Part of our motivation in selecting last Friday for our biking adventure was that Kathy and John were joining us in Milwaukee for a Brewer's game on Sunday. Therefore, we could get a ride back to Milwaukee with Kathy. On the way back into town we stopped to see six Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes on the south side of town - called the
Burnham block project. These were Frank's attempt at providing well designed homes at a lower price point, they were termed the American System, than many of the mansion sized houses he designed. A non-profit group has purchased five of the six homes and is in the process of restoring them as they have fallen into some disrepair since their construction around 1916. Was a great tour as we had a very knowledgeable docent and was a fun way to spend an hour and learn a little something in the process.
Then it was off to our favorite beer garden in town, Estabrook, to enjoy a pretzel and beer all the while enjoying the sun and comfortable temperatures. We were joined by Jo and Kathy's first cousin-once removed who lives in town and we had recently met at the Notre Dame wedding. It was really nice way to enjoy the afternoon and recover from our calorie deficit from our bike ride (OK, we didn't really have a calorie deficit after all the pizza, but it sounds good).
Sunday we headed to one of our favorite cafes for a cinnamon roll (see the above calorie deficit comment) before heading over to the baseball game. Unfortunately, while we were in tune with the weather gods this weekend, the baseball gods were ignoring us as the Brewer's lost. Still we were outside, eating good stadium food, watching a sporting event - seemed like a great way to spend the day.
Part of our motivation in selecting last Friday for our biking adventure was that Kathy and John were joining us in Milwaukee for a Brewer's game on Sunday. Therefore, we could get a ride back to Milwaukee with Kathy. On the way back into town we stopped to see six Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes on the south side of town - called the Burnham block project. These were Frank's attempt at providing well designed homes at a lower price point, they were termed the American System, than many of the mansion sized houses he designed. A non-profit group has purchased five of the six homes and is in the process of restoring them as they have fallen into some disrepair since their construction around 1916. Was a great tour as we had a very knowledgeable docent and was a fun way to spend an hour and learn a little something in the process.
Then it was off to our favorite beer garden in town, Estabrook, to enjoy a pretzel and beer all the while enjoying the sun and comfortable temperatures. We were joined by Jo and Kathy's first cousin-once removed who lives in town and we had recently met at the Notre Dame wedding. It was really nice way to enjoy the afternoon and recover from our calorie deficit from our bike ride (OK, we didn't really have a calorie deficit after all the pizza, but it sounds good).
Sunday we headed to one of our favorite cafes for a cinnamon roll (see the above calorie deficit comment) before heading over to the baseball game. Unfortunately, while we were in tune with the weather gods this weekend, the baseball gods were ignoring us as the Brewer's lost. Still we were outside, eating good stadium food, watching a sporting event - seemed like a great way to spend the day.
The Frank Lloyd Wright hoes look really interesting!
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