Pig rides $2.00

September 5, 2009

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Some things are inexplicable.  Spike-heeled pumps.  Organic cigarettes.  A pink plaster pig in a hula skirt and plastic lei.  That last is a piece of yard art I spotted on Best Road north of Ellsworth.  It bears a hand-lettered sign: Pig rides $2.00.  So far as I could tell, it is not fitted for use […]

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You woke me up for this?

September 4, 2009

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I have been musing on the nature of Public Discourse. The largest headline in today’s Record-Eagle says Summer’s End: Students get in last bit of fun. Must be a slow news day. Then there’s the sage advice on the business pages. An AP story advises that dollar stores are Not always a deal and that […]

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Dawn patrol along Grand Traverse Bay

September 3, 2009

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Now that Indian Summer is here, I am finally able to get up in time to see the dawn.  This is not due to character development on my part, but to the kindly tendency of dawn to sleep in right along with me.  This morning there were great rewards, especially after I went back to […]

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A summer afternoon at the Torch Bay Nature Preserve

September 3, 2009

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There is a certain kind of road I can never resist. A tunnel of dark green over a gravel road, sun splashing through the leaves here and there, and at the end, the sparkling blue eye . . . .  Even when I have other things to do, I am compelled to take a little […]

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Attention: There will be summer this weekend

September 2, 2009

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For all of you who have wondered if there would ever be a summer, YES!  Summer is scheduled to arrive this weekend.  Fortunately, there are some wonderful things you can do This Summer, even if it is only three days long.  Get out there and do them.  Think how bad you’ll feel if you miss […]

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Letters from Katherine: Canning pepper water

September 1, 2009

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Katherine told me she and Steve were canning pepper water.  Huh?  She promised to explain, complete with photos.  Katherine always keeps her promises.  Looky here: We spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning making and canning pepper water. The recipe (as near as I can come to one) is: Ingredients: Ripe Tomato – 1 lemon juice […]

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