Month: November 2024

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 29, 2024 by TJ

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Well, one day late. I meant to get on yesterday to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, but by the end of the day I was very tired and just wanted to relax. Our son spent Thanksgiving with his girlfriend’s family so it… Continue Reading “Thanksgiving”

Category: Birds, Blog Posts, Holidays and Festivals, Homestead, The Enchanted Forest, WildlifeTags: Birds, Enchanted Forest, Nature, Northern Michigan, Snow, Thanksgiving, Weather, Wildlife, Winter

Book Sale Day

Posted on November 23, 2024 by TJ

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Today is one of our most favorite holidays: Book Sale Day. Ok, so it’s not exactly a national holiday. Or even a day that anyone else recognizes as a holiday. However, we have adopted it as our own personal family holiday. We have the… Continue Reading “Book Sale Day”

Category: Birds, Blog Posts, Holidays and Festivals, The Enchanted Forest, Wildlife, WinterTags: Birds, Books, Chickadees, Christmas, Enchanted Forest, Hannah Joy, Nature, Northern Michigan, Wildlife, Writing

Cousin Cletus

Posted on November 16, 2024 by TJ

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We adopted our dog, Hannah Joy, from the local animal shelter two days before Christmas 2017. She had been one of three dogs rescued from an owner who had mistreated and starved them. We were told that all three dogs had sand in their… Continue Reading “Cousin Cletus”

Category: Autumn, Birds, Blog Posts, Homestead, Pets, The Enchanted Forest, WildlifeTags: Birding, Birds, Chickadees, Enchanted Forest, Hannah Joy, Nature, Northern Michigan, Wildlife

Time

Posted on November 4, 2024 by TJ

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Today is a very gray, rainy, November day with high temperatures in the mid-60s. Once upon a time, I used to find such days dreary, but years ago my attitude changed and I began to think of them as cozy. The warmer temperatures make… Continue Reading “Time”