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...

We have settled into the lake and kicked off the summer with house guests and a "grand" birthday celebration -- not to mention the...

We've finally arrived at the lake to stay for a bit (end of July; then I'll be back while Rick does a bike hike to Canada, down to N...

June wasn't a bad reading month. (When it's really hot, that's about all you can get the energy to do!) Again, mysteries took ce...

Those last days before heading north for the summer are always busy ones. This year, they were also the hottest days of the year and it sure...

It was the hottest day of the year (to date!) -- and a perfect time for Cork Poppers to check out some wines to enjoy in the summer!     We ...

Well, I finally made it to the cottage. As you may remember, Rick came up in May and oversaw work on the ice storm damage and installation o...

For the past few years, I've taken part in an online series of art workshops called Sketchbook Revival. A variety of artists covering wa...

There were always five or six of us in the car as we drove through Michigan's frigid upper peninsula in the depths of winter, astounded ...

On June 14, between millions of people across the United States participated in what was called the "No Kings" rallies, expressing...

With trees that had fallen during the tornado finally removed, I was able to walk around the ditch, eager to check out the storm damage. It ...

Many of you know that it is no secret that irises are one of my favorite spring flowers (and I have many favorites!). They are showy, lovely...

Our spring has been so erratic -- sometimes very cold, occasionally warm. And now things are blooming big-time and it's looking lovely! ...

After a wimpy April for reading, May proved more productive and more diverse. This month we have a two memoirs, a fantasy, a novel set in th...

A couple of years ago, Rick decided he would like to host a house concert, featuring a classical guitarist friend. He put out an alert on Fa...

After a bit of catch-up of at home activities , I thought it was FINALLY time to share the April book list. April was a tough month for me a...

I'm having a hard time getting my brain around the season. It's almost June and summer will be here before we know it and yet spring...

The trees are past their peak, and by the as I post this, storm damage is being cleaned up and our world is  covered in beautiful, deep gre...