An update on Mark White’s barn-falling

January 9, 2009

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If you read An old-fashioned barn-falling back in December, you probably wonder what’s been happening at Mark White’s place.  Well, so far so good.  The whole story appears in this week’s Elk Rapids News.  My copy hasn’t been delivered yet so I don’t know which pictures Tom Vranich used, but here are my favorite updates: Two weeks […]

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Daytrip: Little Norway’s Winterfest

January 8, 2009

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Just as I was giving in to my urge to do Arts and Crafts again, particularly Swedish straw ornaments, Alana Haley sent me a release about the Scandinavian-themed Winterfest over in East Jordan January 16-18.  Would this be a good daytrip?  It would.  They’ve packed so much into the weekend that I hardly know where […]

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More help is at hand

January 7, 2009

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I often see Dirk Kroll out and about covered in dribs and dabs of plaster and paint, so in the spirit of continuing to find resources for hapless homeowners—and even for those well supplied with hap—I asked him what the heck he does.  Turns out Kroll Restoration & Painting, LLC.  does plaster repair, fine painting, water damage […]

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Chip butties, fishing shanties and other perils of a common language

January 7, 2009

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It all began with Carol Park’s famous recipe for scalloped pineapple, posted on Getting a good start.  That elicited a chain of comments filled with more recipes, British-to-American translations, and general hilarity.  I concluded that we could probably make a good thing out of an international table of equivalents for common foods.  For example:

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The Amazing Nest

January 6, 2009

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It’s a beautiful sunny morning in the drumlins and I decided it was a good day to try to capture the Amazing Nest.  Donning my brand new Professional Strength YakTrax, I set off.  I didn’t have far to go, but there was climbing involved. I first saw the Amazing Nest in the fall when the […]

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Hold a good thought for Twala

January 5, 2009

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[Ed. Update 1-5-09: I am sorry to tell you that Twala Wolfe died on Sunday night. I’ve decided to leave the headline the way it is, for how better to remember a friend and neighbor than by holding a good thought for her?  Update 1-6-09: I’ve just received news that funeral services will be held Saturday, […]

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