Here are the pictures from my recent jaunt to visit family in Wisconsin. These are primarily up in Sturgeon Bay with a few in Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin Pictures
Jun 13
So my dad’s birthday was 2 weeks ago and I couldn’t post anything on here (and then I got busy) until we gave him his presents in case he actually looks at this site. 
So first we had the “funny” present. This was a sushi pillow made by theoriginalsushipillow.com. I chose the salmon nigiri. I can’t even write about this without laughing. This is just funny. That said the workmanship and choice of fabric is fabulous. I have no idea where they ever found silk that looks so much like raw salmon.
The other present was a home soda maker from Soda-Club. This little gadget uses a bottle of CO2 to carbonate a liter of water at a time. You can then add flavor of your choice, via juice or various flavor concentrates from Soda-Club. One bottle can carbonate about a 110 liters of water. I would like to say that it is very easy to over-carbonate the water. Hence my coining of the name “burping juice” over the course of that weekend (March 31st). There was an actual purpose to this gift though (besides being able to burp on cue). Dad is drinking oodles of soda water these days and if we take this to Prudence, no one has to haul lots of heavy bottles of it down there. Clever, no?
My sister’s here!
Mar 29
She’s visiting for the weekend and is on her way from Logan on the Braintree Logan Express. Yay!
I miss my Gram
Mar 13
It’s been a month (02/12/2007) since Grammie passed away. I miss her dreadfully. If you look in the archives here, you’ll see a big gap in February and that’s why. So here’s her obituary (less a few last names and locations). I take full credit for the macaroni and cheese.
CUMBERLAND, RI – Mary Margaret (“Peggy”) S., 86, of Old Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland died Monday evening, February 12, 2007 in her home. She was the loving wife of 64 years to David W. S. Born October 7, 1920 in Milton, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Thomas B. and Margaret (Paterson) Syme. Mrs. S grew up in the Wollaston section of Quincy, MA and was a 1938 graduate of Quincy High School. In 1942 she received a BA degree in English from Radcliffe College. During World War II, she worked in the personnel office of the Radar Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She and her husband were residents of Prudence Island, RI for nearly fifty years before moving to Cumberland six years ago.
Throughout her life, she enjoyed time spent playing bridge, swimming, and sitting in her porch rocking chair on Prudence Island. She was an avid sports fan, particularly of college basketball and the Red Sox. She was very accomplished at cooking, especially handpicked blueberry pie, quahog chowder, and the best macaroni and cheese in the world.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter, Bonnie H.; a son, Woody S.; and four grandchildren: Sarah H., Jennifer S., Katherine H. and Jacqueline S. A memorial celebration will be held this summer on Prudence Island. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Prudence Conservancy, PO BOX 115, Prudence Island, RI 02872.
Family tree online
Mar 9
I’ve got the first bit of the family tree up on the website here (remarkably enough under Genealogy). It’s lots of fun to click around through all the people. There’s lots more people and photos coming. Since there’s information on living people in here, the whole thing is password protected. Just drop me an email or leave a comment if you’d like access and I’ll send you the login information.