Category Archives: December 2021

“Love has your back”

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Kathy

Last August, while visiting my childhood home down in the Thumb of Michigan, I picked up a tattered copy of WILD MIND: Living the Writer’s Life by Natalie Goldberg. I bought it at the library uptown (Barry laughs when we … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from our little house in the woods to yours, wherever you may be

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Kathy

This morning I am thinking of all you readers in your cozy little homes in woods and cities, suburbs and mountains, small towns and lakesides. Some of us are busy: rushing to and fro, wrapping gifts, preparing for company. We’re … Continue reading →

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“Best of times, worst of times”

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Kathy

This has been a hard post to write. I have put it off for a week wondering what to say, how to express it, what to avoid sharing. As many of you know, we recently visited Barry’s elderly parents in … Continue reading →

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The most unique hotel

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Kathy

During our recent trip to Georgia to visit Barry’s parents we stayed at the most unique hotel. They advertise “hand-crafted accommodations”–and, my goodness, that is so true. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Graduate Hotels, please consider it. … Continue reading →

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Angels looking after you

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Kathy

All day, all night, angels looking after you, my dear… This is a song I used to sing to my kids when they were growing up. The “real” lyrics are slightly different, but we all make up words to songs, … Continue reading →

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When a river turns silver (and a long-ago shamanic dream)

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Kathy

We’re transitioning into winter now. Here is the Silver River just a couple of miles from our house. The river turns colors as the ice forms: black, white, silver. Years ago I used to wander down here and sit by … Continue reading →

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December light in our little house in the woods

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Kathy

When the low sun shines here in the Upper Peninsula at this time of year–and that’s a big when–light enters our house in long ribbons of luminescence. The winter can drag as gray skies loom overhead and lake effect clouds … Continue reading →

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