Archives in Category: Small Town Life

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Artwork

Posted on June 22, 2024

We live in a community on the banks of Lake Michigan where the décor is sand-drenched and sunny. More than one home has what I call a “beachy” appearance in line with the environment. It’s white Adirondack chairs on the

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Car Season

Posted on May 24, 2024

It’s the start of the Memorial Day Weekend which also signals the start of the car show season. Given that Michigan is corporate home to the Big Three automakers, it’s not surprising that there are vintage car shows, juried car

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Mother’s Day and Baseball

Posted on May 12, 2024

I’m not super keen on Mother’s Day, but I am super keen about baseball. (If you read my blog regularly, you’re probably thinking, “Boy, does she belabor the obvious.”)

Anyway, I started this Mother’s Day by reading Heather Cox Richardson’s

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The Sandbar

Posted on May 8, 2024

In the 23 years we’ve lived in this area, we’d never been to The Sandbar, a local eatery established in 1948. That changed recently when we visited for the first time with friends. They armed us with advice as we

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Mending Wall

Posted on April 30, 2024

I’ve always been struck by Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall,” about the spring ritual of two neighbors meeting to repair the stone wall that divides their properties. There are so many things about the poem to ponder. To read the

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Piano Recital

Posted on April 27, 2024

My piano teacher has a fall and spring recital featuring the skills of her beginning students to her graduating high school seniors. It is always worth attending.

It’s been held in various venues over the years, but today’s recital was

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Tim Foley

Posted on April 24, 2024

Today’s local newspaper reported the death of Tim Foley, local restaurateur and chef extraordinaire, on the front page. There were few specific details as to how he died; rather there were testimonies to how he lived.

According to the paper,

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Pancake Breakfast

Posted on April 21, 2024

I’m not a breakfast person, but once a year I get up at 7 AM and go to the Sodus Fire Department’s annual pancake affair.

It’s one of those events where the whole community – infants, teens, families, seniors –

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Conundrum

Posted on April 6, 2024

I believe newspapers are an important source of information on many levels. Nationally recognized publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal built followings for their excellent writing and on-the-scene coverage, regardless of whether

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Fly the W

Posted on April 4, 2024

One thing Earl and I have in common is our love of baseball. The 2024 season started last week; and we’re signed up for the MLB network which means we have access to every game every day through the World

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