Tag Archives: winter

Ice melts.

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Kathy

You wonder about the story of our lives here in the Upper Peninsula? It could be summed up in two words:  Ice melts. Ice melts on the bays. Ice turns blue, shaky, unstable. Don’t walk on it. Turn, instead, toward … Continue reading →

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Shoveling four feet of snow off our wood pile & other deep winter photos

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Kathy

Even though this long winter continues to snow and blow and freeze and fuss, I still think an icy snowfall sparkles beautifully. This morning, captured under the glow of our deck light, heavy wet snow dressed the woods in grandeur … Continue reading →

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Who’s Singin’ the Cabin Fever Blues?

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Kathy

It’s so easy to get—ah choo!–a very bad case of–ah choo!–you know what I’m going to say don’t you?–a very bad case of Cabin Fever at this time of year. It doesn’t matter if you live in a cabin like … Continue reading →

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Survival

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Kathy

Lately, oh so lately, I’ve been able to sit with my own uncomfortable inner places much longer without turning away. Because of this, I can stay with a good friend on the telephone for 78 minutes and resonate with her … Continue reading →

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Solely for entertainment purposes.

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Kathy

We awoke to another eight, ten, twelve inches of snow.  Who knows without a ruler? I offered to warm up and brush off Barry’s car before he left for work.  (He does the same for me many days.) It’s zero … Continue reading →

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Guilty

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Kathy

I shouldn’t be here today. I should be listening to testimony from a jury box, attempting to determine the guilt or innocence of a fellow man.  Said man is presumed innocent until proven guilty, sayeth the law. Fortunately or unfortunately–I … Continue reading →

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Snow deeper than your knees

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Kathy

Let’s walk to the mailbox, shall we? Barry is plowing snow today, thank goodness, for last night the tractor stopped dead as he plowed the twelve inches of new snow on the driveway. It simply stopped cold, done, finis. He … Continue reading →

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What do you do on another snow day?

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Kathy

1.  First of all, relax.  You don’t have to DO anything on another snow day.  The Universe gives you permission to relax and lie on the couch all day–in your pajamas–if you so desire.  Breathe in, breathe out.  Simply BE. … Continue reading →

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Snowy window synchronicity

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Kathy

The oddest thing just happened! I sat upon the couch, meditating, not thinking about much of anything.  My gaze settled on our windows.  Quietly peered through the windows, noticing how they act as frames for nature. A house filled with … Continue reading →

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Just another Polar Vortex in Michigan’s UP

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Kathy

Good chilly blanket-wrapped morning! I hope you’re keeping warm, readers. Let’s pour a cup of coffee–or would you like tea?–or hot cocoa?–and chat for a spell. So many everyday conversations begin and end with weather these days. Our thermometer shivers … Continue reading →

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