Category Archives: Wisconsin family

Making new family traditions in Boulder Junction, WI

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Diane Scheurell

This year is the 64th year my extended family has been going to the same lake for vacation. (See Family Traditions – 63 years at the lake near Boulder Junction WI.) We’ve been enjoying the same family activities every year through … Continue reading →

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Omaha Beach – reflections on sacred ground

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

Normandy. When I hear that word, I immediately think of the beaches where so many soldiers lost their lives, trying to take a toehold on the continent that had been all but engulfed by Hitler during WWII. Between our visits … Continue reading →

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Family Traditions – 63 years at the lake near Boulder Junction WI

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Diane Scheurell

This year is the 63rd family reunion we’ve had at Fishtrap Lake. Not much changes over time up here. We still sit on the dock with our morning coffee, ride around the lake on my brother-in-law’s pontoon, and play Scrabble … Continue reading →

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The “Gum Incident” – Osborne House, Isle of Wight

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

Near East Cowes is Osborne House, the summer home of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their nine children. It was magnificent, more a palace than a house. They bought the property, tore down the existing house, and designed and built … Continue reading →

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The two Cowes – Isle of Wight

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

Once the sun came out,* the Isle of Wight turned out to be lovely. Tiny gardens in front of picturesque row houses, narrow streets with cars parked in both directions on the same side, and High Street cordoned off for … Continue reading →

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“This better be so worth it” – Perseverance on the Isle of Wight

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

While visiting London with my sister, the rain managed to hold off until our last day when we traveled to the Isle of Wight and its sailing town of Cowes. That visit was inspired by the Beatles song, When I’m … Continue reading →

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Everyday London

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

When traveling, I often get caught up in the main attractions, especially when with others. This trip to England is no different. My sister and I managed to see a prodigious amount in two full days in London before moving … Continue reading →

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We eat some strange stuff

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

I’m on my annual trip to Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, for our family reunion. In the old days, 62 years ago, when it was my grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins, we didn’t call it a reunion because we all just … Continue reading →

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My father’s ghost is here

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

This week, we are at the annual family reunion near Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, a tradition that started 62 years ago. We still love every moment. But what we wouldn’t do to have Dad, the Master of Ceremonies, here with us … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of New York – Seeing Grandma at Ellis Island

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

The Statue of Liberty ferry trip included a stop at Ellis Island. I was excited to see it because my grandmother, my mother’s mother, came through that processing center in 1920. She was born Anna Müller in 1899 in the … Continue reading →

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