by Maureen Harkin | Mar 22, 2020 | Food and Drink, Life, Midwest, Personal, Regional
Finally, it’s here! The Cow Post! I have been fielding more than my share of cow jokes since moving to Wisconsin. Never mind the fact that I encountered more cows on my morning commute in Upstate New York than I do here, if there is one thing that this state...
by Maureen Harkin | Mar 17, 2020 | Food and Drink, Life, Midwest, Personal
Yeah, Yeah. I know. St. Paddy’s is Corned Beef and Cabbage day in the US. It’s also Amateur’s night at the local bars, but we’re having none of that this year either, thanks to COVID-19 wreaking havoc on our lives. Having the opportunity to...
by Maureen Harkin | Mar 3, 2020 | Food and Drink, Hobbies, Life, Midwest, Personal
Ever since our first excursion to the Little Duck (the Odd Duck’s satellite site a few blocks away) for their monthly Quack Snacks event, my friends and I follow their upcoming offerings and make a point of getting together for interesting food, drink, and...
by Maureen Harkin | Feb 7, 2020 | Food and Drink, Hobbies, Life, Midwest, Personal
I look forward to the first Friday of the month, because my friends and I descend on the Little Duck in Milwaukee. For one night every month, the chefs of the Little Duck whisk their patrons off on a culinary adventure. Quack Snacks is a quartet of small plates,...
by Maureen Harkin | Oct 31, 2019 | Life, Midwest, Personal
“Wisconsin, huh? Better bundle up…”Aside from the requisite jokes about cows and cheese, this had to be one of the top responses I got when I told people where I was moving to. Granted, I lived for almost two decades in some rather warm areas...
by Maureen Harkin | Oct 8, 2019 | Food and Drink, Midwest, Personal
One of the amazing things about moving here as a member of a large organization like the SCA is that I benefit from a ready-made pool of local knowledge when it comes to interesting things to do and places to go. Instant social network, just add coastal transplant!...
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