ANy ladies from WISCONSIN??

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  • OncoWarrior
    OncoWarrior Member Posts: 5,234
    edited June 2016

    Notbuying. we do all sorts of things.

    They will have a "project of the day" which we can do, but also if you want to do something else, there are lots of supplies available. Or, if you want to bring your own stuff and work, that's OK, too. Mostly I have been doing "my own thing" because I came up with some ideas that I wanted to work on. (Like that Meadowlark skirt, for example). It is a great place to work on something without the distractions of home, such as phone and laundry and cooking and family members. There is one man who comes in and paints a picture each time. He always does that, nothing else.

    Because it is art therapy, they are very considerate in their offering of projects. These are things that will not intimidate those who have fears about "talent". But they are such that someone who has lots of talent can enjoy them, too.

    There is painting, usually acrylic or watercolour, clay - different kinds, some baked some fired, and maybe some air dried, all sorts of work with different kinds of papers, fabrics, craft items. I know I am leaving out a lot here. Lots of fun. I think of it as "play time".

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited June 2016

    congrats Milwmama on final chemo!

    I'm not hitting Summerfest this year but heard a great program on Wisconsin Public Radio about its history.

    http://www.wisconsinlife.org/story/summerfest-1930s-style Enjoy! ♥

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited June 2016

    wish i could see Paul Simon.sigh. but Summerfest would be a lit of walking. Im notup torhat much.especially wheni beed to locate and use bathrooms in a hurry. :(

    Mm, happy for you, you got through it

    Hugs toall. Kitty still missing.

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  • Milwmama
    Milwmama Member Posts: 115
    edited June 2016

    Moonflwr-I hear ya on the walking and bathrooms. My companions will be happy to stop at any beer tent to let me rest so I should be good. Bathrooms are another story. Hopefully no too crowded. I just love live music, so this is a favorite for me.

    Hoping my last chemo doesn't kick my ass and force plan change.

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  • zogo
    zogo Member Posts: 20,329
    edited June 2016

    Milwmama, we have the everyday pass to SF (not that we go every day but we could!) Went yesterday...my feet hurt now. Not sure if we will go tonight...looks like rain (and I have to work early tomorrow). Lots of great bands this year!



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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited July 2016

    Milwama, so pleased to hear you had your last chemo this week.

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited July 2016

    I read my last post. Sorry! I am amazed anyone could translate it! LOL. And I meant Paul McCartney. Sigh.

    Milwmama so glad you finished.

    My kitty is still gone. I was hoping the storms would make him come home. Rumors of him occur occasionaly, but no real sitings.

    Its been hot and my AC was never put in this year. Oh well. Hope everyone is keeping cool.

    Much love to all



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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited July 2016

    Monica, sorry your kitty is still missing. :-(

    Enjoying this break from the heat & humidity. Getting a lot of yard work done. Taking mom to a Drum and Bugle Corps event today - Drums on Parade - featuring the Madison Scouts.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited July 2016

    Was stunned to see the pictures of the damage from the storm that went through Northern Wisconsin. Had family keeping me updated with the news. One of my aunts had no phone for two days. Finally got in touch with her yesterday

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited July 2016

    Yes, it's bad up north: three dead, homes & businesses damaged, roads & bridges washed away. My thoughts & prayers are with the folks affected and those working to help them. Wisconsin Emergency Management and its partners are doing a great job.

    Here's from this morning's paper. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/confirmed-dead-as-flood-cleanup-starts-in-northern-wisconsin/article_3b260014-f875-5f15-bd64-3145786ed1f5.html

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited July 2016

    Wow! Never thought I would see this happen in my home state.

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  • OncoWarrior
    OncoWarrior Member Posts: 5,234
    edited July 2016

    Thanks, Badger, for sharing that clipping. I have been away from news all week.

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited July 2016

    yes, they've really had a mes up there.years ago, we had a flood in Port. Amazing how it destroyed so much and in a shirt time..we didnt have roads washed out, but homes flooded and a wash out of a path from bluffs on the west to the lake. 11 inches if rain in a day will do that. It took a long time to clean it up. I wish northern WI and MI lots of luck and hope they get the help they need.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited July 2016

    Me too.


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  • Notbuyingit
    Notbuyingit Member Posts: 1,035
    edited July 2016

    welcomed rain here last nite! Felt bad for the Country Thunder folk - they get hit every year! Anyone have a recommendation for a pain management doc/clinic? So many out there i hate feeling like i'm throwing a dart hoping i land on a good one

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  • OncoWarrior
    OncoWarrior Member Posts: 5,234
    edited July 2016

    notbuyingit, wish I could help. Sorry you need this.

    Are you practicing meditation at all?

    I find it helpful for me. Also some dietary changes and acupuncture.

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  • Notbuyingit
    Notbuyingit Member Posts: 1,035
    edited July 2016

    me too!! Breast pain has ramped up & i have the nerve damage/pain in my left leg & foot since my fall last summer :( definitely would like to get on a path other than this rollercoaster of pain meds! I have tried acupunture & massage therapy but can't afford on a continuous basis.

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited July 2016

    hi all, this piece was in today's WI State Journal and I wanted to share. I love this man's writing and look forward to his columns. Makes me glad to live in America and in the beautiful Driftless region of southwest WI.

    By ERIC FRYDENLUND Jul 28, 2016

    http://host.madison.com/wsj/opinion/column/eric-frydenlund-it-s-always-a-good-day-in-america/article_b8c99550-73ab-56a1-8361-b5e9153e4d9d.html

    "It's not been a good day," the man grumbles to the desk clerk at the airport hotel. "My wife sneezed, went to get a Kleenex and the box was empty."

    It makes me wonder by what utopian scale this man measures a good day. Amid political angst and daily terrorist threats, our self-indulgence rings like a butler's bell in a four-alarm fire.

    Perhaps we've forgotten what a good day looks like in America. It looks like this:

    As our plane drops into Kalispell, Montana, among the rough-sawn peaks of the Rocky Mountains, we begin to see all that has been given to us without asking. A place far removed from the hand of man, yet not immune.

    Glacier National Park, a vast and wondrous collection of glaciated mountains, pristine lakes, and virgin forests, awaits our exploration at the edge of Kalispell. Its iconic glaciers are fast disappearing due to global warming, yet enough remain to cast a spell on any visitor fortunate to abandon civilization for a day hike into its midst.

    We find such a hike at Many Glaciers on a trail that skirts Lake Josephine, a blue-hued glacial lake that hangs from the trail's edge like a sapphire from a necklace. We run into a couple of hikers who had just encountered a grizzly sow and two cubs — a dangerous combination — on the upper trail. Caution wins over curiosity. We take the lower trail.

    At trails end, we find another remote glacial-fed lake surrounded by mountains draped with waterfalls, its beaches strewn with deadwood. The only actor in this tranquil scene is a chipmunk raiding my backpack for granola bars.

    Armed with bear spray and clapping like a marching band director to ward off bears, we understand we are the interlopers. Grizzlies, moose and chipmunks rule the wild, without any help from man.

    To the contrary, we need nature's help — to bring equanimity to a world tipping toward insanity. Nature restores calm following the storm and returns sunshine after darkness. We find quiet when the whole world seems to be talking at once.

    At Grand Teton National Park, we leave the noisy world behind for a nine-mile hike to Grand View Point. We meet a young couple from France and discover a common language in the wordless poetry of the "grand view." Two Ocean Lake sprawls below while the Grand Teton towers above. To say it makes you feel small trivializes the largeness of the awe welling inside.

    At Yellowstone National Park, we find alien landscapes of geysers, hot springs, mudpots and cavernous canyons of a width rivaled only by our gaping mouths. Every mountain pass opens to a new land of strange revelations.

    Artist Point, hovering above the rim of Yellowstone's Grand Canyon, reveals sculptures cut from rock by the hand of water. Yellowstone River at the bottom of the canyon appears to my eye to flow uphill, rivaling any abstractionist's attempt to create illusion.

    Nature inspires more than artists and poets. It remains a fundamental birthright. The farther we get from nature, retreating to technology and the vicarious stimulation of our electronic devices, the further we get from our own nature. We were, after all, born into this world without accessories.

    Back in Prairie du Chien and looking out my window at the Driftless "mountains" of southwest Wisconsin, I am reminded that we do not need to fly anywhere to witness nature's grandeur. The largeness of nature's wonder lies just outside our door.

    Out here, we can still find a good day in America.

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  • OncoWarrior
    OncoWarrior Member Posts: 5,234
    edited July 2016

    badger, "Like"

    Thanks for sharing that.

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited August 2016

    thats beautiful!

    Spent some time with my grandbabies. They grow up so fast. DGD1 is 20 months old, DGD2 will be 1 in less than 2 weeks. Time flies

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  • OncoWarrior
    OncoWarrior Member Posts: 5,234
    edited August 2016

    moon, sweet babes.

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  • Milwmama
    Milwmama Member Posts: 115
    edited August 2016

    Cuties Moon.

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  • Notbuyingit
    Notbuyingit Member Posts: 1,035
    edited August 2016

    look at those smiles!! Can't wait for my first grandbabies!! 2 at once - both daughters due in September!

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  • tjh
    tjh Member Posts: 469
    edited August 2016

    I love all 8 of our grandbabies!

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  • OncoWarrior
    OncoWarrior Member Posts: 5,234
    edited August 2016

    Beautiful Dairyland portrait in felted wool by Abigail Colors. Appropriate for fair week. moo.


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  • OncoWarrior
    OncoWarrior Member Posts: 5,234
    edited August 2016

    Coming event. Schultz Resort Rod & Gun Club and SCI present: "Take Aim at Cancer"

    When: Saturday 10 September 10 AM - 2 PM

    Who: Cancer patients (past or present) and their families (or loved ones)

    Where: Schultz Resort Rod & Gun Club, W146S8025 Schultz Lane, Muskego, 53150

    A FREE DAY at the range featuring Archery, Trap, Rifle and Pistol ranges. Instructors present. All equipment (weaponry and safety gear) will be provided. Volunteer escorts. A very nice lunch. Raffle prizes.

    This is an enjoyable day out for the whole family. I have attended the last two years. It is well organized and they are superbly attentive to safety for everyone.

    Advance Registration is required.

    for more info you can PM me or contact Mr. Frank Schuh .

    his email: fdschuh@gmail.com

    his phone: 920-606-6042

    My favorite is the archery because they put balloons on the targets and it is fun to pop them.



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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited September 2016

    Thank you Herb Kohl !!!

    Every teacher in Wisconsin who had posted a request on DonorsChoose.org by 12:01 a.m. Tuesday had their request funded by Herb Kohl Philanthropies. The flash-funded gift totaled about $500,000 statewide. The gift will impact nearly 43,000 students statewide. It covered requests for everything from health and hygiene products to school supplies and musical instruments.

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited September 2016

    Hello everyone! Ive been hibernating with a nadty cold the grandbaby gave me. Two weeks ive been inside. Two weeks of the orettiest mont in WI. Sigh. LOL.

    Hope everyone else is doing fine.

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  • Notbuyingit
    Notbuyingit Member Posts: 1,035
    edited September 2016

    i hope you at least got outside for some sunshine! been cooped up as well after a bout with cellulitis in my leg from a sore on my foot - supposed to be staying off it :( UGH hope this isn't the end of the warmth! brrrr!!

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited September 2016

    finally moving around. Just in time because i cover for my daughter tomorrow night. LOL. Lets hppe she didnt catch anything else. I sat on the porch for a bit.

    Notbuyingit, hope youre back on your feet. Cellulitis sucks. I hate taking abx! LOL

    Much love

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