WRITING CAME TO ME much later in life. I still wonder why this newer calling even landed in my lap? It clearly was not some lifetime...

I JUST COMPLETED MY NEW VINYL PORCH that replaced a deteriorating wooden porch that was on its last legs. I tried repairs over the years,...

WHAT CONTINUES TO AMAZE ME is the beauty I see each day as I work around Lake Bluff Preserve, our group rental properties just north of...

IT SEEMS THAT MOSTLY women are wearing masks these days in my little lakeside village in northern Michigan, now three months into this...

LAST YEAR I HAD THE PLEASURE OF CORRESPONDING with the past president of the Society of Golf Course Architects, Mr. Greg Martin. This was...

I LIVE IN A SMALL THREE STORY LOFT in Beulah, Michigan. It sits on the edge of the quaint village overlooking the eastern shore of...

OUR RATHER COLD WEATHER PERSISTING well into mid-May. This is probably a good thing, as this has been a "stay at home" spring with the...

MY YEAR-ROUND PRACTICE includes visiting a couple of our libraries each month that are scattered in the towns and villages around Crystal...

I AM WAITING IN ANTICIPATION for the easing of restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic that has prevented me from participating in some...

WITH OUR STAY AT HOME ORDER IN PLACE I approached Easter a little differently this year opting for a Ham, Cheese, Potato and Spinach...

MRS. STALEY WAS MY LEAST FAVORITE CHILDHOOD SITTER. She must be rolling in her grave with excitement now that our country has discovered...

THIS WEEK A FACEBOOK TWEET ANNOUNCED the return of the Sandhill Cranes. They had returned from their winter migration back to the Arcadia...

LIKE MOST OF US, I am following the mandates from our governmental officials in dealing with this pandemic and have become more...

I HAVEN’T POSTED A RECIPE FOR MONTHS. I’ve chosen to sequester myself in my loft because of some virus from China that might kill me....

DO YOU RECALL WHEN FRIENDS would remark that an item they admired, or more often wore, came from Paris, or London? Those days are mostly...

I LEARNED TODAY OF THE DEATH of Kirk Douglas. He was 103. In the eyes of many he lived an exemplary life. I remember his cleft chin from...

IT HAD BEEN SIX YEARS since my last visit to the Western Ave Grill in Glen Arbor. The idea of having a Friday get together came from an...

MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW HAS A BLOG named Hello Adams Family. She has tens of thousands of followers and is a leading lifestyle"influencer" in...

I REALIZE A GOOD NUMBER OF US count our daily blessings. At least the people I hang out with do. Being thankful for the gifts in our life...

FLY FISHING HAD PASSED ME BY MOST MY LIFE. But late this fall, after reading a couple books and watching an Orvis video, I was inspired...