I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
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Storm Story
Late Wednesday night it began to snow. It snowed all day Thursday, and it snowed all day Friday, and it is now Friday night and it is still snowing. We are not just talking about snow flurries. Or snow showers. We are talking about… Continue Reading “Storm Story”
Floor & Fence
My body was so tired from all the work I did yesterday that I had trouble getting myself going this morning. After I drank the last cup of coffee and said goodbye to JJ, who went off to school, I managed to get myself… Continue Reading “Floor & Fence”
My Chore Boots
I have a chore coat. It is the old coat I wear when I work outside. It is an old green coat with a brown collar and cuffs lined with green and brown plaid. I’ve told EJ several times that I love my old… Continue Reading “My Chore Boots”
Turkeys and the Straw
Yesterday the power flickered off and on a few times through the day. Fortunately we didn’t lose our power for more than a couple of seconds but EJ was worried we might lose it so he decided to drive home last night instead of… Continue Reading “Turkeys and the Straw”
Snow and Wind
I can’t believe the crazy weather we are getting! Yesterday the temperatures reached 70 degrees and today we have winter. The high winds began to rise yesterday afternoon and this morning it began to snow. Both winds and snow has continued all day. The… Continue Reading “Snow and Wind”
Hermits
EJ has a very beautiful drive into work every morning. He gets to drive through forests and along the coast. This morning he texted me that the sunrise was gorgeous. Alerted, I took my camera outside with me when I went to let the… Continue Reading “Hermits”
Tesla & Esther
The week was eventful with both good and bad in it, and happy and sad. It started out rough, but got better as the week progressed and ended well. JJ doesn’t really know what he wants to do with his life, so he is… Continue Reading “Tesla & Esther”
Poultry in Motion
You know, in many ways my life is very unexciting. I mean, I’m not off traveling the world or climbing mountains or parachuting out of planes. But in other ways, there’s never a dull moment! I declared to myself that except for getting two… Continue Reading “Poultry in Motion”
Our Field Trip to the NWS
I haven’t written often lately. I haven’t been sleeping well so my days are spent in sort of a fog. Ugh. But life has been going well. Summer is sliding into Autumn and while the days are still warm, the temps are getting cooler.… Continue Reading “Our Field Trip to the NWS”
Labor Day Weekend
EJ came home from work last Thursday and told me that he had taken Friday off as a vacation day. Monday is Labor Day, which means he has a four-day weekend. Yay! As soon as it got dark on Thursday evening, EJ, JJ, and… Continue Reading “Labor Day Weekend”
El Galeon
Fifteen tall ships of different nationalities are crossing five Great Lakes (Ontario, Erie, Huron, Superior and Michigan) this summer as part of the Great Lakes Tall Ship Adventure Challenge 2016. They are docking at various USA and Canadian ports. I love tall ships and I… Continue Reading “El Galeon”
Lake Michigan Rock Hunting
Today EJ, JJ, and I went hunting for Petoskey Stones along Lake Michigan, which is a very Michiganian thing to do. The Petoskey stone is Michigan’s state stone. They are very beautiful. They can be found on various beaches and inland locations in Michigan,… Continue Reading “Lake Michigan Rock Hunting”
The Day After
Sunday night I didn’t sleep well. I ended up driving downstate to finish loading our possessions and then closing on the house, and driving back, and helping to unload the uhaul trailer on only about 3 hours of sleep. This morning when EJ woke… Continue Reading “The Day After”
So long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
We got up early this morning and began our drive to the old house downstate at 7 a.m. We stopped at the Cops & Donuts bakery in Clare to replenish our coffee and, of course, we had to buy donuts. We bought a dozen Bismarks and… Continue Reading “So long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye”
Cops & Donuts
We have been driving downstate every weekend to finish emptying the old house before we sell it. On the days we drive down, we usually get up at 5 a.m. drive for hours, work really hard at the old house, and then drive hours… Continue Reading “Cops & Donuts”
I Love To Go A Gardening 