Moonset over the Bay and a fluffy critter

July 3, 2010

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Have a lovely day, whether you’re going to the beach, grilling on the deck, reading in a hammock or working really, really hard as many people in the Township are on this busiest weekend of the year. I hope the long evening, after you get off work, is just as pretty as the morning was […]

Posted in: Adventures outdoors, Up North in Michigan

OK Matt – I tried an Audio Post

July 2, 2010

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In the background: Mike Berst, dulcimer artist, from his CD, Tunes of the Civil War Era I am a sucker for new WordPress toys, so when I saw the Post by Voice announcement on Matt’s blog I had to try it. If it works well I’m going to go down on the beach during the […]

Posted in: Everything else on Torch Lake Views

U-pick delights in Antrim County

July 2, 2010

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It was an odd winter, an even odder spring, and who knows what summer will bring? Still, this is a great weekend to load the kids in the car and head out to pick the fine fruit of Antrim County. I was over at King Orchards on M-88 on Wednesday taking pictures. The new little […]

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Posted in: Adventures outdoors, Local foods, Things to do in Torch Lake Township

Midwest meets Mongolia in Torch Lake Township

July 1, 2010

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Preface Oyundari Batsaikhan (Odi) and Erinzuun Bolormaa (Crystal) are learning about the U.S. from behind the counter at Chris and Sonny’s Torch Lake Market. It took them 25 hours to travel to their summer jobs, flying from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing to Chicago to Detroit, and then taking a bus to Traverse City. They arrived knowing […]

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Posted in: Everything else on Torch Lake Views, Holidays in Torch Lake Township

Tasting the local difference

June 30, 2010

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Yesterday the Edwards kids (Katy, RT and Mary Ellen)  invited me to go to the Michigan Land Use Institute fundraiser, Taste the Local Difference.  The ride down was very entertaining, and you can look forward to a post or two about some cats named Pumpkin, Tofu and Miso.  Very appropriate, considering that we were headed […]

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I wish I could still do some of those things too, Babs

June 28, 2010

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This morning began well.  Miss Sadie and the Cowboy behaved, and our walk proceeded without incident.  Miss Puss took most of her medicine, and I did not have to haul out the Band-Aids.  I have a decent cup of coffee–and the weekly photo from Babs!  She writes: Summer has arrived. The beach in Elk Rapids […]

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Posted in: Babs Young photos

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