Browsing All posts tagged under »Elk Rapids«

In which I depend upon the kindness of strangers

February 12, 2010

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As I write this, I am pleasantly full of lamb curry.  Miss Sadie and the Cowboy are dozing in front of the wall furnace.  I have a glass of a nice red table wine from Spain.  I have a carrot muffin in reserve for my breakfast.  My printer has a fresh toner cartridge.  My bank […]

Winter settles in at the harbor and dances up the Bay

December 22, 2009

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Michigan weather is full of reliable surprises.  The other day I opened my email and Katherine had sent a note and one of her amazing photos.  She wrote:  Was down in Elk Rapids the other snowy, windy day and went by the harbor. brrrrrrrrrrr. But that was then and this was today. The Bay sparkled, the […]

Then again, maybe there are some secrets in Torch Lake Township

November 26, 2009

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On Sunday Cora Stoppert and I wandered down to Elk Rapids for brunch at Java Jones and a little window-shopping.  We couldn’t resist going into Harbor Antiques and ended up spending a good hour looking at furniture, china, tin toys, oil paintings, vintage clothing, dolls, mysterious tools, wooden fishing lures, jewelry . . . look!  […]

Dear Snowbirds: Nope

November 18, 2009

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I can tell from the search terms that you snowbirds want to know just one thing. Has it snowed yet? Well, no, not yet. In fact, today’s a nice sunny day. But I’m not going to show you that, because I have a lot of other things to show you that backed up while I […]

Moonrise over Elk Rapids

November 1, 2009

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This was an unsettling day, what with getting back the hour stolen from me last spring and then having a hard time keeping track of it. I was in danger of being early for everything, but then I got distracted. On the way to Traverse City there is an old orchard. This year the deer […]

Summertime and the livin’ is breezy

September 7, 2009

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We’re all a little delirious. We’re having the nicest summer . . . all four days of it have been just perfect. Babs writes: Summer came to Northern Michigan and I got to go sailing in Elk Rapids. Every week photographer Babs Young captures moments in northern Michigan, and every week she sends one to […]

Freedom: Verse I

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