Monthly Archives: December 2013

Merry Christmas from our snowy Little House in the Big Woods to yours!

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Kathy

Merry Christmas, dear readers, from our snowy Little House in the Big Woods in Aura, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, just a dozen owl hoots from the nearest four-way stop. I wish you the happiest of holidays.  May you enjoy this season … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: One

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Kathy

One snowy apple. One more Christmas appearing around the bend of this week. One WordPress weekly photo challenge. One happy blogger that her to-do list sparkles under control, as of early Saturday.  (Some commenters suggested she abandon to-do lists, but … Continue reading →

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Apple snow

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Kathy
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This week my to-do list lassoed me around the neck

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Kathy

Creative Story #1.  This week my to-do list lassoed me around the neck, hog-tied me, and threw me in the closet.  The to-do list looked like a demon, you know, wearing red Christmas long underwear and sarcastically humming, “God rest … Continue reading →

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The secrets we don’t tell

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Kathy

Snow continues to fly here in the north woods.  You think snow drifts downward, don’t you?  You think snow drops from clouds to earth.  Sounds logical, right? I’ve learned that snow, in actuality, flies every-which-way.  It’s most intriguing when it … Continue reading →

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Throw back your neck and howl

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Kathy

We really must quit meeting like this. We must quit telling stories blessed freezing winter day after winter day. But why not tell stories? The local Anishinabe huddled around campfires in wigwams all winter spinning yarns of Wenabozhoo and the … Continue reading →

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Kinder discovers the bathroom sink

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Kathy

Today I visited Linda at the Skanee Post Office and posted a Christmas package to my daughter in New York City. In return, my daughter sent a picture of one of my grand-cats, Kinder, who recently discovered the bathroom sink. … Continue reading →

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Making a list and checking it twice

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Kathy

Dear Santa, My friend, Suzi Banks Baum–you know who she is–the one with Lake Superior flowing in her veins and heart–even though she lives somewhere out East, maybe in the Berkshires or some place near that Atlantic Sea–posted a blog … Continue reading →

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I want to twinkle today.

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Kathy

“Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose. Instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life and wait there patiently until the song that is your life falls into your own cupped hands … Continue reading →

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Baby, it’s cold…inside

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Kathy

Never mind the outside temperature. It brags 12 degrees (-11 C), shame on that thermometer at 4 p.m., Sunday afternoon. It’s shivered below zero for nights.  Winter appears early in the north this year. Barry just departed the house.  “Feels … Continue reading →

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