Live blogging from the deep freeze

January 8, 2011

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It has been snowy and very cold. On Thursday I bought two nice bags of groceries at the Eastport Market and piled them into the car next to the dogs. Piled myself into the front seat. Turned the key.

Magnetic Attraction

January 6, 2011

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There is practically nothing more fun than playing with magnets. They are filled with mystery. They hold stories from the beginning of time. They work in invisible ways.

Reading is dangerous

January 5, 2011

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One day last week Writer's Almanac tucked in a tidbit from Rudyard Kipling: "If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten."

Turquoise shanty on Torch

January 3, 2011

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Babs writes: Happy New Year!! Not sure which one of these I'd like to do today, so maybe I'll just wait until July. This was taken near the Dockside on Torch Lake.

Posted in: Babs Young photos

What d’you suppose we’ll get up to in 2011?

January 1, 2011

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And will it be a patch on 2010?   I know you suspect I’ve been lazing about the place eating leftover bonbons and reading mysteries, but I’ve been poring over a year’s worth of posts and comments.  What did I love best? What struck a chord with you? And where did I hide those pictures of mushrooms anyway?  […]

Fire and ice

December 29, 2010

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First, a weather report for all you snowbirds huddled in freezing flocks at southern and eastern airports.