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Upper Peninsula – Part V
Tomorrow, we load up the car and head for home. We’re going to stop at a few places along the way as we make our way down Michigan’s west coast, so instead of taking a couple of days to cover the 900 miles, we’re going to take four. Along the way, we plan to stop…
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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Part IV
I had three wishes for this trip. The first wish was to see beautiful fall colors; ideally, the peak of the fall colors in Michigan. CHECK! Nearly everywhere we’ve gone, the leaves have been ablaze in glorious Technicolor. In the few instances when they were less-than-spectacular, it’s almost been a relief. After miles of near-constant…
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Our UP Adventures, Part III
So, it turns out the “Gale Warning” wasn’t much of an event for us. The wind—reportedly blowing at 23-27 mph where we are—blew the treetops around us at a pretty good clip and the waves got noticeably bigger in a startlingly short amount of time, but there wasn’t the drama we were expecting when we…
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Exploring the UP, Part II
There’s a storm coming. We knew we were going to get rain tomorrow and had been planning activities accordingly, but we were surprised when we pulled up Weather.com this morning and found a “Gale Warning” banner across the top of the screen. That’s new for us. Living in the Midwest, we’re accustomed to all kinds…
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We’re in Yooper Country!
Tom and I have recently escaped to the Keweenaw Peninsula, the upper-most point on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP). More specifically, we are in Keweenaw County, a 5,966 square mile forest surrounded on three sides by the crystal-clear waters of Lake Superior. Happily, there are fewer than 2,200 inhabitants in this part of the peninsula to…
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I Really Shouldn’t Complain…
Seriously. I shouldn’t complain about having to come home from Mexico. Granted, I had to leave this… But I got to come home to this… So you see, it’s really ridiculous for me to complain. I wouldn’t have wanted to miss this gorgeous spring for anything! I hope your spring, wherever you are, is just…
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Suffering Rum Withdrawal
I was rather surprised–shocked, really–to discover that it’s been nearly six weeks since my last post. I had purposely taken a break from writing to tackle the ever-increasing stack of books that have been collecting on various shelves and tabletops around here since before the holidays (I hate how unread books have a tendency to…
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Thinking About Doing a Home Improvement Project?
My aunt, the Meandering Matriarch, has been doing major home improvement projects around her place off and on for the last several years. Her projects have included remodeling the kitchen, painting inside and out, and redecorating various rooms. She’s very ambitious. Very. Just recently, she wrote a hilarious post about her latest project that I…
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Brownies So Good, No One Will Ever Know They’re Gluten-Free
Ever since going gluten free (GF) nearly a year ago, I have searched for and experimented with a multitude of GF alternatives for certain foods. Unfortunately, my efforts have largely been for naught. Don’t get me wrong, GF food isn’t all horrible; but, as a general rule, it is different than the “real” food it’s…
Salty But Sweet 