Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
The weather continues to alternate between cold and warm, snow and rain. We’ve been spoiled in recent years with mild winters, but it looks like the weather is back to normal now. Our friend lives a couple hours away and often stays here when… Continue Reading “Snooker, Curling, and Bowls”
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”
My goal is to write a blog post about once a week. I try not to write TOO often because I know people are busy and too posts many might get annoying. Although I’ve been very slack about writing over the last year. It’s… Continue Reading “Nancy Drew Addendum”
The weather turned rainy and chilly overnight. I wore a sweatshirt and hoodie jacket when I went outside, but it was almost cold enough for a coat. I figured the weather would remain cold now, but I checked the forecast and the temperatures will… Continue Reading “Not Nancy Drew”
The weather is getting warmer. We still have cool days, but both the daytime high and the nighttime low temperatures are higher. We’ve had rain for several days and the forecast predicts rain for several more. When I took Hannah for her daily walk,… Continue Reading “Spring Greening”
It appears that Spring is here. The weather is warming, but still gets chilly so I alternate between coat, jacket, and even just a sweatshirt. Tiny buds are forming on the lilac bushes and some of the trees. I’ve been watching the bluebirds building… Continue Reading “History”
Did you have a nice New Year’s celebration? We don’t go out to celebrate. Our New Year’s Eve traditions involve making homemade pizza and watching a very long movie series–usually the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy–until we can’t stay awake any longer and… Continue Reading “Second-hand Treasures”
Today was a slower day, which I needed after helping EJ put up the fence around the garden yesterday. I couldn’t have worked outside even if I had wanted to because it rained off and on all day and was very humid. Thankfully, we… Continue Reading “Reading Through Michigan”