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From Gerry Sell's Writing Studio and Bait Shop
It’s still snowing, but Dale Reedy’s on the case
For all of you who may be thinking of moving to northern Michigan—and I’m sure that’s quite a few of you given how pretty the snow is—I have a list of the people you will need to get to know right away: A well guy A septic guy A wood guy And last, but definitely […]
Posted in: Everything else on Torch Lake Views
Babs is back
December 8, 2008
Babs Young, who went over the river and through the woods to Ohio for Thanksgiving, safely negotiated the blizzardy roads home to send us our weekly photo. She writes, What a difference a month makes. On November 9 I sent the orchard with golden leaves. On December 7 it is a different story. Compare this snowy […]
Posted in: Babs Young photos
After the storm
December 7, 2008
We had quite a little blow last night. As predicted, ice mountains are beginning to grow along the shore. The wind scoured a lot of snow off the beach and flung it up on the bluff—and then scoured the sand off and flung it on top of the snow. Very decorative. Looks like someone’s been […]
Posted in: Adventures outdoors
A walk on the beach: Catching some (g)rays
December 6, 2008
There’s a certain beauty to shades of gray, silver and pale straw. A minimalist palette, if you will. Restful. Sort of like an Ingmar Bergman film . . . Good thing I have dogs. A person could slide right into gloom on a day like this, but dogs don’t know from gloom. To them it’s all about a nice […]
Posted in: Everything else on Torch Lake Views
Sunflowers in winter
December 5, 2008
Katherine has been exploring the winter landscape and found these fanciful silhouettes. Dried stalks of sunflowers lean into the wind, as if trudging across the arctic tundra . . .
Posted in: Letters from Katherine
Frugal bugle: Milk before recycling
December 4, 2008
Recently I purchased a box of wine. It was favorably priced, Bob Hicks insisted it was quite tasty, and I was looking for a way to have one glass of wine without spoiling a whole bottle. It worked out pretty well, and the last glass from the cunning little dispenser tasted just like the first. […]
Posted in: Frugal Bugle
Books in Northport
- Color is a developing story. So is my bookshop.
- October's Quiet Entrance
- Are you looking for color?
- "Locals' Summer" Comes 'Round Again
- Here Now and Looking Ahead
- Trees, Dogs, Books, Musings
- As August Slip-Slides Away
- Past Mid-Summer to Mid-August
- Recent Past in Village and at Home, In the Midst, and Coming Events
- Books, Dog, Tree Guy, Me, and More
Carsten in Denmark
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December 9, 2008
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