I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Category: The Enchanted Forest
A Bird In The Hand
In my last post, written on October 7, I wrote: “We still have not turned on our furnace. We just might make it to our goal of not turning it on until October 15. Wednesday night the low is forecasted to dip down to… Continue Reading “A Bird In The Hand”
Our Hobbit Life
The last few months I have not felt very motivated at all. I often think of writing, and even plan blog posts in my head, but Hannah Joy interrupts me frequently when she sees me writing. She seems to dislike anything that takes my… Continue Reading “Our Hobbit Life”
The Trapper, The Thief, And The Widow
Here we are, already in the second week of September. It feels like autumn. We’ve had our first frost although the temperatures are forecast to gradually warm up into the 80s. Even on warmer days there is a hint of crispness in the air.… Continue Reading “The Trapper, The Thief, And The Widow”
Trapper TJ
Time has sped by and we are already nearing the end of summer. Lately we’ve had slightly cooler temperatures which hints that it won’t be long before we switch from wearing t-shirts to sweatshirts. In some ways, this has been a difficult summer because… Continue Reading “Trapper TJ”
Independence Day
I hope you had a meaningful Independence Day. Independence Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. When I was growing up, we’d have the traditional Independence Day food: hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, cole slaw, potato chips of various types. We had epic… Continue Reading “Independence Day”
Operation Rescue: Tufted Titmouse
I’ve been enjoying the trail camera that I bought last February to spy on the wildlife on our property. Every now and then, especially during this season, I move the camera to a new location hoping to get footage of animals with their babies.… Continue Reading “Operation Rescue: Tufted Titmouse”
A Mighty RAWR!
We’ve been keeping busy doing summer stuff, which mostly consists of working in our gardens. Last Sunday we had a visit from a couple that EJ went to high school with. He knew both the husband and the wife back then. I became friends… Continue Reading “A Mighty RAWR!”
Eyes On
Last week something bit my hand. I wasn’t aware that I had been bitten until later when over half of my hand began to swell up and itch. It was so itchy that I started to wonder if I had touched poison ivy when… Continue Reading “Eyes On”
Mother’s Day
I hope everyone had a nice Mother’s Day–or, at least, survived it. Mother’s Day can be a wonderful day for those who have close families, but I always think of those who struggle with this Day because they don’t have good mothers, they can’t… Continue Reading “Mother’s Day”
A Secret World
Our son, JJ, works on a Great Lakes bulk carrier. The shipping season ended in mid-January but willl resume in the next week or two so he’ll be back on the ship. Our son’s car needs expensive repairs, but he’s thinking of buying a… Continue Reading “A Secret World”
Edward III
Yesterday our weather was sunny with temperatures reaching the high 60s. We were outside without a coat and the snow melted. Over night the weather changed and we got just about every type of weather imaginable: rain, thunderstorm, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and high… Continue Reading “Edward III”
Critters
We’ve been getting nice weather with highs in the 40s which melts all the snow. Then we get several inches of new snow. Then it repeats. For the last few days, we have been in the “warm temperatures that melts our snow” phase. Today… Continue Reading “Critters”
Hobbit Seasons
After days of early Spring-like weather, we have returned to winter. Last I heard, we could get about 7 inches of snow. In my opinion, Michigan seasons are much like Hobbit meals: Instead of first and second breakfasts, we have first, second, and sometimes… Continue Reading “Hobbit Seasons”
Banshee Wails
We have had several relatively warm days so our snow is almost all gone–which is good because the car we are borrowing from our friend doesn’t have 4-wheel drive and couldn’t make it up the driveway in the snow. The car got stuck the… Continue Reading “Banshee Wails”
Snow Cam
I tracked JJ’s ship on January 12th as it moved up the river to Lake Huron, concerned that they were going to travel tthrough the storm’s strong winds and high waves. However, they anchored soon after they reached Lake Huron. Whew. They continued on… Continue Reading “Snow Cam”
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