Friends of ours from Illinois are camping in the Nicolet Forest. They've just adopted two rescue kittens, Malachi and Micah. Because Brad and Merrilee spend much of the summer camping, even running their business from their camper via the internet, they wanted their two cats to come along. So far, so good.
Gary, who loves cats, wanted to meet these two kittens, so he decided we needed to go to the campground for a kitty shower, bringing them toys. So we drove north, once I had finished making a pot of soup to set on simmer on the stove.
We found Brad and Merrilee and their daughter at their lake. It was an amazing site because it was the only one at the end of the road. Merrilee says there are about 35 sites like this in Wisconsin, isolated spots at the end of long forest roads. There's no access to water and the only toilet is outdoors, very primitive, but the privacy is superb. There are no dogs, no loud campers, no boom boxes, no motorboats, and no beer parties. Just peace, perfect peace.
So where is this jewel? Years ago, I discovered Laura Lake and with great enthusiasm told friends about it, even wrote about it in my newspaper column. Today, Laura Lake is only quiet in the early spring and late fall. So I will keep Brad and Merrilee's little campsite a secret though we might try it when they aren't using it.
We met Malachi and Micah who are doing kitten things including climbing up the screen door and scratching up furniture. So far, so good, Merrilee says. They are champion travelers, though I expect the camper will get a bit cramped as they get bigger.
Good conversation and we came back home to the pot of soup, now cooling. Time to freeze it into pint containers. This is the fourth batch of soup I've made since the tomatoes began to ripen. We'll take some along when we go on our next camping expedition a week from now.
Gary, who loves cats, wanted to meet these two kittens, so he decided we needed to go to the campground for a kitty shower, bringing them toys. So we drove north, once I had finished making a pot of soup to set on simmer on the stove.
We found Brad and Merrilee and their daughter at their lake. It was an amazing site because it was the only one at the end of the road. Merrilee says there are about 35 sites like this in Wisconsin, isolated spots at the end of long forest roads. There's no access to water and the only toilet is outdoors, very primitive, but the privacy is superb. There are no dogs, no loud campers, no boom boxes, no motorboats, and no beer parties. Just peace, perfect peace.
So where is this jewel? Years ago, I discovered Laura Lake and with great enthusiasm told friends about it, even wrote about it in my newspaper column. Today, Laura Lake is only quiet in the early spring and late fall. So I will keep Brad and Merrilee's little campsite a secret though we might try it when they aren't using it.
We met Malachi and Micah who are doing kitten things including climbing up the screen door and scratching up furniture. So far, so good, Merrilee says. They are champion travelers, though I expect the camper will get a bit cramped as they get bigger.
Good conversation and we came back home to the pot of soup, now cooling. Time to freeze it into pint containers. This is the fourth batch of soup I've made since the tomatoes began to ripen. We'll take some along when we go on our next camping expedition a week from now.
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