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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: travel
Traveling from little house in the woods to big city on the coast
It’s a quiet May morning in our little house in the woods. Gray clouds scud across the tops of budding poplar trees. Wind blows her gusty breath on the deck umbrella which we just retrieved from the basement in honor … Continue reading
The most unique hotel
During our recent trip to Georgia to visit Barry’s parents we stayed at the most unique hotel. They advertise “hand-crafted accommodations”–and, my goodness, that is so true. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Graduate Hotels, please consider it. … Continue reading
Posted in December 2021
Tagged Athens, boutique hotel, Bulldogs, Georgia, Graduate Hotels, student, travel, University of Georgia
39 Comments
Angels looking after you
All day, all night, angels looking after you, my dear… This is a song I used to sing to my kids when they were growing up. The “real” lyrics are slightly different, but we all make up words to songs, … Continue reading
Posted in December 2021
Tagged angels, blessings, faith, family, Georgia, hope, travel, Upper Peninsula
30 Comments
Appreciating Upper Peninsula copper mining legacy
We live in an area of Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula rich in geological history. Beneath the forests and rocky outcroppings lie ancient basalt lava flows. Lining the shores of Lake Superior are rocks dating back 2.7 billion years. Our rock-and-lake … Continue reading
Will money and time buy happiness?
A younger Facebook friend posed a question yesterday: If you had an unlimited amount of money and time, what would your LIFE look like? I scrolled through all the answers. Many people wanted to travel all over the wide world. … Continue reading
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged Facebook, fulfillment, happiness, inspiration, life, money, spirituality, Time, travel
53 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
In the shadow of one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes
This morning I paused and looked at photos from our gala Italian wedding trip last June. Most of you may recall reading about that here on the blog recently, one year later, but better late than never, … Continue reading
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged COVID, danger, family, Italy, Mount Vesuvius, photography, Pompeii, risk-taking, travel, volcano
30 Comments
One year memories of Positano, Italy wedding
Such a nostalgic day! One year ago today–June 22, 2019–our daughter and her fiance married in Positano, Italy. It was the trip of a lifetime. Twenty of us traveled across the ocean from the United States to see the bride … Continue reading
Posted in June, 2020
Tagged Airbnb, Amalfi Coast, family, Italy, limoncello, memories, photography, Positano, travel, villa, vows, wedding
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Saying goodbye to the condo
Tomorrow I’m going to fly south through (hopefully) friendly skies. Over stick-figure tree skeletons way down below. Perhaps the sun will set through our jet window. We’ll pass across the snowy vista of the Upper Peninsula and head south across … Continue reading
Posted in February 2019
Tagged Florida, Fort Myers Beach, memories, Michigan, personal, thoughts, travel
36 Comments