‘General’

January 28th, 2012

Beautiful UP Morning

We got a little snow overnight and it made for a beautiful morning.

Random Stuff

Sunset

I don’t seem to have much focus today. There are a million things spinning in my head–ideas, projects, inventions–but I can’t seem to focus on just one. So, here are some random photos from our wee little corner of the world. I loved this shot of Addie. She is so agile. And beautiful. And an [...]

Rosie (Raini) Leaves For Her New Home

Are you ready, girl?

It was a busy few days of preparations getting everything ready for Raini (now Rosie) to make the journey to her new home. Got the crate (which does not always prove to be so easy depending on where in the world you live), decided that crate was too small (her head just touched the top [...]

At Least It Gets Cold Here

January 13th, 2012

Apparently living in the  “Banana Belt” of the Upper Peninsula could truly mean we won’t get much snow here. And that really is a blessing when I put aside my childish fantasy of a snow-covered world…and igloos that my brother, sister, and I built… and sled-riding… and angels… and snow shoeing… Less snow means less [...]

Winter Has Returned to the UP and Puppy Chewing Tips

Finally getting white again!

Dora woke me around 5:15 am. So, she, Kea, Rosie, and I hurried to the door–I couldn’t wait to see if it had snowed. I am so like a little kid when it comes to snow. It was a huge, depressing, kick-me-again, let-down to see there wasn’t any. Bummer.

Red in the Morning…

Red in the Morning...

January 11, 2012   Good morning!

Potential Winter Storm–Cool, eh?

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My phone was chirping at me all morning. I ignored it first because I have been confusing the alert sound on the phone with a real cricket living in the basement and chirping away all of the time, lately. And second, if it really is the phone, it is usually just some great news about [...]

Even a “Simple” Dream Can Cost A Lot

I am just in one of those moods. Bare with me. Or just don’t read this. I’ll probably delete it in the morning when I wake up full of regret for writing it. I do that quite often. Or I write and write and click the “Move To Trash” button instead of “Publish.” But, if [...]

Update On Ice Cleats

I wanted to post an update on the ice cleats I spoke of the other day in this post… As it turns out, I really don’t think they should be called ice cleats, as they do not have cleats at all. Actually, maybe they never where called that, I just didn’t know what else to [...]

Perfect Things

Rumor has it that the February 2012 issue of Outside Magazine has a list called “63 Perfect Things.” On the list at #46 is “The U.P.” and at # 63 is “The Original Wool Stormy Kromer Cap.” Cool, eh? I am not a subscriber, but will look forward to finding out what else is on [...]

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