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I am in love with an orange truck and the Cowboy and Miss Sadie are pretty fond of it, too
You may recall that I wondered where all our snow was, given the dire predictions of at least ten inches of the stuff late last week. For a time I thought it had been misdirected to the north of England, but in due course it was delivered to Torch Lake Township, just in time to […]
A deep map of Eastport
December 31, 2009
Just when you think there’s nothing to write about, a reader’s email starts a long chain of associations that leads you to William Least Heat-Moon’s PrairyEarth (a deep map). The post isn’t written—not by a long shot—but you have some little ideas and no clue where they’ll lead. Let’s begin with the email: Helping my […]
Winter settles in at the harbor and dances up the Bay
December 22, 2009
Michigan weather is full of reliable surprises. The other day I opened my email and Katherine had sent a note and one of her amazing photos. She wrote: Was down in Elk Rapids the other snowy, windy day and went by the harbor. brrrrrrrrrrr. But that was then and this was today. The Bay sparkled, the […]
Sun’s up!
December 22, 2009
I slept late and was awakened by a blaze of light. A big ball of fire was peeking over the hill behind the Writing Studio and Bait Shop. Extraordinary. I took a picture of it for you. I had to take it through a window screen, but I’m pretty sure it is the sun. Imagine […]
The Up North approach to plein air
December 21, 2009
Babs Young writes: This Plein Air painter has got to be from Northern Michigan. Not many would sit out in the 20+° weather and paint with no gloves. The call to create transcends much. Especially when it’s bovine. I understand that I have already confused readers with respect to my thoughts on beef cattle once […]
Local heroes
December 20, 2009
I wanted a copy of Torch Lake: The History of Was-Wah-Go-Ning by Mary Kay and Ed McDuffie. Fortunately, Babs Young had one. I promised Miss Sadie and the Cowboy a pleasant outing, loaded them into the car, and set off. Babs is in Blue Heaven, just moments away across the highway. The road was fine. It crossed my […]
Books in Northport
- Changing Moods of Northern Michigan
- Scenes & Thoughts From Life & Lit
- Where I've Been Lately
- Spring in Warwickshire, Winter Continues in Leelanau
- Michigan Winter-Spring
- A few books, a few words
- Bookstores, Libraries, Paperbacks, and Hope
- Going Places
- I’ve just been living my life.
- Good News, Good Deeds, Neighbors
Carsten in Denmark
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Torch Lake Views 
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