Among the things I did to amuse myself during my (very cold) few days at the lake in early September while Rick was still on his cycling jou...

What happened to September? It's like a magician's trick -- Now you see it, now you don't! Well, we still have some time but boy...

It's been a busy week since I've been home, with doc appointments almost every day. And the rest of the time? Bringing my house up t...

Sigh. We wrapped up art camp last weekend, after 18 days of friendship and creativity. And a good 18 days it was, filled with lots of painti...

Given that it's summer, I probably should have gone through more than six books -- but I was doing a lot of painting! Still, the ones I ...

Art camp usually brings warm sunny days and it certainly started out that way. Painting on the porch was a joy -- the sounds of the lake pun...

I'm enjoying my blog break at art camp and am popping in with a bit of a post to update you on things, before I disappear again. And I a...

The morning after my ear procedure (thanks for the good wishes, too!), Rick and I headed to the lake to await the arrival of our guests late...

It has been quite a week! The day after Rick's baseball birthday gig, I took off for the lake solo, to spend a few days in the north bef...

Gee, I love a good summer for catching up on reading! At the lake there are fewer distractions and for whatever reason, I don't feel ove...

I can't say coming home for a few days was great -- it was beastly hot for much of the time (like so many other spots here in the US) an...

Our days have been relatively temperate this summer. Sunny, warm (on occasion stifling hot after a few dances with the heat dome sweeping th...

Rick has not been looking forward to turning 70. I can relate -- I remember feeling somewhat the same. What is it about those zero (and to a...

Every day in summer is a gift -- at least, it is for me. It's my favorite season -- or rather, it is when I'm at the lake. Apart fro...

Our road trip continued as we left Strings by Mail and headed to the Leelanau peninsula, which juts out from Traverse City and is bordered ...

What looked to be a rainy day at the lake turned out to be a beautiful one when we did a road trip to Traverse City and later to the Leelana...

If all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, does mostly play and not much work make Jack (or Jeanie) more interesting? Or just mellow? Or...

Truth of the matter is, life at the lake isn't particularly exciting. There are rarely dramatic moments, major crises. It's just goo...