The Milwaukee International Film Festival

Last night at the Milwaukee International Film Festival I saw an entirely different movie from the one Cely, Adrienne and Alexis saw and we sat next to each other. I loved Twice upon a Time and the rest of the family hated it. They thought the story had too much slapstick and that Charlotte Rampling wasn't any good. I thought she was great and and that the movie was pretty funny. Well, at least we all agreed that the festival seemed cool and we got to see it in the Oriental.

Saturday morning while we were having a leisurely cup of morning coffee we remembered that the film festival was going on and that Adrienne had the day off. So we ran around like crazy throwing on clothes and packing up our overnight bag and we drove down to Milwaukee. We made it there in time to mess around with the girls for a little and catch the movie. We found another good restaurant in Bayview. Cafe Lulu. They had a nice selection of vegetarian food along with everything else. It seems like every restaurant we try there is good. Before going back we took the girls out to buy groceries at the big Pick and Save.

Alma Wisconsin

Today I had lunch with my friend Larry Hardesty, the library director at Winona State University in Winona, MN. We decide to meet in Alma, Wisconsin which is part way between our two universities and a beautiful small river town on the Mississippi. Lock and Dam #4. We ate at a really nice little place called Kate & Gracies. Larry told me that there was a scenic overlook park above the town so I stopped there after the lunch. It was a beautiful view! Thanks Larry.