Greetings and Merry Christmas!
Our year started with a warm winter in Florida. This year Cathy's cousin Debbie joined us and was a great roommate. We played plenty of pickleball, swam, biked, had some nice visits with Bill Blaney and the Earlys and had some great meals.
Before we left Florida, my cousin Bill Early gifted me one of his greatest treasures, his recumbent bike. I have to admit it took some getting used to, but I spent the summer learning and enjoying it. Thanks Bill!
While we were in Florida, Erin took a big step that she had been considering for many months. In February, she adopted Buddy, a 2 year old rescue dog from Tennessee. Her life will never be the same and Buddy has become a beloved addition to our family. In June we were proud to be with Kathleen as she accepted an alumni award from Marquette University for her leadership in public health during the COVID pandemic. Kathleen accrued nearly a year of comp time working during NYC's COVID response and has been spending time with us in Wisconsin and doing some traveling. The summer was spent at the cottage in Fish Creek. It's always a treat to visit with family and friends and now Mike and Mary are only a few miles away and Jon and Mary Jo are in nearby in Egg Harbor.
In September we were saddened when our 95 year old neighbor passed away. Lorraine was a strong, independent, liberal, well educated, well read, interesting woman who frequently joined us for holidays and birthday celebrations. She will forever serve as a role model for all of us.
Spearheaded and wonderfully planned by Kathleen, the four of us headed to Europe in November. Our first stop was in Paris, followed by several days in Bruges, Belgium. After all of us fell in love with Bruges, Erin headed back to Green Bay and back to work. Cathy, Kathleen and I continued to Brussels, Amsterdam, London and had a wonderful time. We kept a blog while we traveled. It can seen at The blog is in reverse order. It begins with our arrival home.
Merry Christmas and as always, we'd love to hear from you.
Ken and Cathy
