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Memorial Day: for those we forget
Growing up in blue-collar-land of the greater Detroit area, Memorial Day was always a big splash in the community with parades, wreaths, veterans of all the major wars, including WWI, and of course the remembrance of those who gave their lives for our ability to have...
Beggining Crowds
On Tuesday, May 19th, in our little corner of the world, we saw the beginning crowds in downtown Petoskey. The day began with a rotating cloud bank overhead, some light rain, and then a swirling breeze ending in a beautiful warm spring day. People entered Symons...
Excitment and Caution
All day sitting in the studio, I set a thought in motion of discussing lost identities, or at least, confusing identities one may wrestle with during the COVID outbreak. Then in the midst of my studio day and intense editing, Governor Whitmer opened our county and...
To set new goals while flying a new flag
May is and will be a transition month in our fight against the virus…
Four Days of Adjustment
Over the last four days, there's been a definite adjustment in our COVID directed lifestyle. First, I have felt a disconnect to my early vigilance warp into a enlivened energy to be creative in the wine cellar and forget, sometimes, my efforts to combat the virus....
A COVID Style Mother's Day
The chats through the window are awkward and difficult…
The Job
This was the best day of my life.
For the Love of Wine
If not for the love of wine, I could be a fulltime writer…
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…
Those who contain the anxiety and worry…tend toward hypertension, cardiac issues, and off-track immune responses…
A Normal Day with Humphrey and Ingrid
…it all began with coffee and “Casablanca.”
Biking, Birding, and Bathing
This was a beautiful day in the midst of a pandemic…
COVID Thoughts after One Month
Let those who want to blur the visions of our humanness yell into the caves of darkness they relish…