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Ladyslipper time

June 3, 2010

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Katherine writes: These are a few of my Aunt’s about 75 Lady Slippers.  Her son and daughter were working over the weekend to erect a deer proof fence around them so they would keep growing and spreading. I think they are beautiful. I think they’re beautiful, too, Katherine, and you’ve captured them perfectly.  According to […]

Cats of Eastport

May 23, 2010

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Miss Puss says that I devote far too much space to dogs in these posts, not to mention in the house.  She is lobbying for the inclusion of more of interest to cats.  When Maryanne Jorgensen commented that she would like to see a photo of Sammy, who lives at Katherine’s house, Miss Puss turned her green […]

Say cheese

May 19, 2010

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Katherine and Steve have been off on a Spring Color Tour in the Border South.  Like me, Katherine sends her postcards when she gets home.  She writes: After being gone a whole week the cat and I have been fighting over the computer. She likes to be right by me at all times including when […]

Katherine’s being cagey. Bet she found morels.

April 29, 2010

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Katherine has been out and about, following her inclinations, which are reliable.  She found a small lake with bronze lily pads floating on it.  She sent us a picture of it, from “somewhere in Charlevoix County.”   The lily pads, she says, might be new this year or left over from last year.  “Have to go […]

Wave

March 22, 2010

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We are given to pleasantries in the township. Sometimes rather rude pleasantries, but usually the conventional kind. We inquire as to how we are, we respond that we’re doing pretty much as well as can be expected, we wave from our trucks as we pass on the road. Sometimes we take it into our heads […]

Katherine’s got crocuses and we’re not sure there’s a cure

March 16, 2010

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Last night I opened an email from Katherine: See what I found in my yard TODAY. There are a dozen or more coming up! Spring fever’s bustin’ out all over the place, and I’m pretty sure it’s catching. I know I have a bad case myself . . .