The JimAnna Chronicles

One of my best memories growing up is from my time at the Wiltrout Cabin on Moose Lake. This is where my Uncle David, Aunt Cheryl and cousin Chad had a great place. We spent a number of summers on the lake, enjoying the fishing, hiking, boating, swimming and family camaraderie available. Unfortunately, my Aunt [...]

When Anna and I stepped off the plane from Germany back in Wisconsin (after almost a 2-year absence for me), we were met by my parents. It was the 3rd of July and Milwaukee had a huge fireworks display planned. So, we hopped in the car and headed to the Lake Michigan shore to watch [...]

For our last European vacation together (for a while), we decided to visit the Swiss Alps around the city of Interlaken. Since this is the same area we visited last year, we decided to try a different valley nearby and stayed in the village of Grindelwald. As you may recall, we stayed in the carless [...]

Last week, Anna and I joined our good friends Tom, Tim and Dori for a splendid week touring the area around Bordeaux, France. This trip had less emphasis on sight-seeing. That meant fewer pictures from me. Fortunately, Tim is an amazing photographer. So, we were able to pool our images to tell the story of [...]