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The sweetness of late autumn
This has been an excellent day all the way around—a nice change from some of the others we've had lately. I could unreel it in any direction and enjoy it all over again. It seems worth remembering each of its pleasures, because I suspect there is some other day lurking out there in the dim future when I will need help remembering blessings to count.
Peak of perfection
October 9, 2011
That’s October for you. The leaves are dazzling, the sky is blue, the boat hoists and docks have been hauled off the Bay. The pears are ripe. We took a long walk this morning. The Cowboy went for a swim. Miss Sadie did some spin-dancing. I drank a cup of coffee and took no pictures […]
Rushing the seasons
October 7, 2011
Homecoming is upon us once again. It may look as if the elk in front of the Alden State Bank is wearing a Halloween costume, but that would be silly. He’s wearing a football jersey. This is, after all, Spirit Week in Elk Rapids. But the orange and black motif got me thinking. Not a […]
Raising the roof up in Banks Township
September 15, 2011
I am drawn to Banks Township in a general way. It is full of high ridges with sweeping views of the Bay, ribbon roads flowing past good farms, and people who are determined to work together. On Saturday, September 24, the Banks Township Hall in Ellsworth will be absolutely irresistible.
Out the flat road to Verdant Ground
September 8, 2011
As you head north on US-31 past the Eastport Market, you come to a road on the left marked Old Dixie Highway. Before promoters hung that name on it, it was just "the flat road"—a place filled with mysteries and old, old stories.
Maybe it’s just me
September 5, 2011
I've been accumulating little bits and pieces that just . . . tickle my funny bone.
Carsten in Denmark
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Torch Lake Views 
November 22, 2011
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