2016 has come to a close and what a year it was!
You know we like to stick close to home, but we did take a few road trips during the past year.
When we visited friends Door County last January, it was the first time we had been there in the wintertime and it was gorgeous! We took the ice breaker out to Washington Island and spent the night in a wonderful B&B. The highs during the day were -8F but we didn’t care, because it was so beautiful!
Later in the winter we spent a few days in Chicago and Milwaukee and took in lots of sights and museums.
In April, we took Martha’s Mom to Houston, Texas, to visit relatives and had a blast! We went out to Galveston Island, spent the day at the Space Center and spent wonderful time with family.
In November, we took another road trip, this time with Steve’s Mom, and visited family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We did some really fun things and got to spend a lot of quality time with family.
When we travel, we have seen some beautiful places, but nowhere as beautiful as our SW Wisconsin. So we made a point to explore SW Wisconsin more this past year, driving, hiking and canoeing.
We both keep busy with volunteering, we have attended classes and gone on field trips at the nearby UW and of course, lots of home and yard improvements.
Steve had taken on the huge task of converting some of our property in Sleepy Hollow into a Prairie Oak Savannah. It’s looking great already and we’re exciting to see what prairie plants grow this spring.
Martha has gotten quite busy this past year with her photography and artwork and is selling some of her work in a local gift shop in Boscobel. She also showed her work at a coffee shop in Boscobel, the month of January and will be showing again during the month of March at the Acorn Inn located in Soldier’s Grove.
2016 was a year of milestones for us… Steve turned 65 in August and Martha turned 60 in September. The best is yet to come, we figure!
Plan a visit to Sleepy Hollow when you can, you know you’re always welcome.
