by Therese Oldenburg | Apr 22, 2025 | History, Travel
I think this year I’m going to work my way around the world by exploring my own state! I’ve already been to Rome, WI last week, so my journey has already begun! Immigrant Place Names In Wisconsin In Wisconsin the names of towns often reflect the diverse...
by Therese Oldenburg | Mar 1, 2025 | Outdoors and Nature
Why March is a good month to “Hit Repeat” March is such an “in between month”, not quite spring and not quite winter. It’s a tough month to love. But one thing is certain, I’ll always find something new to discover on every walk outdoors. Even in the “brown-ness” of...
by Therese Oldenburg | Feb 3, 2025 | General, Outdoors and Nature
What a difference 24 minutes makes! Several years ago, on the first anniversary of my mother’s passing, I was in one of her favorite places in the world – Manasota Key in Englewood, Florida. I’m not normally an early morning person, but, to honor...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 18, 2025 | Food & Cooking, History
From the Heart, Through the Hand: Sharing Recipes When I was a young bride, I received a Betty Crocker Cookbook and an empty wooden recipe box as gifts, ready to be filled with favorite recipes. Forty+ years later, my Betty book is well used (and I still refer to it...
by Therese Oldenburg | Dec 25, 2024 | History
This year I had time to really dig into my family ancestry on Ancestry.com and I kept finding stories about my ancestors that blew me away. They faced challenges or opportunities that must have seemed daunting and scary at the time. But they made decisions that...
