Our two-person art camp wrapped up on a lovely day -- the kind that makes it hard to leave the lake. It was a productive thirteen days -- an...

We had our first no-art day (or at least, as I write this, the one day when neither of us did art). But there was a good reason. Absolutely ...

My friend Kate and I began our annual "art camp" holiday at the lake this week. For those who aren't familiar, there is no sch...

Join me on a little walk around the cottage! It's a mix of things in the wild and those carefully cultivated by happy cottage owners. O...

So, what is life like at the lake in the summer? In a word, wonderful. There are too many adjectives from which to choose -- fun, relaxing,...

Our recent Saturday began with Rick's bike ride. He's having a lot of problems with his bike and waiting for a new part to arrive. T...

June 29 was a cold, wet, rainy summer day. As soon as I was up and dressed, I fed Lizzie, picked her up from her bowl and tossed her into th...

June wasn't the banner reading month I'd hoped but I was pretty satisfied with those I read. The list includes two memoirs, three go...

Well, I'd been living in the "heat dome" (along with many of you) for over a week and finally had a window to get to the cotta...

My aunt Iris and her husband moved more times that I can remember and it seemed like every time they packed and moved, fewer things went alo...

Last post I mentioned that we were kid sitting with our two favorite small people, while their parents celebrated their tenth anniversary. (...

It has been a full, fun couple of weeks, by and large. We are on the threshold of summer (although our weather is so erratic it is sometimes...

After too long a break, our Cork Poppers wine tasting group gathered for yet another sampling of wines. Those of you who have followed our t...

After spending years working on my family history and pulling together a rather hefty book on the subject (it weighs in at two pounds and 30...

Early summer. You can't beat it -- temps are warming but not hot, sometimes with a breeze. Here in Michigan where we often have cloudy d...

I'd hoped to get in another book this month but I'll happily settle for six diverse ones. On the list, a best selling book looking b...

Just a quick one today. We had a lovely Memorial Day weekend. On Friday, it was the first eat-outside-day of the season.    Rick fired up th...

We have a busy few weeks coming up -- it's Memorial weekend and my friend Suzanne is coming by; an upcoming Cork Poppers in another week...

It has been a quiet week here. Rick is up north opening the cottage and he's had a great week for it. I've been weeding the so-calle...

I'll start with a pretty photo! One of my favorite blooms, the allium is short lived but so fabulous while it lasts!  Rick and I joined...

Here's some fun news for Mother's Day! Spring has kicked in "for real" these days. On Friday, I got a double whammy of it ...

Every time I visit the Ditch, the trees are greener and more filled out and there are more lily pads on the water. A few of the flowering tr...

Cataract surgery slowed down my reading time in April (and it will continue this month, too). But All the books I read were well worth readi...

It has been a quiet week here at the homestead, with Rick on his bike hike. And sometimes, that quiet is good! I've enjoyed some walks a...

Well, cataract surgery, part one, took place this week. My friend Kate took me to the surgery and  friend Jan to the follow-up appointment a...

No one has fun during a tornado warning. And around here, we take them pretty seriously, as last summer's tornado in our area proved bot...

Last week, Rick and I had the privilege of attending a wonderful new documentary film at its local premiere. You won't see it in a movie...

There has been a lot of gloomy weather here and truth be told, my walking legs haven't been up to par of late. But on a rare sunny day I...

Like many of you, Rick and I enjoyed this year's eclipse. It may not be a once in a lifetime event for many of you but for me it probabl...

Reading was my escape in the weather-weird, basement-boggling month of March. Somehow I managed to pull off seven books. Most were mysteries...