4856. See the sculptures downtown Neenah

 If you drive through downtown Neenah, you will be greeted with several sculptures/statues along Wisconsin Avenue. For whatever reason, Bergstrom and others decided that the downtown needed sculptures and statues. And not just any sculptures of presidents. Unlike a statue, most of these sculptures are sitting on benches for reasons I do not quite understand.

As you walk along Wisconsin Avenue from the library (east to west), you are first greeted by a Thomas Jefferson writing on a bench outside of Shattuck Park.

Then outside One Neenah Building is Ronald Reagan. He is the only one that is standing. It took the hubby and me several months to figure out who he was. Finally the hubby figured it out and realized it was because Ronald Reagan visited in the 1980s. There is a plaque explaining the statue next to it.

At the corner of Main Street and Wisconsin Avenue, George Washington greets you. 

There is the girl on top of the world at the entrance of Gateway Park. I am not quote sure about the meaning behind this one.

Abraham Lincoln greets you outside of the new Plexus Park area. 

Finally there is Lady Liberty standing proud at the corner of Wisconsin and Commercial. 

I  have never read any of the plaques. However, I do find it a bit odd that Neenah has so many presidential statues/sculptures in a short span especially since most of them never even visited Wisconsin.

Take a walk and see the presidents for yourself.

6539. Make homemade spaghetti sauce

 While paging through Our Wisconsin magazine, I saw a recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce. I didn't mention it to the hubby in case he thought it was too much work and too much of mess. After he looked at the magazine, he brought up the homemade spaghetti sauce. We were going to try this. 

I bought the necessary ingredients I didn't have on hand.

It is a simple recipe that is perfect for beginners. You can't really screw this one up. 

1. Brown your meat and onion. -- I just browned the onion as we were having meatballs and those go in the oven.

2. Add 2 cans of tomato sauce, some basil, oregano, garlic, and a bay leaf.

3. Bring to a boil and then let simmer for an hour.

Easy peasy. It made the whole apartment smell incredible. 

And it was delicious. The hubby said our spaghetti and meatballs were the best he ever had with maybe the exception of the ones on Mackinac Island. 

We want to try the sauce with lasagna next. We shall see. In the mean time, I think  we will be having spaghetti and meatballs more often.