The downhill slide
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on August 1, 2011 - 12:04 p.m.
A coworker of mine, we’ll call him Eeyore, announced this morning that with the fair over, we’re on the downhill slide toward back to school. Ugh!! Gloomy!! The good news ...
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Showmanship instincts
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 28, 2011 - 11:23 p.m.
I accidentally wiped someone else's nose today. (And other short stories)
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Wiped out
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 27, 2011 - 10:04 p.m.
I'm so pooped, I can't think of a decent headline for this county-fair blog.
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The tidiest basement ever
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 26, 2011 - 6:03 p.m.
The Rock County 4-H Fair office staff has kindly given me a little work space in the basement of the fair office. Yeah, I didn't know there was a basement ...
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Poof! Suddenly it's a fair
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 26, 2011 - 1:35 p.m.
Welcome to day one of the Rock County 4-H Fair.
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Water, water everywhere
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 22, 2011 - 10:35 a.m.
Doesn't that rain sound fantastic?
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A honey of a story idea
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 20, 2011 - 1:02 p.m.
I just got off the phone with Deb Gegare, whom you might remember as the 1985 Rock County Honey Queen. What? You didn't know Rock County had a honey queen? ...
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What's the damage, Heather
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 11, 2011 - 2 p.m.
I made a quick and muddy trip to the garden this afternoon. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it was bad enough. The good news ...
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A fair question
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 6, 2011 - 11:19 a.m.
Please, please, please send me your fair ideas.
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Summer abundance
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 5, 2011 - 4:12 p.m.
I am happy to announce that as of yesterday (the Fourth of July) I won’t have to buy vegetables until October. Yippie!!! After being gone for the holiday weekend, I ...
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The summer kitchen
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 1, 2011 - 2:30 p.m.
I have been dreaming of an outdoor cooking space.
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Seeking fair stories
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on June 30, 2011 - 3:14 p.m.
I just had the first of what will be a million planning meetings as we get ready to cover the Rock County 4-H Fair and Walworth County Fair. I know! ...
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Garden update: Weeds and the psychology of Swiss chard
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on June 29, 2011 - 5:42 p.m.
It was probably May 20 when I swore I would weed the garden religiously and never get behind. So it was a shock last night when we stopped at the ...
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Early education
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on June 22, 2011 - 12:50 p.m.
I'm a bit of a nerd for stories of Wisconsin pioneers.
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Strawberry season is not forever
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on June 17, 2011 - noon
I'm working on a story about local berry farms.
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Vegetables outnumber protesters in Capitol Square
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on June 15, 2011 - 12:41 p.m.
I found a random vegetable garden this morning.
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A growing conversation
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on June 14, 2011 - 10:17 a.m.
The gardening habit is invading conversation in the newsroom.
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Don't sweat parking at Walworth County Dairy Breakfast
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on June 8, 2011 - 3:58 p.m.
Dairy Breakfast host Tom Kauer is confident he's got parking covered.
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Some volunteering inspiration
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on June 7, 2011 - 11 a.m.
First thing Monday morning, I had the privilege of watching Roosevelt Elementary School’s first-graders thank their classroom volunteers. I wasn't at the event as a reporter, but I was struck ...
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Rock River and climate change
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on May 31, 2011 - 5:35 p.m.
Here are details about an upcoming educational opportunity for those who like to learn about the Rock River. **************************************** From a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources news release: The third ...
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