The main industry in Door County is tourism. New businesses are opening all the time, and they all need workers. Back in the day, students came up to work for the summer, but that source of help began to dry up, so businesses in Door County turned to other nations. They get J-1 students from other countries to come and work. The employers offer employee housing and often bicycles so that the students can get to and from work and around town.
Continue readingMark and I have this tradition we’ve been doing almost since we first bought our house. We live near the end of a long road, so when I go out to see him off to work in the morning, I stand in the road and wave to him until he turns the corner. He usually rolls his window down and reaches out to wave to me two or three times as he drives down the road.
Continue readingThe weather report for today called for a 100% chance of rain. I was going to call the exterminator after breakfast, but he called first. He said he’d come today. Yay!
Continue readingSince I don’t have a job to go back to, I have been giving some thought to starting an online fabric store for quilters. Today, I took a small step in that direction…
Continue readingLast week, I got word that my job at the Ellison Bay Visitor Center isn’t going to be happening this year. The economy in Door County is based on tourism, but events that involve fifty or more people gathering have been canceled for this summer. My boss at the visitor center is going to man the center by herself because there probably won’t be very many questions about events or things to see and do.
Continue readingLauren Daigle is my favorite young Christian singer. She wrote this song originally about God. In this version, she and her musician were taped in separate locations for social distancing. Under the circumstances, her words take on a different meaning…
Continue readingMy mother sent me a couple of humorous new parodies and I thought I’d pass them on to brighten everyone’s day.
Continue readingA lot of clever things about COVID-19 have been circulating lately since everyone is stuck at home. I thought I’d share a couple that have come our way…
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