on a post about the Angry Minnow, a brewery in Hayward, WI, when I inadvertently discovered that their website is infected by 

Our Watery Tour of Northern Wisconsin

Our Watery Tour of Northern Wisconsin

Winter came down to join us the other day at Sara Balbin and Gary Crandall’s place in the north woods of Wisconsin. Sara is an artist who works in many media – metal, oil, leather, fabric – but the theme that runs throughout her work 

Radical Changes in Plans — Or Should We Say, “Plans?”

Radical Changes in Plans — Or Should We Say, “Plans?”

Originally, we had planned to head back to Maine after our last few family events in Wisconsin. That would be one more trip across the mid-Atlantic states, for the third time in the last few months. But yesterday, as we began day two of the 

A Madison Weekend

A Madison Weekend

We’ve started, but it still doesn’t feel like we’ve started. Crashing with family and friends isn’t exactly roughing it – especially when they entertain you as well as Chris and Sarah entertained us this past weekend in Madison, WI. We’ve been to Madison quite a 

When Driving Across NY State, 86 is Better Than 90

When Driving Across NY State, 86 is Better Than 90

The drive from Chicago to my parents’ place in upstate NY is boring. There’s nothing you can do about it – you’ve got to get through Indiana and Ohio. By the time you get to Erie, PA, you’ve been driving for hours. Do you continue 

Home Sweet Homes

Home Sweet Homes

Thanks to a couple great friends and a brother’s conveniently timed trip to China, we didn’t have to resort to living in a hotel by the airport and commuting into the city like suburbanites. Instead, we’ve been able to thoroughly enjoy our last month in 

Scared Sober on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Scared Sober on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

September 12, 2009. We awoke in Bryce Canyon, Utah, and drove furiously south to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon to make the sunset and our campground reservation. It’s always painful to have to move through such beautiful country so quickly, but the pain 

Message from my 15 year old self – get a life.

Message from my 15 year old self – get a life.

Last weekend we were tearing apart the storage closet – trying to make sense of piles of scrap wood, boxes upon boxes of screws and nails, gardening supplies, miscellaneous sporting goods, and other junk that hadn’t been touched in years – when I came across 

I love craigslist.

I love craigslist.

Tonight we sold our dining table on craigslist. It was a special table – upon it we had our first Thanksgiving in our first condo – three leaves straining under twelve loaded plates and glasses. We bought that table on craigslist from a woman who