Spring has sprung in northern Michigan. The trees are waking up after the long cold hibernation, the squirrels are busy foraging for thawed walnuts that were overlooked during the fall collection… Everywhere you look, people are smiling, wearing shorts, teeshirts, and sun dresses… They’re planting seeds, planning gardens, grabbing ideas for their raised beds… I’m seeing canoes on roof racks,… Read more →
Monday morning I woke to find a backyard that had gone from this To this! Note to campers: Be aware of the season and might I suggest an inflatable sleep pad…. It may come in handy! Note to concerned parties: No water found it’s way into the house.
I have been in the house for almost two months now. It has gone from this To this I’ve purchased my first new bed Done some painting, but have found there to be quite a few choices available… As the snow melts around this northern gem of a city, all sorts of treasures have begun to emerge Including, a ton… Read more →
Today I took some time off from house obsession on Sunday and spent the brisk yet sunny day skiing the Vasa. The Vasa Ski Trail is a huge network of the groomed joy that cater to conventional Nordic style and skate cross country skiing. From the Bunker Hill trail head, there’s a quick dog friendly 3k, a 5k (which I… Read more →
I would like to introduce to you a few firsts… 1 – The first official Ground Foundation Footing! Located in northern Michigan, it’s just a short walk from the Grand Traverse Bay and on the bank of Kids Creek. A footing is support point for any foundation, and as such, this location will be the first of many physical supports… Read more →
While I wait for the technological backbone to be implanted into my next hop, I will be working here… Which is above Bay Bread Such a cute place! While I don’t eat too much of the refined flour, I have to say, when I do, I will be coming here! Great little place with a little cafe menu, tons of… Read more →
Winter solstice is my favorite day of the year…. After months and months of losing light every day, today has arrived! The day that begins an amazing trend of longer days! I love it. No really… I love it! I celebrated with a ski less than 5 minutes from downtown TC. It was a great afternoon that was long overdue… Read more →
Anyone who has been in contact with me lately knows how much I’m loving TC… But when the opportunity arises to hit my old stomping grounds of GR, I leap at the chance… What a great city… Arguably the queen of Michigan, it is certainly, at the very least, a fantastic place to fade into obscurity within it’s hopping nightlife…. Read more →
Thanksgiving is a time for feasting after the long hard harvest… A time to stuff your belly with the freshest food available, laugh with friends and family, have a sip of your favorite libation, And then sleep… A lot! This year was no different. Hosted by culinary masters Jeremy and Becky, It was an amazing weekend filled with laughs, food,… Read more →
This weekend I was taken for a little walk around some of the beautiful sites accessible along the Bordman river… It was a crisp and serene afternoon walk. The area we were at was the Brownbrige lake basin. It was once a dammed reservoir that was removed 2 years ago. Apparently, as the story goes, when the engineering team proposed… Read more →