Look how the cat dragged in! She's back! She came mewing at the front door about an hour ago. Rick heard her. Hungry and home. Thanks fo...

A quick post to alert you to something very sad that has happened -- and right before we leave on Wednesday for England. My sweet Lizzie ha...

Sometimes blog friends ask questions -- and I try to respond personally if I have an email for them, but otherwise, they sometimes end up in...

The time leading up to our departure has been hectic. Loads of doc appointments, trips to the lake, time with family and friends. Here's...

Oops.  I accidentally deleted all my comments from September 1 on when I was deleting a bunch of spam messages (I'm hurrying too fast.)...

A gorgeous September day. Not too hot, not too cold. Goldilocks would love it. And, it was a perfect day to visit the ditch.   I didn't ...

I was hoping to read a bit more in August but it just wasn't happening! Add to it that one book was close to 600 pages and I've come...

Labor Day -- our last full day up north before we returned home for a bit. We started the day with a walk down to the public beach. On the ...

So, here we are. Early September. Time to start packing up. Summer is over, and though we will return to the cottage two or three more times...

Summer may not officially end until mid-September but for me, Labor Day has always felt like the end of the season. Like so many, I used to ...

I've been writing Postcards from the Lake for a number of years, but long before I started, others were writing postcards, too. I'v...

We had a wonderful time during our trip to Minneapolis, but someone was missing from our family gathering. Rick's aunt Beth, the woman w...

We left the lake knowing we had a quick, two-day turnaround at home before leaving for a memorial celebration of life in Minneapolis. Rick w...

Before we took a lake break and after the kids left, we still had time for some fun at the lake. C'mon in! The day the kids left, we rap...

So, what do you plan when a six and a seven-year-old (along with their beautiful mom) descend on you? Well, when you're at the lake, the...

I returned from art camp, excited to see Rick and hear how is bike hike went. (It was good!) Finally we would be able to celebrate his belat...

July's book reading was pretty much non-existent but those I read were diverse and for the most part, worth the time.  

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...