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Katherine is outstanding in her field

September 1, 2011

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Katherine was out and about with her camera. Lucky us. Have you ever seen such a wonderful place to walk with a little child?  Hold that little paw in yours, climb a gentle rise to inspect the haybales, jump off a haybale giggling.  Repeat until joyful. The chicory and the Queen Anne’s Lace tickle your […]

The Bay View Experience

August 29, 2011

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Babs Young, Betty Jo Hudson and I—along with leventy-gazillion other people from the Township—made our way to Petoskey on Saturday to attend the premiere of a ballet.  Babs writes:  The picture below is of The Terrace Inn in Bay View.  It opened in 1911 and is still open year around. I loved the dining room […]

The most beautiful place in America my hind foot

August 27, 2011

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Sometimes the thunder of the herd haring off across the cultural landscape gives me a headache. It turns out that a successful social media campaign has led to the election of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as The Most Beautiful Place in America by viewers of ABC’s Good Morning America. The ones who voted anyway. […]

Making hay

August 11, 2011

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A barn piled high with hay is full of echoes of Joseph and the ancient granaries of Egypt.

In which we discover Zumba

August 6, 2011

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I had a really good time the other day, and I believe I may have found my happy feet. I'm pretty sure that all of you are way ahead of me on this particular curve, but what the heck. One or two of you may be back here with me, and we can catch up together.

Cute kids, excellent treats, and a new toy–what more could you want?

August 5, 2011

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I had to tell you about these before I forgot where I sampled them, because you would never forgive me if I knew about something like this and failed to mention it.