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Opening the door, walking outside
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A 365 day commitment to spend time every day in the great outdoors of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and to blog about it daily. I started on the Solstice, Dec. 21st, 2008 and have (so far!) made it every day.
Recent Posts
Time for a sauna…Grab your towel & let’s go!
Catherine's little sauna First things first. How many of you know how to properly pronounce the word “sauna”? Show of hands! Looks like a lot of you think you know how, but some of you are unsure. Let’s practice for a mo...
A tour of our little township
Welcome to our little township. I thought it was time to introduce you to some of the actual buildings which comprise our lesser metropolis. Our tiny villages in the woods. We live in Arvon Township. As of the 2000 census, 482 people lived her...
Two wonderful fabulous exceptional recipes for apple crisp!!
Red apple trees surrounded by birch How to make the perfect apple crisp: Find a tree laden with wild apples. Cultivated apples are OK, too. If you find a tree the pioneers planted, your crisp will be filled with pioneer spirit. Try to avoid the...
Little Spirit Moon
Full moon dances with clouds last night The Anishinabe People (Ojibway) who live in our area call this December moon the Little Spirit Moon. Some refer to it the Small Spirits Moon. January’s moon is called the Great Spirit Moon. Th...
Opening the door, walking outside…when you feel sick
Trees and sky Several times this year I wondered what would happen with the outdoor commitment if I got sick. Here was the rough plan: Barry would pull out the reclining lawn chair and I would snuggle on it for at least a half hour beneath dozens...
Finally shot my deer on the last day of hunting season!
There She Is I started for the daily walk. Today, November 30th, is the last day of Hunting Season. Tomorrow we woods-lovers can return to tramping through the forest without fear of getting shot. (Except I think some other kind of hunting seas...

