Home, home on the range: Grampa Smith’s homestead

February 6, 2016

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Once upon a time, a long time ago, my grandfather was 16 years old and trying to find a place for himself in the world. Armed with a romantic streak and a love for history, he headed west along the National Road and kept going . . . all the way to the shores of Malheur Lake.

A matter of perspective

January 31, 2016

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Babs sent this image and wrote, We’ve had lots of good weather this week. Today it was rain, but earlier we had lovely snow. This is in Blue Heaven. We have had exactly the same weather.  Fluffy snow followed by sleet followed by rain.  I slipped on my stairs and damaged my valuable tailbone and my car […]

Live at the Wah – Louan!

January 27, 2016

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The CD release party for Louan Lechler: Live at the Wah is Sunday, January 31 at Sleder's in Traverse City. If you will be Around Here, I recommend you come. There will be excellent treats, musical and otherwise. I don't see how you can go wrong.

Hope for sufferers of TLC withdrawal

January 26, 2016

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When the Torch Lake Cafe closed last summer, a loud wail went up across the Township.  Where will we have breakfast??!!??  And Friday fish dinner?  And live music with Leanna Collins and friends? Then word went around that Leanna had bought Sneakin’s. That turned out to be true.  Pretty soon there was a lot of construction activity going on […]

Babs on Sunday*

January 25, 2016

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*I am shamelessly stealing from Mrs. Uphilldowndale’s Spud on Sunday series. As we have discussed, I have a lot of catching up to do around here.  Babs Young has been sending her weekly Michigan Pics the whole time.  I have enjoyed every one of them, but I am not going to post two years’ worth here […]

Report from the Weatherman et al.

January 24, 2016

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Winter Welcomes the Weatherman

I told Mr. Tootlepedal over in Scotland, where it seems to be unseasonably green and springlike, that I had winter to spare and would be happy to share.  He said photographic evidence would be welcome.  This post is for him.  Also for all you Summer People who are in Florida.  I know how you are. […]