Wave

March 22, 2010

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We are given to pleasantries in the township. Sometimes rather rude pleasantries, but usually the conventional kind. We inquire as to how we are, we respond that we’re doing pretty much as well as can be expected, we wave from our trucks as we pass on the road. Sometimes we take it into our heads […]

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Moth? at the firehouse

March 22, 2010

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Rob the Firefighter was at work last night when the health care reform vote finished up, so that’s where I reached him on his cellphone. The firefighters had just finished picking up lines at a false alarm, so we got to talk as they rode back to the firehouse. I tell you what, moms in […]

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Sun rises over Torch Lake – and will again tomorrow

March 21, 2010

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I got home from work tonight and found the weekly gift from Babs Young. She writes: A beautiful Torch Lake sunrise and the Democrats are about to pass Health Care Reform tonight. Two pretty good things up here in Northern Michigan. We will have such a long way to go to make all of this […]

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Presents! I love presents.

March 20, 2010

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Life is full of delightful twists and turns.  This little photo album arrived in my mailbox in a plump package of stories and genealogical research, all the way from Oklahoma. When I held it in my hands, I felt as if I were touching Civil War veteran Daniel Blakely’s coatsleeve.  The album belonged to his […]

Five little Price children: ALWAYS REMEMBER

March 19, 2010

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Earlier this evening I took the long way home from Charlevoix, winding along the Flat Road.  There, across from the Antrim Creek Natural Area, the land rises.  Along the ridge, the old tombstones of the Antrim City cemetery look out over Grand Traverse Bay.  After a couple of weeks of sunshine and warmth, we are […]

March of the polar bear cubs

March 18, 2010

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Ryan Romeyn (he and Andrea own Providence Farm) was over at the market last night with his son Winter, filling up the gas tank, buying a few supplies, talking about the nice time they had sunbathing and swimming at Barnes Park.  Yes, it has been a beautiful day, I said, a lovely day for—wait, wait!  […]

Posted in: Adventures outdoors