Two things that made me smile today

May 14, 2010

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Just after midnight last night I put up the last post and headed for bed. On the way I discovered that the Cowboy had found a new place to nap. I did not have the heart to scold him, even though that was nice, fresh, folded laundry.  I’m no fool.  Which brings me to the […]

Experimenting with something I can control

May 14, 2010

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In so many ways it has been a Very Bad Day.  However, the main thing about being a grownup is that a person must soldier on.  Besides, there are people quite dear to me who have had a Much Worse Day, and it ill becomes me to whine.  Thus the comforting pastime of experimenting with […]

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St. Photo and a question of exposure

May 12, 2010

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One of the things I love best about living here is the way light plays across the landscape, caught in the woods, reflected by water, glimmering through waves. I almost never capture the image I want in a photo. I’d like to up my success rate to, say, one in 100. As regular readers know, […]

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Market report

May 11, 2010

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Big news at the market.  Russ and Donna have sprung for scanners for heaven’s sake.  Word has it that the hifalutin’ technology will be installed this week.  The character of the market will be changed forever.  The way it is now, customers from Away will heft a bag of dogfood onto the counter, barcode face up, confident […]

Scandalous escapades on Torch Lake

May 10, 2010

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Babs is not one to gossip, but when she is confronted with brazen behavior, what can she do? In this week’s email she writes: This handsome Merganser is sporting his two new girlfriends around the edge of Torch Lake this afternoon. Notice the two ladies have coiffed their hair differently. I’ll leave the rest of […]

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Happy Mothers Day

May 9, 2010

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It’s a bouncy, sunny day in the drumlins and we intend to make good use of it.  It began with a lovely surprise.  The Gotts, the neighbors across the way who visit only on weekends and as many summer days as they can manage, brought me a Mothers Day daffodil from their garden.  Thank you! I put it […]