We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine. ~ Dwight L. M… more →
Click!wrote 1 week ago: Sunset captured on our honeymoon last summer in Leland, Michigan part of the Leelanau Peninsula. … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I love Lake Michigan. Taken in Leland, Michigan along the Leelanau Peninsula. … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Can’t beat the dam view in Fishtown. Taken in Leland, Michigan overlooking the harbor leading … more →
wrote 1 week ago: My Dad has been vacationing in Fishtown (Leland, MI) this week. And I have to admit, I’m a bit … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Photo: N Preseault The 45th Parallel is known for its amazing wines. Bordeaux, Piedmont, Alsace, and … more →
wrote 5 months ago: As I went to the farm today and spent my morning transforming the last of this year’s milk, wa … more →
wrote 7 months ago: We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lig … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Wealth, the beauty of youth and flowers are guests for only a few days. Like the leaves of the water … more →
wrote 8 months ago: The extreme heat and drought of this summer has been tough, and at one point we decided we needed to … more →
wrote 8 months ago: My dear friend and neighbor, Laurie Melstrom, has agreed to contribute a guest blog or two (or hopef … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Tree-climbing instructor Bo Burke heads up into another tree. (Photo by Ken Scott) By MIKE NORTON TR … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I have been back from vacation in Traverse City for two weeks and I am officially slacking! I have w … more →
wrote 8 months ago: September is upon us! We all know what this means—school is back in session, no more 100° afternoons … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Wine is the most civilized thing in the world. ~ Ernest Hemingway … more →
wrote 8 months ago: On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds l … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Does someone need a hug? ~ Buddy the Elf … more →
wrote 9 months ago: a Homily for Proper 15B Text: John 6:51-58 The first thing we notice about the gospel pericope we re … more →
wrote 9 months ago: The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most. ~ John Ruskin … more →
wrote 9 months ago: We’ve been trying to get up here for what seems like ages; the proverbial “Up North … more →