During our visit to Wisconsin in July we visited an old time candy shoppe named Ziegler's Half Nuts.
We went their seeking Kookaburra licorice from New Zealand for Sheila's mother Karen. It is very soft and tastes a bit like tropical punch. We also found a wide variety of classic candies, unfortunately a few had a coconut surprise inside. But many of them were a nostalgic nugget from a time prior to my existence. It may become a required pit stop during our northern vacations.
Sheila and her co-workers hold a pampered chef party earlier last Fall held by JoAnna, who is the sister of one of Sheila's best friends. They have become great friends, almost adoptive family whom we spend holidays and the occasional card game with.
The Delta Queen sails into its retirement home along the shoreline of the Tennessee River in Chattanooga.
I shot a few games of football this season, mainly because I can't sit on metal bleachers for four quarters and we have adopted the Ridgeland Panthers as our local team. It's either go to the game, or open the windows and listen to it since we are about 400 wards away from the field.
Superman touchdown... 15 yard penalty on kick off.
Time for a one-handed push up
The sign says it all
Geoff Achison (left) and Randall Bramblett
Got to eat lunch with Jeff, Rebecca, and Geoff Achison on a Saturday afternoon. Achison is from Melbourne, Australia, I have been fortunate to catch several of his performances. This time Sheila and I were able to watch him with Randall Bramblett for an acoustic set following lunch, and then at Riverfront Nights. It's a free concert series which spotlighted the combined talent these two solo artists have. In the photo Geoff wails on an acoustic guitar to "Whipping Post".
A few friends of ours (Jeff and Rebecca) tied the knot on Cumberland Island, Georgia earlier this summer. They held a reception for friends in Chattanooga several weeks later where I got this shot.
We also managed to see one of our favorite bands, Here Come the Mummies, perform for the first time in Milwaukee (the night after our tenth anniversary).
Got to see one of my favorite Blues players during our annual Riverbend Fesitval. Tab Benoit is from New Orleans blending a raspy Cajun accent with chords that cry out from his road-weary guitar.
