Tag Archives: home

Gifts of root and wing

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Kathy

I’m sitting in this little house in the woods month after everlasting month growing fat sturdy roots into the earth.  Down, down, down, go my roots.  Past the fading couch, past the basement with its wood stove, past the clay … Continue reading →

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Home invasion

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Kathy

On Wednesday night we drove maybe twenty miles to our friends’ home for a socially-distanced dinner on their porch. Before we departed Barry paused to feed our dear tame chipmunk, a descendent of the infamous “Chippy” with whom we shared … Continue reading →

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Retreat, ice cream cone & one heck of a storm

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Kathy

Barry returned from his annual fishing trip to Isle Royale a couple of hours ago. I’ve spent five days alone here in the North Woods.  You know, in retreat mode. Meditating, weeding the garden, sitting, washing dishes, communing with nature, … Continue reading →

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A 5K, wedding, almost-birthday & river fun

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Kathy

My oh my, we’ve had quite a week with both kids visiting us here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  I hardly know where to begin. Let’s begin with the 5K my daughter and I walked faster than lightning last … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Kathy

I just enjoyed a lovely week in downstate Michigan with my parents. This is the childhood home where my two brothers and I grew up in Yale, Michigan.  Yale lies about twenty-one miles from blue Lake Huron with its freighters … Continue reading →

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Up all night birthing a goat

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Kathy

At morning’s first light–before a busy day–slowly scrolling down the Facebook home page. Marvelling at the differences in friends, family and acquaintances.  Marvelling that I’m not feeling irritated at the differences this morning–that the mind is not judging, sorting, categorizing … Continue reading →

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An Elf, a Pig, and Reindeer Tracks in the Snow

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Kathy

Christmas lights twinkle all around. I am sending you all holiday love.  Can you feel it? Did you have a wonderful time during these holy-days? Can you feel the Sun returning to the earth, lightening our days with hope and … Continue reading →

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Tomfoolery of our Santas and Snowmen

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Kathy

Dear readers, it’s just about time to go a’diggin’ down in the basement closet and find our multi-colored Christmas lights and Grandma’s ceramic tree and the reindeer ornament that hangs on the wall by the door.  Don’t forget some garland, … Continue reading →

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Blue plums, almond stove, needle in eyelid, Charley Brown tree

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Kathy

Pale weak limpid sun rises lower and lower in December’s horizon.  It rarely shines through gray clouds, although today stratus clouds allow its orb to deck the skies with sunny cheer. We’re buying a new almond stove, our first stove … Continue reading →

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Finding your way home again

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Kathy

Here is a little story inspired by blog reader Colleen who was fascinated by a recent comment about some of our inky black nights in the woods.  You can’t see your familiar hands, your feet, your journey to the mailbox.  … Continue reading →

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