We finally had a little taste of spring (or maybe it is summer) as our temperatures finally managed to squeak into the 70's this weekend. We took advantage of it by getting our bikes out and biking downtown to see the latest exhibition at the Art Museum followed by lunch at our favorite BBQ joint, the Smoke Shack. It was a great day especially since it was finally warm, which we topped off later that afternoon with pre-dinner cocktails on our deck basking in the sun. It should be noted that while we finally had warm temps, our trees are still missing leaves, although they are starting to show signs of budding out - they better hurry or it will be time to drop them again for the winter.
We also got to enjoy a little of the NBA playoffs, managing to get tickets to two of the playoff games between the Chicago Bulls and our hometown, Bucks. Drew and Amy (our nephew and niece to be) were able to join us for one of the games. Unfortunately, we continued to be bad luck for the Bucks as they lost both of the games we attended. But it was nice to see the arena packed full and all the fans cheering. Continuing our sports theme, we took in a Brewers game, who are not having a great season so far. We went with Anne and Steve, our friends from Madison who we met via our Peru trip. We got to see one of the few wins for the Brewers this year and, most importantly, enjoy a sunny day at the ballpark eating hot dogs, drinking Coke, and watching the racing sausages. In keeping with my ongoing tradition, I've included the photo of the sausages doing their thing in the 6th inning. Also, since I know many of you are secretly tracking the sausages performance, the Polish sausage is off to a strong lead having won 4 out of 8 races so far this year.
I used some of the nicer weather last week to get the garden ready for the new year. I'm thinking of planting some lettuce this week since I'm hopeful that the threat of frost is done. The beds are all turned over, marked out for planting, and the irrigation system is installed. Just need more temperatures above 70
degrees and a lot of luck, but I'm always hopeful at the start of a new planting year.
We finally had a little taste of spring (or maybe it is summer) as our temperatures finally managed to squeak into the 70's this weekend. We took advantage of it by getting our bikes out and biking downtown to see the latest exhibition at the Art Museum followed by lunch at our favorite BBQ joint, the Smoke Shack. It was a great day especially since it was finally warm, which we topped off later that afternoon with pre-dinner cocktails on our deck basking in the sun. It should be noted that while we finally had warm temps, our trees are still missing leaves, although they are starting to show signs of budding out - they better hurry or it will be time to drop them again for the winter.
We also got to enjoy a little of the NBA playoffs, managing to get tickets to two of the playoff games between the Chicago Bulls and our hometown, Bucks. Drew and Amy (our nephew and niece to be) were able to join us for one of the games. Unfortunately, we continued to be bad luck for the Bucks as they lost both of the games we attended. But it was nice to see the arena packed full and all the fans cheering. Continuing our sports theme, we took in a Brewers game, who are not having a great season so far. We went with Anne and Steve, our friends from Madison who we met via our Peru trip. We got to see one of the few wins for the Brewers this year and, most importantly, enjoy a sunny day at the ballpark eating hot dogs, drinking Coke, and watching the racing sausages. In keeping with my ongoing tradition, I've included the photo of the sausages doing their thing in the 6th inning. Also, since I know many of you are secretly tracking the sausages performance, the Polish sausage is off to a strong lead having won 4 out of 8 races so far this year.
I used some of the nicer weather last week to get the garden ready for the new year. I'm thinking of planting some lettuce this week since I'm hopeful that the threat of frost is done. The beds are all turned over, marked out for planting, and the irrigation system is installed. Just need more temperatures above 70 degrees and a lot of luck, but I'm always hopeful at the start of a new planting year. 
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