Tag Archives: simplicity

Balance for a troubled heart–staying close to the simple, the ordinary, the real

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

So many of our hearts seem troubled these days.  We’re worried about politics, the state of the nation, the trials of the world, the gullies of the universe.  We’re pained about health, trapped children, money, jobs, relationships, pressures.  We’re feeling … Continue reading →

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Sleeping beneath the Mackinac Bridge last night

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Today’s photo prompt from April Love 2018 is Simplicity. Alas, the last twenty-four hours have been anything but simple. Twenty four hours ago Barry and I were eating Easter dinner (turkey, potatoes, gravy, stuffing) and chatting casually about this and … Continue reading →

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Where the heck ARE you, anyway?

Posted on December 1, 2014 by

I have received such wonderful comments and emails lately asking such questions as, “When are you returning to blogging?  When are you coming back to Facebook?  Where the heck ARE you, anyway?” Dear friends, I don’t know how to answer … Continue reading →

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Sweet melancholy

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

I am very melancholy this morning.  Not trying to change it.  Not trying to make everything happy and cheerful.  Simply watching this mood and honoring its arrival. It may have departed before you read this blog. Autumn can bring sweet … Continue reading →

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Take Three. “What Lake Superior Spirit is about.”

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

It’s time.  I went and changed it.  Finally. For about six months I’ve been thinking, “Gosh, Kathy, isn’t it time you changed your description about this blog?” Laziness answered, “No, I don’t have time.” But the necessity kept arising.  I … Continue reading →

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I want to live on an island.

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Let’s be honest.  Part of me wants to live on an island.  The other parts are completely satisfied living in our Little House in the Big Woods in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The part that wants to live on an island thrilled … Continue reading →

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The quietest Labor Day bridge walk in Michigan

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

 Hello, everyone.  Just trying to fit a blog in between a busy day of going to town, visiting friends, the first day of my official new work year (school started yesterday and I am shifting  my part-time hours from early morning … Continue reading →

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Live the questions now…

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

I am still pondering this August theme of peace and simplicity (announced assuredly and confidently in the first blog of this harvest month.)  Naively, I assumed it would be a breeze, a piece of cake, an easy assignment to contemplate … Continue reading →

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Not headed to Hollywood any time soon.

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

I made a movie this morning. You know, put the camera on “Movie” setting and filmed a Hollywood epic. In my movie the stars were trees and flowers and plants and the sunrise.  You guys should see and hear the … Continue reading →

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“Hey, Lady, you lost your peach!”

Posted on August 6, 2010 by

I don’t know about the rest of you bloggers. But for me, one of the best moments of the day comes when the Universe downloads a blog headline.  (Or would that be “uploads a blog headline”?)  I’ll be doing something random–like … Continue reading →

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