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Two doorwalls tucked in
My shoulder hurts, my wrist hurts, and I need a bath, but two of the doorwalls to the deck are all tucked in for the winter.
Coming soon to a blog near you
November 11, 2010
Making giant draft protectors, autumn roundup, and cooking even when you don't feel like it-plus a Great Big Thank You to Jessie
Delights of early spring
March 31, 2010
It has warmed up considerably in the last couple of days, and everyone is a little giddy. The Easter lilies at the Eastport Market, tightly closed buds last week, were wide open and fragrant tonight. When we closed up at 9:00 we could hear the peepers in the wetlands to the west. Half an hour […]
Victorian parlor tricks, exotic animals, and a free afternoon at Raven Hill
March 5, 2010
The Frugal Bugle has an announcement. Thanks to funding from the Charlevoix Community Foundation, the whole family can visit Raven Hill Discovery Center free on the second Saturday of the month. I recommend you try it. If you have never been to Raven Hill, you will be amazed. Even if you have been there you […]
In which I depend upon the kindness of strangers
February 12, 2010
As I write this, I am pleasantly full of lamb curry. Miss Sadie and the Cowboy are dozing in front of the wall furnace. I have a glass of a nice red table wine from Spain. I have a carrot muffin in reserve for my breakfast. My printer has a fresh toner cartridge. My bank […]
Frugal Bugle: Friends of the Library used book sale
July 4, 2009
Over in Central Lake a new sign points readers to the Friends of the Library used book store. It’s a dandy place filled with inexpensive children’s storybooks, Michigan history, classic novels, mysteries, biographies, cookbooks—something for everyone who likes to read. Every Fourth of July the Friends put up a big tent on the lawn and have a real blowout […]
Books in Northport
- I don't have much to say.
- It's all in here: the sublime, silly, dangerous, petty, too cute for words, and a shed tear.
- From the Tenth to the Twelfth
- Goodbye, November. Hello, Winter!
- Gratitude and Death
- Deer Season, Among Books
- Time’s Wingèd Chariot
- Looking and Looking and Looking!
- Color/Light and Home in Autumn
- Turn, Turn, Turn
Carsten in Denmark
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Torch Lake Views 
November 13, 2010
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