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From Gerry Sell's Writing Studio and Bait Shop
September calendar’s filling up fast
People who don’t live here think we’re all just bored to death between Labor Day and Memorial Day. Heh heh. Personally, I’m planning to go kayaking and swimming this week in the blessedly peaceful Bay. Then I think I’ll invite some people over for ripe peaches on Moomer’s ice cream. There’s the last fire at […]
Posted in: Things to do in Torch Lake Township
Letters from Katherine: Amber waves
September 1, 2008
Katherine (not to be confused with Katy) has been out and about armed with her camera: This made me think of the song America the Beautiful (which should be our national anthem) and the line”amber waves of grain”. Happy Labor Day!
Posted in: Letters from Katherine
Babs goes to the Democratic Convention
August 31, 2008
As Babs says, “This does not need much explanation, but it was a great night and exciting to see it on the big screen with 550 Democrats from Traverse City.” Every week photographer Babs Young captures moments in northern Michigan, and every week she sends one to Torch Lake Views just for you. You can […]
Posted in: Babs Young photos
The skunking of the Cowboy
August 29, 2008
On Saturday the Cowboy encountered a skunk and came off the worse for it. Ever since then I have eagerly sought remedies for his condition. There is general agreement that tomato juice Does Not Work, although I recall using it to good effect on the late great Jake. A normal bath was no help at […]
Posted in: Everything else on Torch Lake Views
Borrowing grandchildren, meeting a boa constrictor, and playing in a giant sandbox
August 28, 2008
Last week I got to borrow some grandchildren. Their grandfather (Ed) and mother (Nancy) brought Ben and Nick to Barnes Park on a camping adventure, and were kind enough to share them with me. The boys learned to catch minnows in a towel, swam in Torch Lake—Nick insisted it had to be a pool because […]
Posted in: Day trips in Northern Michigan
Post pantry: August in Antrim (you knew there’d be another sunflower)
August 27, 2008
I know, I know – I didn’t do any posts last week at all. I’m trying to catch up. Here are some of the things I did instead: Borrowed some visiting grandchildren and had adventures (more about THAT in a post of its own). Acquired quite a collection of skunk smell remedies (more about THAT […]
Posted in: Adventures outdoors
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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September 2, 2008
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