Category Archives: November 2013

Driftwood dreamin’

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Kathy
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Conflict, ice cream & snow for breakfast

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Kathy

Picture this.  The day before Thanksgiving.  Waking up to about eight inches of beautiful fresh white snow outside our Little House in the Big Woods.  The wood stove humming and throbbing to heat our home, relishing its breakfast of hardwood … Continue reading →

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The titillation of conflict

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Kathy

I am still amazed at our human propensity to be titillated about conflict. Something in the human mind loves drama. We so often rush to read about negativity, challenges, despair, suffering. We’re often intrigued to learn more about the day’s … Continue reading →

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Response to an angry blog commenter

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Kathy

Yesterday morning, still half-asleep, I read an angry comment from a blog reader. Let’s call him Dan.  The poor fellow once found himself lost in the woods and wanted practical tips to aid him next time such an event might … Continue reading →

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Fake it until you become it, eh?

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Kathy

Lately I’ve been enjoying rising in the dark, listening to the whistling teakettle and the humming wood stove, and writing stories.  Did you know the Native Americans reserved many stories to share only in wintertime, when wind whipped outside wigwams … Continue reading →

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Hope in darkness

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Kathy

The clock ticks 6 a.m. Outside our Little House in the Big Woods the wind howls fiercely.  Father November has thrown a deep cloak of blackness across the breasts of trees and the wood stove sputters in the basement. Barry … Continue reading →

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Breakfast with wolf hunters

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Kathy

Yesterday morning we ate breakfast with a group of wolf hunters. I shan’t tell you who they are. Michigan sports a new law:  it’s game now to hunt wolves in the Upper Peninsula.  Cost?  $100 for residents.  $500 for non-residents. … Continue reading →

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“You simply wouldn’t believe it!” and other travel tales

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Kathy

I’m home!  Suitcase *mostly* unpacked.  Mail tended. We’re headed off to a Turkey Supper at the Skanee Church in a couple of hours. (Barry will probably appreciate this after his week alone.  Although he made a mean tuna salad all … Continue reading →

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Life’s a Beach

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Kathy

Every morning this week, here on Fort Myers Beach, we’ve left my parent’s condo on the Back Bay and ambled for about 25 minutes toward the beach. We gain beach access through a grassy path.  This week the sprinklers shot … Continue reading →

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Happy 81st Birthday, Mom!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Kathy

Dear Mom, It is so wonderful to be at Fort Myers Beach celebrating your 81st birthday with you! As we said this morning while shelling and birding along the beach, “It doesn’t get much better than this…” Spending these days … Continue reading →

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