Browsing All Posts published on »November, 2011«

The light at the end of the internet tunnel?

November 21, 2011

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Those of you from Away will not find this compelling reading. Just wait until tomorrow, OK? There will be spaniels, lakes, excellent treats--all the usual suspects. Those of you from Around Here are likely to learn something useful.

And then the sun rose

November 21, 2011

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On her way out of town, Babs took the time to send out her weekly picture.  She writes: No matter what the season, you just can’t beat a Torch Lake sunrise.  I believe she is right.  I recommend you click for a bigger view. I did not get this until after I had fed you […]

A Swedish meatball

November 20, 2011

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Here it is Sunday evening and Babs is Away.  What to do, what to do . . . I know.  Let’s have leftovers!  Oh stop moaning.  I’m good with leftovers.  You won’t starve.  Casseroles were always my best thing. Here is the first mystery ingredient, procured on the road in front of the Writing Studio […]

Essex Road Barn

November 19, 2011

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November has its moments, and a good number were on display on Friday.   A half hour with nothing to do but cast off and drift for a bit.  Climb around on the ridge above Ellsworth Lake.  Watch the breeze riffle the needles of a young white pine.  Make a circuit around an old barn that […]

The Scoop on Charter in Torch Lake Township

November 18, 2011

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Here we are, live blogging from Chris and Sonny’s.  We have orange flyers, we have phone numbers–I called Bill Morand and will know more this afternoon.  But here’s what I know right now.  Charter’s plant is in place and ready to go.  There are regulatory issues to deal with, but sometime in the next month […]

Best of a bad lot

November 16, 2011

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The theme seems to be miscreants and fever dreams.