Ten Things that Make Me Happy...

My daughter Rachel bumped me on her blog to write this post.... it was fun coming up with the list!

1. A "project." Some get finished; many don't (say good-bye to the never-finished punch-embroidery thingy I've been holding on to for 3 years). Right now it's a book I'm writing (started it a year and a half ago, and let it 'rest' for a bit). It gives me something to lock my brain onto.

2. My handsome hunk-a burnin' love. It's been such a treasure to travel my life with him. You are my knight in shining armor....

3. The smiles of my daughters... both glow with an inner light.

4. A Dan Gibson song... I love nature mixed with music!

5. Ooey gooey warm chocolate brownie melty stuff...

6. America's Funniest Home Videos- always a good pick-me-up.

7. The burst of creativity/art that is waiting to be found by the voyeur.

8. Listening to waves lap on the shore- so fulfilling!

9. The first cup of coffee in the morning- no cheating on this one. Fresh-ground goumet beans, sugar, cream (no fake stuff or milk).... pure heaven.

10. My goofy yorkie-poo Tucker; lovey-dovey, full of self-righteous confidence, part clown. He makes me laugh.

February....

Need I Say more? :)

Some Good Internet Entertainment for all of you....

Thanks to my daughter Rachel's blog, who first shared this little gem, there is a charming website that shares all those 'precious' family photos we'd rather forget. You'll have to scroll a bit to find this beauty.... who says a home is not a castle?

http://www.awkardfamilyphotos.com/

Blessings to You and Yours...

Let It Snow....man

Winter has come! And in celebration, here's an homage to the ever infamous snowman that we all know and love......

Mackinac is Mackinaw.....

Many have heard of Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel. Most of those not from Up North will pronounce this word with an 'ack' on the end, but alas.... it actually is pronounced with an 'aw'. It just is.


Some have said it's because the Indians pronounced it that way in their language. I'm not so sure... I think the English (or French?) just spelled it wrong, and didn't want to admit to their mistake afterwards.


To make it even more interesting, there is a Mackinac Island with a town on it, and across the water on the mainland is a city called Mackinaw City. Mackinaw City is newer. One might think we Americans named the newer town 'Mackinaw' to right the previous wrong, but the story I got while visiting was the spelling was different to simplify mail delivery.


We had a fun visit to both places while Erika was here in October. Here's several photos of the Island and the city on the island.... (by the way, the only transportation on the island is by foot, bicycle or horse.... quite fun!).

Fall and Family- Good Times

We just finished a lovely 2 week visit with our daughter Erika, who flew over the pond from her home in Edinburgh, Scotland. My parents came up to see her, since it had been 2 years since they were together.

We all became a bunch of 'leaf peepers', and the leaves were beautiful!

Cheers to you and best wishes for a lovely Autumn season....