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The latest from Our Little House in the Big Woods
- Cozy snuggle beneath blankets on snowy blowy January afternoon
- Logging truck of firewood, 20 inches of snow, roof raking & a haircut
- Yesterday’s angry self-righteous rant at Walmart
- Icy tears
- “Love has your back”
- Merry Christmas from our little house in the woods to yours, wherever you may be
- “Best of times, worst of times”
- The most unique hotel
- Angels looking after you
- When a river turns silver (and a long-ago shamanic dream)
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Tag Archives: Lake Superior
Merry Christmas from our little house in the woods to yours, wherever you may be
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
Posted in December 2021
Tagged Christmas, holiday, Lake Superior, personal, snow, thoughts, Upper Peninsula, winter
52 Comments
Driftwood pyre over Lake Superior
I love stumbling upon these driftwood pyres, these pieces of beach art. A pyre, Google assures, can mean a pile of combustible material made for burning. It does not just apply to funeral ceremonies in India. This one overlooks Lake … Continue reading
Posted in November 2021, Photo shorts
Tagged beach, ceremony, driftwood art, driftwood pyres, Lake Superior, nature, Photo shorts, photography, photos, Sand Point
25 Comments
Let the photos do the talking
If you wait for a blogging story to appear, sometimes you might wait forever. Forever and a day, and it seems sometimes like there’s nothing to say. It occurred this week to just show you some pictures from the last … Continue reading
Posted in October, 2021
Tagged autumn, fall, family, L'Anse, Lake Superior, lighthouse, Marquette, Michigan, photography, Upper Peninsula
36 Comments
The joy of sauntering
So often in our society we vow to exercise, walk briskly, hike four miles, cover ground, get our hearts pumping for health and longevity. Nothing wrong with that. Our bodies may appreciate the vigor, movement, intensity. But I am in … Continue reading
Posted in January 2021
Tagged Huron Bay, John Muir, Lake Superior, meander, Michigan, nature, outdoors, photography, saunter, snow, Upper Peninsula, walking, wild turkeys, winter, woods
60 Comments
Let’s play Treasure Hunt
Yesterday I drove west and north toward “big town” grocery shopping up in Houghton. At first I asked the Holy if we could play a game–Treasure Hunt. That’s a game where you keep your eyes wide open and the Universe … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged attention, beliefs, holy, ice, Lake Superior, meditation, nature, photography, thoughts, treasure, treasure hunt
25 Comments
The quest for pumpkin creamer and so much more…
Have you ever woken up in the morning with a yearning for…a yearning for…and you can’t say quite what you’re yearning for…? You want something. Your heart wants something. But you cannot articulate what you want.
Posted in September 2020
Tagged humor, Lake Superior, longing, nature, photography, pumpkin creamer, rocks, waves, yearning
55 Comments
Our neighborhood “Point” of Lake Superior magic
Good morning to all on this cloudy cooler Saturday morning in our Upper Peninsula woods. Just wanting to post some photos of our recent drive out to Point Abbaye which juts out into Lake Superior like a finger pointing toward … Continue reading
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged biting flies, environment, Lake Superior, landscape, memory, nature, photography, Point Abbaye, Upper Peninsula, writing
44 Comments
Should I stay or should I go?
I am feeling so much indecision these days. Are any of you feeling the same? Let’s take a simple action like driving into the “big city” of Marquette tomorrow or the next day. I need new summer pajamas, a lightweight … Continue reading
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged COVID, family, garden, indecision, Lake Superior, Marquette, photography, summer, travel, undecided, Upper Peninsula
43 Comments
Porcupine, bear, lake trout & crunchy grasshoppers
Lots has been happening in our Little House in the Woods. I seem to forget, at times, that we’re still in the midst of a pandemic. Here are a few highlights: At 1 a.m. on Sunday morning a noise startled … Continue reading
Posted in June, 2020
Tagged bear, chainsaw, firewood, Lake Superior, lake trout, nature, photography, porcupine, splitting wood, Studebaker, woods
26 Comments
Lake Superior Creature Fairy Tale
In the old days, older than the oldest days, long before you drew your first ragged breath, long before your grandmother’s grandmother’s grandmother drew her first ragged and tentative breath–that’s when this story begins. In the bottom of Lake Superior … Continue reading
Posted in April, 2019
Tagged creature, daemon, fairy tale, fish, ice, inspiration, Lake Superior, myth, psychology, spring, story, thoughts, writing
30 Comments
Lake Superior Spirit 