I still love a four-day weekend now as much as I did when I was working. It's a different vibe, time to relax -- or work your tail off -...

While I don't start decking the halls till Thanksgiving, my official start to the holiday season is the annual Northville greens market,...

If you are living in one of the countries celebrating Thanksgiving, I hope yours is a happy one. And if you're not, remember --  Any d...

I had the most delightful experience recently, which I mentioned in an earlier post. I was invited to a master's class in theatre design...

A number of you have asked if I have any of the items I sell at Mistletoe Market available for online sales and the answer is now -- Yes!

Our Mistletoe Market was a great success, for both me and the other six vendors. I think we all came home energized, tired, and with new fri...

I have come to terms with the fact that I probably won't reach my book goal (or page goal) this year. While some months have been filled...

Apart from Thanksgiving in the U.S., can anyone really pin much reliability on November? To me, it is a busy month and it's over before ...

We can't say we've had a dull October. After coming home from the lake, we had a day or two at home before Rick took off on his bike...

Rick headed to the lake last to take a few well deserved solo days and ultimately to close up the cottage for the season. I'd love to ha...

Pam did a fun post recently about her past Halloween costumes. I don't have as many as she did, but I did have fun going through the ar...

In all the craziness of the past few weeks, I never got this posted! So before a color tour is a thing of months past, here are a few photos...

We didn't get to see as much of the Cleveland Zoo as we might have on a zoo-only visit when we were at Jeff and Lauren's wedding . B...

I have not been in public crowds for a very long time and I was very apprehensive about our visit to Cleveland. But my cousin Jeff was marry...

We have been more or less gone and offline since October 7 and if you've noticed that comments haven't been replied to (I'm pret...

When I shared our visit to Petoskey in July, you might recall that we stopped at Crooked Tree Arts Center's beautiful gallery. The feat...

As we come close to wrapping up the 2022 series of Postcards from the Lake, I thought I'd take another look at some of my favorite birds...

Oh, the colors of October. I love those earthy rusts, browns and oranges and when you are lucky enough to find a fascinating pumpkin farm, i...

Rick had a follow-up with his kidney surgeon in Petoskey, so we did another road trip!  It was a beautiful day for the drive. The color was...

The other day I got up and started checking a somewhat neglected and far too long queue of email when I noticed a new one from my friend, Ho...

When watching the yahoos hired to take my neighbor's dock and boat ramp work away is the highlight of one's week, you know it has be...

Traverse City, Michigan, is the largest city in Michigan's north, and it sits beside the beautiful Grand Traverse Bay. It's a popula...

On this gloomy morning, Lizzie and I are taking advantage of what might be the last porch day for a bit. We woke to a warmer morning than ex...

Happily back at the cottage for a bit and wondering when we'll go from green to red and orange. I can see hints in some of the trees but...

It's only mid-September, not quite the last hurrah at the lake. But you can feel it in the air. Days are cooler; nights are much cooler....

I don't know what happened. I woke up and it was September. And now, we are well into it. One can feel it in the air at the lake. The t...

After a banner reading month in July, I slowed down a little for August, with seven books on the list. This month they were all mysteries.  ...

I'm back at the lake, finally! And look who welcomed me back!  Rick will join me for an extended time when he wraps up his annual Dalmac...

I'd take a photo of the fruit flies but they're so darned small and so fast I can't even slap them down! I came home from art ca...

In my last Art Camp post I mentioned that we had an unexpected guest during our time north. Life is good when you look out the porch window ...