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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
- Healing a broken toe, watching the snow melt
- The maze is your labyrinth
- 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 __ __ __ __ __
- Vegetable scrap smiley for our company
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Tag Archives: snow
Healing a broken toe, watching the snow melt
The last three weeks I have been mending a broken toe while watching snow fall and melt, fall and melt. Since my mobility was rather limited in the first couple of weeks the day’s highlight often occurred during a daily … Continue reading
Posted in April 2022
Tagged broken toe, nature, pussy willows, snow, spring, Upper Peninsula
53 Comments
The perils and ecstasy of walking on snow
Let’s talk about the ecstasy first, shall we? Often a special moment arrives each March. Since the snow melt started a couple of weeks ago we’ve been sinking in. You walk to the shed and your boot sinks in over … Continue reading
Posted in March 2022
Tagged humor, melting, nature, snow, spring, Upper Peninsula, winter
34 Comments
Sad transitions
We lounged on the patio in my in-law’s backyard in early March. It was almost 80 degrees. A bluebird fluttered on the branch of a nearby magnolia tree and cardinals sang their sweet song in the fig tree. An hour … Continue reading
Posted in March 2022
Tagged cancer, dementia, family, Georgia, illness, nature, sadness, snow, Upper Peninsula
68 Comments
Snow, snow, snow and it’s really __ __ __ __ __
So while my “southern” friends are posting pictures of crocuses and daffodils, we’re still getting snow, snow and more snow. If you’re a Wordle player (which I am) please guess the following word __ __ __ __ __ You have … Continue reading
Posted in February 2022
Tagged Keweenaw Bay, photography, plowing, shoveling, snow, Upper Peninsula, winter, Wordle
45 Comments
Cozy snuggle beneath blankets on snowy blowy January afternoon
Outside wind gusts sideways white snow. Howls as it races around our little house in the woods. Our broken thermometer says it’s 20 degrees F, but we know it’s lower. Accuweather announces it’s 18 degrees but they never know either. … Continue reading
Posted in January 2022
Tagged blankets, cozy, Heartland, Jigsaw puzzle, meditation, Outlander, personal, Rumi's Guest House, snow, Upper Peninsula, warmth, winter
53 Comments
Logging truck of firewood, 20 inches of snow, roof raking & a haircut
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. We’ve been busy with usual mid-winter fun. We finally received our logging truck filled with firewood in early January. Ten full cords of the lovely logs, which translate to 30 face cords. (I … Continue reading
Posted in January 2022, Uncategorized
Tagged firewood, haircut, log truck, personal, plowing, roof raking, snow, Upper Peninsula, winter, wood stove
43 Comments
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
54 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