IT IS EARLY MAY and chilly weather continues its strong grip on the region. Undaunted by this slow start to nicer weather, I’m preparing...

THE CHEF AND AUTHOR Abra Berens resides in Three Oaks, Michigan where she serves as executive chef/principal for Granor Farms a southwest...

IT IS EARLY APRIL and the first greenhouse plants I purchased this spring were pansies. They have those happy faces that announce warmer...

I AM ENJOYING LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD OF MUSHROOMS. The pizza in the above photo has four types of gourmet mushrooms that I fashioned...

RECENTLY I’VE BECOME FASCINATED BY MICROGREENS. Last week I was treated to some radish greens featuring pink stems that topped my...

I HAVE BEEN BUYING BOUQUETS OF TULIPS each week hoping that their presence will energize the larger universe to get its act together and...

I’VE PLEDGED TO IMPROVE MY FLEXIBILITY in my shoulders especially for the up-and-coming golf season. It seems like a reasonable...

I WAS WATCHING A GOLF TOURNAMENT on TV a few weeks ago known as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. I reflected on my first and only trip to...

FEBRUARY IS A MONTH of many earthly changes. The cold and dark days of January are in the past and we are now heading to longer daylight...

I JUST COMPLETED AN ON-LINE history course offered by Hillsdale College on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. It...

IT IS EARLY JANUARY and there is very little snow remaining from our pre-Christmas blizzard. The ten-day outlook has only one day of snow...

IN THE FALL OF 2022, I published my second Amazon (KDP) book. It is rather well-written and makes me smile. I must admit that it is very...

RENOVATED MOVIE THEATERS in our towns along the M-22 corridor are truly remarkable for so many reasons. Nostalgia certainly has a place...

HERE IT IS EARLY DECEMBER. I’ve gotten used to the time change and I’m absolutely eating more than I should. Yesterday, out of nowhere, I...

I FIND THAT RUNNING ANY KIND OF LIQUID through a nozzle causes me to have to pee. This week it happened during my fill-up at my local gas...

I WAS DELIGHTED TO LEARN of a giant sequoia that happened to be growing on the bluffs of Lake Michigan north of Manistee just a few miles...

I WAS NEVER MUCH OF AN ACCOMPLISHED FISHERMAN. But the joy that fishing brought me was simply undeniable. Pursuing freshwater fish using...

I BECAME INTERESTED IN CULINARY MUSHROOMS this past year. In fact, I entered a foodnetwork.com contest this late spring to try to win...

MY GOAL OF ATTRACTING SONGBIRDS to my garden feeder has been usurped by three pesky squirrels that were able to shimmy up my greased...

FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW THIS SITE my intention has been for my little essays to delight the reader coming in at around a two-minute read --...