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The latest from Our Little House in the Big Woods
- Spring is bustin’ out all over (and a blogging milestone)
- Traveling from little house in the woods to big city on the coast
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- Mindfulness, equanimity–and a broken toe
- The perils and ecstasy of walking on snow
- Loss and gain
- Sad transitions
- Snow, snow, snow and it’s really __ __ __ __ __
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Tag Archives: Houghton
Yesterday’s angry self-righteous rant at Walmart
You hear about these rants on the news. Angry airline passenger screams and carries on about wearing a mask. “Karen” loses it in supermarket. Man Lights Himself on Fire After New Year’s Rant Against Vaccine Mandates, according to Newsweek magazine. … Continue reading
On the first day of Christmas…
I am perhaps moving this blog in a different direction for awhile, my dear loyal readers. Today I wrote three blogs and tossed two of them away. Even though they were both engaging, they felt cumbersome. I shan’t tell you … Continue reading
Posted in December 2013
Tagged blogging, Christmas, holiday, Houghton, life, Michigan, photography, Portage Canal, thoughts
75 Comments
Say it’s not so
Want to tag along on our trip to “The Copper Country” yesterday? Barry had to cover an 8th grade junior high girl’s basketball tournament in Calumet for his job at our local newspaper, so off we drove through a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in October 2013
Tagged Copper Country, Finnish Squeaky Cheese, Hancock, Houghton, Lake Superior, life, photography, snow pictures, thoughts
33 Comments
What’s ignited your inner fireworks this week?
Hello, reader, out there in Cyberspace. I can almost see you sitting at your computer. Some of you have a drink in hand–others a cup of tea–you are drinking coffee–you come unaccompanied to the computer. I come without a cup … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 4th of July, blogging, family, fireworks, glasses, Houghton, life, moose, musings, personal, photography, Picasa, readers, Swan, tea, thoughts, Upper Peninsula
18 Comments
“If your flight doesn’t take off today, it will probably be one week until you can fly again.”
Kathy and Barry arrived at the Houghton County Airport (CMX in case you’re looking up airport codes) in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula yesterday afternoon. Their first boarding passes declared they were bound for ORD. (As some of you might know, ORD … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged airplane, airport, Chicago, CMX, Houghton, Houghton Airport, humor, jet, life, photography, snowstorm, spring, travel, trip, United Airlines, Wausau
28 Comments
Meet Dawn–who teaches us the difference between a Troll and a Yooper
Dear Readers, It is time to meet another friend/blog reader/commenter! This time it’s Dawn King from down below the Mackinac Bridge. That makes her a troll. (I was born a troll, but am now a Yooper. Barely. The locals aren’t … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, Dawn King, friends, Friends of the Elderly, guest blog, Houghton, Keweenaw Peninsula, life, Little Brothers, Michigan, trees, Troll, Upper Peninsula, Yooper
35 Comments
Before we discovered my “famous” relative in a store in Houghton…
Yesterday, before we discovered my “famous” relative in Houghton, we visited Charlie in L’Anse. He’s our garbage man. Since Waste Management deserted our community, we’ve become friends with Charlie. You pay him $2.00 per garbage bag. He treks the bags … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Econofoods, fame, family, Hancock, Houghton, humor, Joey's Seafood Restaurant, Keweenaw Co-op, life, Magnuson Hotel, photography, Portage Canal, recycling, relatives, Upper Michigan, Waste Management
34 Comments
Enjoy these sculptures of ice as you sit in your warm house.
Welcome to Michigan Technological University’s annual Winter Carnival. Every year the students carve incredible ice sculptures and compete for top honors. We traveled “up the road” on Thursday to view the ice sculptures. Barry took the day off work. We … Continue reading
Sorry, Charlie. I didn’t mean it!
Goodness! I haven’t told you any personal stories in a whole week. Now that we have impersonal cloud photos, perhaps it’s time to personalize the blog. Let’s see. What can I tell you? Today is Day 17 of the Gratitude … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Animal House, clouds, dogs, elders, Facebook, gratitude, Houghton, Mary Oliver, personal, poem, poetry, Swan, TKE fraternity, TurboTax
17 Comments