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By moonlight

December 20, 2010

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It is good to walk through fresh snow under a full moon.  The light is brilliant.  Shadows move before us, stunningly sharp.  The cloud blanket is rolled aside.  The big lake is quiet under a clear sky.  The cold goes all the way to heaven, or whatever is out there.  We can breathe, and breathe, and breathe.  […]

Happy Holidays

December 19, 2010

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Babs Young writes:  This is the Boss house in Charlevoix. They have been putting this display up for years and it seems to attract many visitors each year.  Happy Holidays to all.

A recycled angel and a whole new me

December 11, 2010

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The last thing I did on Friday was to put a note to myself on the monitor. I forget everything, and I did not want to forget my appointment with Barbara Higgins.

Peaceable kingdom

December 3, 2010

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We have been having a lot of quiet days lately, easing into the blue dawn.  Miss Sadie was wistful when she realized that I was going to North Carolina. On the one paw, she wanted to go with me. On another paw, she was still recovering from the excitement of visiting Baxter the Innocent and […]

The Season of Light

December 1, 2010

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Deep in the northern darkness tiny candles glow, urging us to be our best and bravest selves.  Tonight is the first night of Chanukah, and the first night of Advent.  I have two little presents for you.  You may choose either . . . or both! The Giant Draft Protector is pulled back to let […]

Happy Birthday Nora

October 21, 2010

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On Monday there was a little dinner over at Mar DeTar’s for the Witt family, major donors to the Wilkinson Homestead Historical Society.  They like to visit in the fall to see how things are going, and we enjoy seeing them.  Other people got better photos of that part of the evening, on account of […]