Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
This week we’ve had blue skies, ranging from cloudless to mostly, partly, or somewhat, blue skies. It varied. The point is that we actually could see blue instead of gray skies. We’ve had some cloudy gray skies, but not as much as usual. It… Continue Reading “The Dark Side of Sunny Days”
Today the sun has been peeking through the cloudy gray sky. My eyes are unused to sunshine–Michigan gets a lot of cloud cover because of the Great Lakes–so I lowered the window blinds halfway. I hated to do it, but the sunlight was blinding.… Continue Reading “Snow Fall”
Last week was a bit of a winter challenge. There are some winter challenges that people participate in for fun. Like Polar Bear Challenges, in which people, wearing only standard swimsuits, plunge or swim in a body of water in the middle of winter.… Continue Reading “Winter Challenge”
I thought I’d update you on the continuing saga of “As The Snow Falls.” Just in case we lose power, you understand. I set my alarm so I could get up in the wee hours of the morning to make sure EJ made it… Continue Reading “As The Snow Falls”
Let It Snow (Christmas song) Oh, the weather outside is frightfulBut the fire is so delightfulAnd since we’ve no place to goLet it snow, let it snow, let it snow Man, it doesn’t show signs of stoppingAnd I’ve brought me some corn for poppingThe… Continue Reading “Let It Snow”
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”
We had a winter storm with high winds and heavy snow a couple weeks ago. Then the weather turned quite cold with temperatures in the single digits. My hands ached with the cold whenever I went outside. The weather is beginning to warm up… Continue Reading “Fowl Weather”
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”
When I wrote the other day about soon needing to exchange jackets for winter coats, I didn’t expect it to occur so quickly. Meteorologists are forecasting snow for our area this weekend, although I don’t think it’s going to be measurable. Meanwhile, today’s weather… Continue Reading “A Crazy Day in Michigan”
Monday afternoon we had storms. There wasn’t a lot of lightning and thunder, but the wind was strong and it rained and rained and rained. It rained sideways, and waves of water ran down the street, and the sides of the street flooded a… Continue Reading “The Chimney Swifts”
We didn’t have to leave for the Cancer Center until 10:30 a.m. so we had time to get a few things done this morning. EJ went outside and shoveled the walks and driveway. A Good Samaritan plowed out most of our parking areas yesterday.… Continue Reading “Comforts of Home…Almost”