Tag Archives: Marquette

Should I stay or should I go?

Posted on August 11, 2020 by

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 →

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Please do not drown.

Posted on May 26, 2014 by

I used to sing this song to my wee babies: All day, All night, Angels watching over you, my babe, Pray the Lord your soul to keep, Angels watching over you. Last week I stumbled upon this angel looking over … Continue reading →

Posted in May 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 32 Comments

No swimming yet, kids

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

You may feel tired of seeing ice pictures. Many here in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are weary, too, of the broken ice which swells into the bays of Lake Superior, then blows outward, then returns to us in patterns and reflections … Continue reading →

Posted in May 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Almost Memorial Day weekend walking Marquette’s Lower Harbor

Posted on May 23, 2014 by

I so enjoyed a three-mile walk along Marquette’s Lower Harbor on Wednesday. ‘Twas another foggy day with chunks of ice melting in Lake Superior. Snapped fifty pictures of the ore dock, harbor, fish house, lighthouse, fisherfolk, marina, you name it. Am … Continue reading →

Posted in May 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 31 Comments

This wild & precious moment

Posted on July 14, 2013 by

The kids have departed.  They now play with their kitty cats on opposite ends of the country. Your blogger is still remembering the last week.  Her son departed for San Diego early last week; her daughter still remained until yesterday.

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Fun, Fun, Fun

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

OK, dear readers.  Karma, over at her blog, has posted a new photo challenge.  It’s called “Colors of Your World.”   She requests that we find a color we love, to which we’re drawn.  We’re urged to share our photos celebrating … Continue reading →

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The light of an ordinary trip through pea soup fog to Marquette

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Here we are in Marquette, a town 78 miles from our Little House in the Big Woods.  It’s the Big City, kids.  It even has a Starbucks!  How I love the city–just as much as the woods… Barry has to … Continue reading →

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We crazy kids drive off during a Winter Storm Warning

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

So what did we do yesterday while the weather service issued a Winter Storm Warning? What did we do, you ask? We drove 80 miles to Marquette for an overnight getaway!  And guess what?  Hardly a snowflake!  Roads almost completely … Continue reading →

Posted in March 2013 | Tagged , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Don’t be scared…

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

I’m going to tell you a ghost story today. Don’t be scared. I wasn’t going to tell you a ghost story.  All week I pondered.  “Should I or shouldn’t I tell my readers about the ghost at the Landmark Inn in … Continue reading →

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“Kids do not float”

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

(I have been so busy recently that I’m just trying to tread water to stay afloat.  Are you kids busy, too?)

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