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From Gerry Sell's Writing Studio and Bait Shop
Polish Pasties
Back in October I trotted into the Eastport Market in search of seasonal treats. My head was thinking “chocolate” but my nose was sniffing . . . onions? Simmering in butter? Pierogis??? Shades of my beloved Detroit, where Polish delicacies are turned out by grandmothers in Hamtramck restaurants and church ladies at St. Florian’s and […]
Posted in: Local foods, Up North in Michigan
Excellent news
January 13, 2014
Babs writes: This has been a great winter up here. It’s warmed up some the last couple of days, but the cold will be back next week. I love the snow in the woods. My first thought was that she had gone completely around the bend, but then I realized that no, that would be […]
Posted in: Adventures outdoors, Babs Young photos
Saying good-bye to LaMirada Bob
January 11, 2014
Lots of people drop by Torch Lake Views from time to time, leaving a comment here and there. Regular Readers step behind the counter, pour themselves a cup of coffee, and join the conversation. But one Regular Reader was always in a category by himself. LaMirada Bob reigned supreme as the Father of All Bloggers. Well, […]
Posted in: Everything else on Torch Lake Views
Blowin’ in the wind
January 8, 2014
Note: I’m tidying up the mulch pile, finishing perfectly good musings I never got around to posting on TLV. Waste not want not. Besides, it’s too cold out to go gallivanting around the countryside taking pictures. Back in October 2012 I trotted into the Elk Rapids Library and was brought up short by swaths of […]
Dean Peters is my hero
January 7, 2014
Miss Sadie and the Cowboy woke me up at 7:30 this morning with a polite low growl from herself and a blast of doggie breath from you-know-who. It’s time to get up and make our breakfast, they said. It’s impossible to argue with a terrier and a spaniel at the same time. You’re right, I said, pulling […]
Posted in: Up North in Michigan
In which Neighbor Nanette experiments with comfort foods
January 6, 2014
The weather has turned brutal, even by our standards, but we are intrepid. We wrap ourselves in comforters and eat. After awhile, of course, even the best toasted cheese sandwiches or tortilla wraps (and we flatter ourselves that ours are Not Too Shabby) – even those trusty standbys grow boring. Neighbor Nanette to the rescue. […]
Posted in: Up North in Michigan
Carsten in Denmark
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