Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
I’m looking out the window at a very snowy landscape. Not surprising for a Michigan winter. We’ve had a lot of winter storm systems come through, dumping quite a bit of cold and snow on us. Sandwiched between the winter storms, the weather warms… Continue Reading “Döstädning”
I’m finally back! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s. Ours, well, ours was exhausting and stressful. We spent the last half of November helping our son move from his trailer into our house so he could save money for… Continue Reading “Out With The Old”
Both EJ and our son work four 10-hour shifts at their companies. EJ works Friday through Monday and JJ works Monday through Thursday. Mondays are the only days when they are both at work and I have the day to myself. I still accomplish… Continue Reading “Friends”
Today is the last day of my birthday month. October has had a lot of goodness in it, although one sad thing. The one sad thing is that the two little chicks we snuck under the broody hen didn’t make it. We had a… Continue Reading “Dreadfully Busy”
My Birthday month has been splendiferous. We’ve made homemade cider for the first time, I’ve set up more bird feeder stations, and we found a “new” couch and ended up enjoying a private garage sale. This has been another awesome week. This week was… Continue Reading “A Fowl Week”
Today was a nice autumn day. It was mostly sunny, somewhat warm, but with a chill in the air. I went outside and set up another bird feeding station, which is what I’m calling the ones that are on posts rather than hanging from… Continue Reading “Wildlife Viewing Setup”
We are well into October now and thus far I’ve received a lot of gifts for my birthday month and had a lot of fun. I’m thankful to God for gifts throughout the year, of course, but in October I see everything as a… Continue Reading “October Thus Far”
October is here! I love every season, but I think October is my favorite month–for a variety of reasons. I love the ambiance of October’s autumn. I love the cooler temperatures. Even when the temperature reaches into the 70s or 80s, it still feels… Continue Reading “October Gifts”
The week before last we drove to the auto parts store to get a belt for our new truck, which is actually an old truck but new to us. We had just left when the tire went flat. EJ drove to a gas station… Continue Reading “Life & Death”
Our weather has been chilly lately with highs in the 50s and lows dipping into the 30s. We’ve also had several days in which dark clouds lumbered across the sky bringing quite a bit of rain. We have frost warnings out for tonight. The… Continue Reading “Miraculous Provision”
EJ needed to get a blood test in preparation for his medical tests so we left early Thursday morning for the lab to get it out of the way. We think he was probably the first one there because he was in and out… Continue Reading “The Mystery of the Fifteenth Chicken”
We’ve had some very hot days in August, but the weather is cooling. In fact, it feels very autumnish. EJ remarked that autumn seems to be coming very early this year; I reminded him that we say that EVERY year. EJ had a follow-up… Continue Reading “The Pond”
We love going to thrift shops because we can find all sorts of treasures. Sometimes we enjoy comparing prices of items we bought at the thrifts with what they cost brand new. For example, I have three pairs of crocs that I bought for… Continue Reading “Wired”
Our weather has been extremely hot lately. For those who don’t know, “extremely hot” is 90 degrees in Northern Michigan. With high humidity added in, it’s even worse. I honestly don’t know how Southerners can endure their hot weather. Fortunately, thanks to the repairman,… Continue Reading “Chicken Littles”