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Opening Day
It’s a big day here in Michigan: it’s opening day for the 2011 firearms season. This is a very big deal in a State so heavy on outdoor sports: fishing, hunting, water sports, etc. I know of school...
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Why (your) change is hard … on others
When we change, we force others to change, too. Think about it – if someone depends on you to be who you’ve always been (fill in the blanks: the cooperator, the yielder, the organizer, etc) and you...
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The Spark
I read an interview with four contributors to the Oprah magazine. Each were asked the same questions; their answers made me think about how I’d respond if I were asked. So … on that, here we go … I’m...
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Just how beautiful life can be
Driving North this week, I encountered many signs of fall. I allowed myself extra time to drink in scenes like this … one of yellows and oranges popping against a startling September sky: ahhh I saw...
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What Lingered in Linden
So a road trip yesterday had me stopping for coffee and a bite to eat at the Linden Hotel in S.E. Michigan. This is an old town, the hotel was established in 1840 and a sign on the front stoop says so....
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Pure Michigan
Today, I’m happy to have a road trip. Today, I’m even happier I can pack a healthy lunch to take with me. Today, I’m headed to Saginaw, Michigan and no, there’s no major highways in sight. Nope, I...
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Fruitful abundance
It’s Cherry season here in Michigan. Yep, earlier this week, my favorite neighborhood orchard ( you can say that here ) announced the Cherries were ready for picking. photo courtesy of Robinette’s I am...
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Just for the beauty of it
“I loved autumn, the one season of the year that God seemed to have put there just for the beauty of it.” ― Lee Maynard *Please click on the pictures to see the full image and enjoy His artwork. Autumn...
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Sundogs everywhere!
A weather phenomenon I’d forgotten about is the sun dog. Prevalent in my Saskatchewan prairie home, my experience has been you don’t see them unless the weather is brutally cold (and dry). And the sun...
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R5F and Vacation skids to a close
It’s Friday! It’s Random! It’s the last day of summer vacation – here we go! 1. These past 4 days off? Highly recommend it. I read 1 book, took 2 naps, swam, went out, stayed in, rested, laughed and...
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Random 5 Friday – Carry on, visitors, stories and mittens
It’s Friday and I’m feeling random – here we go! Traveling this week and found 3 consistencies: “Carry-on” is a joke. Everyone carries a bag the size of a couch + at least one more thing. People...
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Winter & a time for home
Our city / state has made the national news for winter weather events, three weeks in a row. we also have flooding from “ice jams” to deal with, too Schools have exceeded allowed snow days (6), some...
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Books are a home
We’re mid-way through February and just out of five weeks of naughty winter. Bitter Arctic cold followed by a sixty degree swing in temperatures with freezing rain and ice storms, downed trees and...
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Lake Days, “Bomb Cyclones” and conversations
My new summer tradition, established last year on my birthday, is this one: I get up early, coffee-up, pack a cooler and leave for the beach at Lake Michigan ~ about a 40 minute drive due West....
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Random 5 Friday – Life Lessons, Favorites and Dogs
It’s the first Friday in June – wow! Memorial Day passed without the Holiday ~ no parades or BBQs, somber or otherwise. Lock-downs continue, with “social distancing,” face masks and the like. I’m...
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Random 5 ~ Summer & that is all
It’s summer in Michigan ~ we all know what that means … Spring’s sweaty sister is here for a visit. Could be long, could be short but move over, ’cause she’s sharing your space! Here are Five Random...
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