Category Archives: June 2013

My true love bought me dandelion jelly.

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Kathy

My true love bought me dandelion jelly this week. The woman who sold it to him pronounced, “It tastes like honey.” This morning I slathered clear-colored dandelion jelly atop a piece of Ezekiel Bread covered with natural crunchy peanut butter. … Continue reading →

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Please join us in a tour of the Hanka Homestead. Free nisu & coffee!

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Kathy

Friday morning rain gushed from the sky. Oh no–what a day to celebrate Finn Fest in the Copper Country.  We frowned and hoped it might clear up. Barry had to visit the Hanka Homestead, a 1920’s Finnish farm hidden back … Continue reading →

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Secret of the fuzzies, friends and Finn Fest–and bears.

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Kathy

It looks like it’s snowing here in Upper Michigan as the summer Solstice approaches.  In between the green leaves a cascade of white fuzzies fill the sky.  The fuzzies pile up on decks, front porches, in between newly planted tomato … Continue reading →

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Love letter to you, Dad, on Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Kathy

Dear Dad, Today hundreds of thousands of fathers will open Hallmark and American Greeting cards and read aloud loving sentiments shared by sons and daughters across the heart of this land. Perhaps they’ll wipe away a stray tear knowing they … Continue reading →

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It takes a lifetime to grow deep roots

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Kathy

It takes a lifetime, perhaps, to really know a piece of land.  We men and women, tramping here, and peering there at robin nests and butterfly landings, are merely infants in nature’s scheme, even though we like to imagine we’re … Continue reading →

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Less

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Kathy

You may be reading less blogs here at the shore of Lake Superior Spirit for a while. Yes, you used to see posts on the blog every day, or every other day.  I’ve written up a storm here since 2010. … Continue reading →

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It’s a dangerous world outside our front door…

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Kathy

We’re living in dangerous times, my friends. It’s getting quite scary to open the front door. We have eight–I repeat, eight–ruby-throated hummingbirds buzzing and squawking and hollering and dive-bombing anything that walks, flies or carries a camera.

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