And then it started to rain

June 28, 2011

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Katherine writes: I was standing on the balcony watching the storm come in and thinking "if I was in one of those boats I'd be a little concerned." But the colors were fantastic and you could see the "cribs" where the old dock was.

Vessel dresses

June 27, 2011

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Babs went to ArtRapids! on a perfect day and captured the perfect summer dress. I was captivated at once. Vessel dresses! I thought. They look just like the ripple of Grand Traverse Bay over its sandy shore. Who would think of such a thing? And why am I so taken with the work? You can, as always, click on the photo for a larger version if that will help you puzzle it all out.

About those rumors . . .

June 27, 2011

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Internet updates, scary wildlife, and crop reports. Real news for a real township.

Grandma’s Beach

June 26, 2011

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We have a request for information about where a family could do a little rockhounding around here. And, um, apparently one of the kids has had a little too much fun already this summer and is sporting a cast, so that factors in too. Got just the place, along with a few Additional Suggestions.

Loading up the ark with digressions

June 22, 2011

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We’ve had a fair amount of rain lately.  Nothing like the flooding and storming and chaos that other areas have had, but still enough to make us wonder if Daugherty Johnson might know how to build an ark.  The mind turns to what might go onto an ark.  Certainly all of us should go, that’s […]

Katherine paints the fence pink

June 20, 2011

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Katherine had to pick her way across the swamp and through the poison ivy, whacking away at the mosquitos as she went, to capture these pretty things, but she has triumphed.