Monthly Archives: November 2011

In which our toilet freezes solid and we make friends with Sarah, the shower spider.

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Kathy

Chapter II of Your Blogger’s Memoirs.  Click here to read Chapter I. The year is 1979.  The month is September.  We now join our young hero and heroine (why, they are just babies–only 23 and 22 years old, respectively!) and … Continue reading →

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“Dear God, get me out of this God-forsaken Place.”

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Kathy

Chapter I Have you ever wanted to live in the wilderness, in the woods, along the shore of a distant lake?  Have you ever dreamed of chopping wood, building your own small house, raising babies among trees and deer and … Continue reading →

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The holiday season is a good time to meet Holly, don’t you think?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Kathy

Greetings blogging world!  Or….. at least, to whoever is reading this!  😉 Kathy was kind enough to think of me to write a post for her blog, and this is the first time I’ve done this, so go easy on … Continue reading →

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Santa’s elf sending out 1,300 envelopes this week!**

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Kathy

Gosh, it felt so good to be a Santa-elf last night! I was beaming like Rudolph’s red nose. It felt like–unexpectedly–the delight of Christmas re-ignited.  It gets so tiring, sometimes, doing everything the traditional holiday way, the expected way.  But … Continue reading →

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I would like to send you a Christmas card.

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Kathy

I would like to send you a Christmas card. If you are a regular reader– or commenter– someone with whom we’ve formed a blogging relationship– I would like to send you a Christmas card, a token, an appreciation for your … Continue reading →

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Somewhere around a distant campfire…

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Kathy

Suzi Banks Baum made my day on Tuesday.  She wandered by my blog about intentions and wrote these cryptic words in her comment: Today, you, once again, figure big in to my life. I received a gift from a friend … Continue reading →

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What is the opposite of Thanksgiving?

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Kathy

Perhaps we all know what Thanksgiving is.  We know what it feels like.  Underneath all our turkey and stuffing, we know that Thanksgiving feels like gratitude, appreciation and love.  It smells like pumpkin pie mixed with joy.  It tastes like … Continue reading →

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“See you after surgery”

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Kathy

4:30 a.m.  Telephone alarm sings us awake at the Brentwood Motel in Marquette.  We sigh.  It’s been a long night of tossing and turning–for both of us.  Barry has moved from the bed to the couch and back to the … Continue reading →

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So you always wanted to be a synchronized swimmer?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Kathy

I tried to convince my daughter she should be a synchronized swimmer, too, but…she doesn’t look convinced, does she? Poor thing. We had to beg her to sit with the mermaid. When I was eight or nine our family boarded … Continue reading →

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Once upon a Silver River

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Kathy

Silvery Silver River Yesterday morning I drove on slushy slippery roads with six inches of icy heavy wet snow draped against the arms of spruce trees. At the bottom of Townline Road the Silver River winds up from the Huron Bay, a ribbon … Continue reading →

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