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From Gerry Sell's Writing Studio and Bait Shop
Something for everybody: Attack flies in the manure pile
Some time ago I mentioned that Katy Newman had acquired some very special designer flies that were guaranteed to devour the not-so-special flies that congregate around the manure piles that are an inevitable consequence of having horses. One day a week or so ago, Katy sent me this email, and I’ve finally gotten around to […]
Posted in: Adventures outdoors, Letters from Katy
Dignitaries flock to Township – Babs flies to Art Rapids!
June 29, 2008
Every elected official for miles around headed to Torch Lake Township on Saturday for the dedication of the new Community Services Building. There were speakers. Lots of them. A ribbon cutting with a giant pair of scissors. Boy Scouts raising the flag. Cookies and lemonade. But was Babs Young there taking pictures of all this? Noooo, […]
Posted in: Babs Young photos
Inquiring cyclists want to know: the RAT, the Muskie, and Big Mac
June 29, 2008
My brother in law Dennis trained hard for his Mid-Life Cross Country Bicycle Tour. (He once pedaled 40 miles up a mountain in a sleet storm to meet my sister and me at a Sundance film.) He finally got around to reading Torch Lake Views and had some questions:
Posted in: Adventures outdoors
Katy helps us keep vampires at bay. Wait, wait – do we want them at Bay? We are at Bay!
June 28, 2008
This Letter from Katy (my comments in green): Hi Gerry, Attached is a photo of garlic scapes from this week’s share from Providence Farm. Last year was my first ever encounter with this exotic botanical creature. We made a potent flavorful garlic pesto from them, froze some in ice cube trays and use it to […]
Posted in: Letters from Katy, Recipes
Straighten Up and Fly Right – a belated Fathers Day post featuring pancakes and planes
June 25, 2008
I sent this Fathers Day card to Dad and called him, too – but the post I intended in honor of all the Dads who take their daughters fishing with safety pins tied to wooden rulers (or with pikepoles and pistols if they’re after muskies) – that post got lost in the rush of events. OK, […]
Posted in: Everything else on Torch Lake Views
Babs and friends visit Pine Hill
June 22, 2008
I’ve always thought one of the best things about northern Michigan is that so many artists and writers live here. It’s no surprise that Babs Young is at the center of that community. Here’s what she says about this week’s photo: The Jordan River Arts Council sponsors a weekly Artists Gathering at different locations for local artists […]
Posted in: Babs Young photos
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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July 2, 2008
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