Browsing All posts tagged under »Traverse City«

I want to thank the Members of the Academy, the Cowboy and Miss Sadie

February 21, 2012

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On Monday afternoon I was down at the State Theatre being fitted for a volunteer usher costume. We had a choice of headwear, bowties, pearls and stick-on mustaches to accessorize our tasteful maroon usher jackets. The popcorn was excellent.

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 […]

The joy of flying and a dishwasher in the snow: A bang-up end to the year

December 30, 2009

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Everyone else is doing high-minded year-end lists of favorite posts and outstanding photos and I—well, I am going to break out of my rut.  No tales of Miss Sadie and the Cowboy.  No hike in the woods or photos of the lake.  I’m going to tell you about the dishwasher in the snow and the week I […]

Babs hearts Traverse City

December 14, 2009

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♥ ♥ ♥ All this snow hasn’t kept our Babs in.  She’s been out and about taking pictures in Traverse City.  She writes:  For those of you who frequent Traverse City, you have probably noticed this graffiti. These hearts are all around. Personally, I love them. You can read more about them in this Record-Eagle […]

Daytrip: Traverse City on a rainy evening

August 23, 2009

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When an old friend from Detroit said she’d be in town with her daughter and son-in-law and the grandchildren, I said I would meet her.  This, after all, is a woman with whom I shared carpooling duties back in the day when our kids were little and she was working on her Masters and my […]

Autumn love

August 19, 2009

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Spring is widely held to be prime time for lovers, but that is because most people who ponder these things are awash in nostalgia.  For those of us who love autumn, the next three months will be absolutely stuffed with romantic possibility.  And it’s not just us.  The other day as Miss Sadie, the Cowboy and […]