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The Best of All Possible Worlds

By Deborah, on January 8th, 2012

Cheers!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Relax. No resolution suggestions will be shared here. I am a Resolution Free Zone. I just don’t make them. And I’ve come to accept that I cannot convert everyone to my way of thinking. Make your New Year resolutions. And have fun.

And if you still have some inspiration . . . → Read More: The Best of All Possible Worlds

Keeping the Campfire Burning

By Deborah, on October 20th, 2011

At the top of my love list of all things Fall are warm campfires, an illuminating centerpiece for all my backyard gatherings. At the end of a cold and damp day, whether cutting firewood or playing with my hunting and fishing friends, I gravitate to the fire with the enthusiasm of old dog in need . . . → Read More: Keeping the Campfire Burning

A Fish Tale

By Deborah, on August 14th, 2011

A remote Northern Ontario lake Alone in the boat Alone on the lake I cast Drat! My lure hits a beaver! Splash! Slap! My line screams out And out And out Do I cut the line? I hang on Little line left on my reel But, wait! I’m reeling in I breathe I reel in . . . → Read More: A Fish Tale

Over The Top

By Deborah, on March 27th, 2011

Things are lightening up!

With March, we have more light. The sun increasingly rises above the tree tops around my home. Critters are sticking their noses out of burrows, dens, holes, brush piles and woodpiles and taking good long sniffs of the air.

Winter is hanging on this year with another 12 inches of snow . . . → Read More: Over The Top

Give It A Rest

By Deborah, on January 10th, 2011

Once again, January has locked the northland in a deep freeze.

With the cold temperatures, little moves. The creek has numerous ice bridges over it and the little bit of running water moves toward the river like liquid gelatin. In an otherwise silent world, the river itself is full of ice flows, creating an unearthly . . . → Read More: Give It A Rest

Let’s Do Better

By Deborah, on November 22nd, 2010

I’ve been away for awhile. I lost my precious pup, Jersey, in October and after 15+ years with her by my side, I felt paralyzed. I’ve finally managed to write about her on my squidoo lens, Remembering Jersey Girl. Any proceeds from that lens goes directly to the Humane Society.

We are at the tail . . . → Read More: Let’s Do Better

Disconnected

By Deborah, on July 24th, 2010

Summer in Northern Michigan is busy. Busier than I like. There are too many people, too many events, the lines are too long, the traffic is too thick and the noises are too loud. In Summer, I crave becoming disconnected.

Being connected is so easy. All we need to do is just call someone up . . . → Read More: Disconnected

In The Stillness

By Deborah, on June 6th, 2010

May has ended and we are entering June. I’m noticing stillness all around me. This is not the stillness of Winter when much becomes dormant, quiet and in hibernation. This is the stillness of Summer when there is a more lazy and centered movement. It’s the stillness of contentment.

The woods around my home are . . . → Read More: In The Stillness

In My Wildest Dreams

By Deborah, on April 10th, 2010

The hard shell of winter is cracking and the luscious gooey center called Spring is oozing out. My nighttime noggin is doing the same with dreams so rich, colorful and vivid that I feel like I’ve entered a children’s book where all the characters are past acquaintances, human and critter, who have come to tell . . . → Read More: In My Wildest Dreams

Spring!

By Deborah, on April 3rd, 2010

It’s April. Spring is on the rise, literally, from the ground up. Early morning on the porch with coffee; peepers, pussy willows, phoebes, crocus, sand hill cranes, … ahhhhh. Good thing I made a whole pot!

My Jersey celebrated her 15th birthday on April 1. A Noble Dog.

http://www.squidoo.com/WalkingTheDog

. . . → Read More: Spring!