Happy Birthday

We have been virtually alone in campgrounds, no surprise with the weather and school still being in session. Well, it’s over. The campground in Eden, WI looked like a box of popcorn had exploded, white trailers and campers everywhere. The kids were have a bouncing good time.


Jerry thought a big party for my insignificant birthday would be a lot of fun. We really missed your not being with us. The gang had a great time, consumed lots of beer, and laughed loudly.


Since Milwaukee is a beer town, we obliged by touring Lakeside Brewery, a local boutique brewer. To say we were the oldest on the tour would be only a slight exaggeration. Our guide, a special ed teacher during the week, was hilarious with double entendre jokes that fit the beer drinking crowd.


Feeling rather guilty about drinking all that beer, we then went to church. The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is a circular building with a blue interior under a gold colored domed ceiling. The stained glass and metal gates make worship a beautiful experience.


Feeling virtuous after the church, we continued the party down in “Nawlins,” aka Milwaukee, where we dined at Crawdad’s. This is one of the few restaurants claiming cuisine of another place that gets it right. Jerry had the waitress give me my present, a large gold necklace with a lovely plaster fob hanging from it. His seafood chowder was hearty and spicy. His haddock stuffed with crab and Anna Lee’s breaded cod and crawfish over fried sweet and regular potatoes probably were sinful. We know the celebration Chocolate Beyond Reason cake will require atonement.