by Therese Oldenburg | Nov 18, 2025 | General, Travel
The Sisters of Misadventures “Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy.” Proverbs 29:9 About 12 years ago “The Sisters of Misadventures” was born. We didn’t have a plan to create anything formal, it was just a...
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 20, 2024 | General
Welcome to Firepoint Cafe, where I am virtually serving up my experiences, thoughts and photos to the world. I hope you will enjoy Firepoint Cafe enough that you’ll pull up a chair, grab your favorite beverage and consume some of what is being dished up! Why...
by Therese Oldenburg | Apr 21, 2021 | General, Outdoors and Nature
In 2021 when I was still executive director at Nature At The Confluence, I was honored with being named one of Northwest Quarterly’s 25 Most Interesting People of2021. While I don’t think I’m all that interesting, I think what has happened at Nature...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 21, 2019 | General, Outdoors and Nature
When I was executive director at Nature At The Confluence I was very honored to receive the “Elly” Environmental Leadership Award from the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce at their annual dinner on February 27, 2018. This award brought wonderful...
