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Tag Archives: cold
The unsayable and the ordinary
I have been trying to write a blog since 6:30 a.m. Two creative writing pieces. Each one started strong, dribbled out in the middle and seemingly died a dark and exhausted death. Kind of like carved-out pumpkins jeering back at … Continue reading
Posted in October 2020
Tagged autumn, cold, creative writing, gratitude, junk, leaves, ordinary, photography, sheds, snow, thoughts, Upper Peninsula
45 Comments
Deep January days in the woods
Good morning from our little stretch of woods and lake and snow and cold. Sitting here at this computer I watch lazy flakes of snow silhouetted against black and gray tree limbs. Yonder brown oak leaves dangle from branches that … Continue reading
Posted in January, 2019
Tagged authentic movement, cold, emotion, friends, gratitude, nature, outdoors, personal, spiritual, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, winter, woods, yoga, Zentangle
39 Comments
Just another Polar Vortex in Michigan’s UP
Good chilly blanket-wrapped morning! I hope you’re keeping warm, readers. Let’s pour a cup of coffee–or would you like tea?–or hot cocoa?–and chat for a spell. So many everyday conversations begin and end with weather these days. Our thermometer shivers … Continue reading
Posted in January 2014
Tagged cold, deep freeze, life, polar vortex, snow, snowmobiles, story, Upper Peninsula, winter
35 Comments
Baby, it’s cold…inside
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
Posted in December 2013
Tagged cold, humor, life, North Woods, personal, thoughts, winter, wood stove
80 Comments
Hark! Pussy willows in February?
It’s hard to believe. You’re walking up the road pondering whether you even need a winter coat–when you see Them. Pussy willows. In February. Who would have thought that a tree could be so crazy? If you look around, you … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cold, home, life, musings, nature, outdoors, photography, pussy willows, snow, spring, thaw, trees, Upper Peninsula, winter, wolf
38 Comments
From Lions to Bears to Reindeer…Welcome to Heikinpaiva!
Yoko Onomaki and John Lennoniemi (you have to realize that lots of the Finns who settled around the Upper Peninsula have last names like “Maki” and “Niemi”) handed out the words to the song they sang: “Imagine … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cold, Finlandia, Finnish, Hancock, Heikinpaiva, Keweenaw, Lake Superior, Michigan, Michigan Technological University, parade, photography, reindeer, Upper Peninsula, winter
18 Comments
The week of the pears and other Northwood tales
Just a short little post with pictures of our daily life here in the woods. It’s taken us days to get the tree halfway decorated. Last night we finally hung the star and lights and garland. Both of our strings … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Christmas, cold, family, home, life, Miscellaneous, musings, North Woods, pears, personal, plowing, snow, tree, Upper Peninsula, winter, wood room, wood stove, woods
45 Comments
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