A View from the Twentieth Floor

We aren’t on the Lake side. We are on the city side - but not facing the down town or anything recognizable. It’s the vast western view of Milwaukee. We are on the twentieth floor of Park Lafayette Towers on the lower east side. It’s an area we spent a lot of time in when we lived in Milwaukee for over thirty years. But rather than drive any friend crazy, we thought living in a one bedroom apartment for almost two weeks might be a good option. The oriental theater and Ma Fischer’s are two blocks away, my hair stylist Nadeen was a few blocks away, the lake front is just on the other side, and Downer Avenue is just up the street. I got a few pair of my favorite eye glasses at Optix and we had many dinners in the neighborhood. Unfortunately it’s been raining most of the time since we arrived so the views from the twentieth floor have been interesting. I know for certain I’m not a high rise kind of person. The howling wind during thunderstorms at midnight can be frightening! Can’t imagine how that feels in the dead of winter. So, as temporary housing it couldn’t have been better. Next time I’d prefer a lower floor and a lake view.