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  All Rights Reserved, photographed in Monroe, WI in June of 2008

Good food.  Good conversation.  Good music.  Any regular reader know that I love all three, so I am excited about the community picnic series beginning this week. This week starts the first of a three-part series of free community picnics. “Stirring the Pot: Dialogue, Discussion and Dinner in th...

  If you are still looking for something fun and different to do this weekend, may I suggest tomorrow's Lambs and Lettuces Festival at Circle M Farm? Circle M is a sustainable market farm about thirty minutes northwest of Monroe. The owner, Kriss Marion, has become well known for her blog on farm...

This week's featured property is a starter home in Monroe. This charming home has been professionally remodeled and updated. It is move in ready for you! There is a new high efficiency furnace, new kitchen appliances, new plumbing and new carpeting throughout this beautiful home. The generous bac...

All Rights Reserved.  Photographed in Monroe, Wisconsin at the Wednesday Farmer's Market on the Historic Downtown Square during the month of June, 2009.  Featured is our own honey of a beekeaper, Mr Didier.  Stop in and check out his honey bee hat!  The honey hard candy is a winner too if you wa...

Time for another great weekend here in Cheese Country! ~ Come Downtown on Thursday evening for the first Concert on the Square of the summer. Horsefeathers takes the stage at about 6:30. There is still time to book a boxed supper from Cafe Claudeen, Turner Hall or Garden Deli. ~ Young Professiona...

The summer heat is a treat after the cold of winter. If you give your body time to adjust naturally to the heat, 85 or even 90 degree days can be enjoyable even without high air conditioning bills. Our grandparents knew the basics: Close blinds and curtains on the east side of your home in the mo...

This week's featured property is ranch home on Skinner Creek. Unparalleled style at any price! This 2 year old, 3 bedroom ranch home has an enormous, bright and open great room with a large stone fireplace. The dramatic formal entry is a lovely way to enter your home every day or greet your guest...

Things change, but some local businesses have been around for years.  One of these is Europa. Europa has been a mainstay business in Monroe for years. The store is well known for heritage lace, stocking items of a quality that is difficult to locate in this pre-fab world. The inventory also has ...

We planted two dwarf pear trees a few years ago.  I know the old saying about full sized pear trees "Grow pears for your heirs."  This is why we went with dwarf trees.  The cherry tree we planted the same year has born fruit three years now, but the pears have never had anything.  This year, tho...