Alright, the BIG REVEAL behind the silence on the blog of late. I have one of those b-i-g birthdays coming up this May. My husband and I had been talking about what kind of trip to take to celebrate when one night over dinner I said, “Why don’t we live in Italy for the summer?” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Summer’
Rome if you want to…
Posted in Family, Summer, Travel, Writing, tagged Camogli, Italian Riviera, Italy, Naples, Picture Books, Pompeii, Rome, Summer, Travel, Writing on February 25, 2011 | 23 Comments »
I Scooped CNN!
Posted in Summer, Travel, tagged Northern Michigan, Summer, Travel on July 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just kidding. But they ran an article yesterday on the beauty of Northern Michigan in the summer, just one day after I published my own travelogue on Mackinac Island right here on the blog. So if you want to read about what Michigan has to offer from the perspective of a real reporter, check it [...]
The Magic of Mackinac
Posted in Childhood, Family, Summer, Travel, tagged Childhood, Family, Grand Hotel, Lake Huron, Mackinac Island, Summer, Summer Vacation, Travel, Vacation on July 22, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Despite having grown up only 60 miles as the crow flies from Mackinac Island (pronounced Mackinaw), I have never seen the cult-classic movie Somewhere in Time, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, that was filmed there in the eighties. However, the feeling of having stepped “somewhere” back in time is precisely what you get when [...]
Gratitude Sunday 17
Posted in Childhood, Family, Gratitude Sunday, Summer, Travel, tagged Grand Hotel, Gratitude, Gratitude Sunday, Mackinac Island, Summer, Travel, Vacation on July 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I am pleased to report we came home from our whirlwind Ohio/Michigan vacation in great spirits after having enjoyed some of the most spectacular summer weather Northern Michigan has to offer. While the weather Gods smiled upon us, the kids spent hours swimming, fishing, boating and just plain mucking around in the lakes. I adore [...]
Gratitude Sunday 16
Posted in Gratitude Sunday, Summer, Travel, tagged Family, Gratitude Sunday, Summer, Travel on July 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s easy to be grateful when you’re on vacation. Especially when everything is going smoothly and everyone is having fun. We’ve had great visits with family and friends, stomach-dropping rides at Cedar Point, a glimpse of the remodeled Big House in Ann Arbor, and fantastic weather for lounging and playing on Opal Lake. Hopefully Phil [...]
Joyride
Posted in Family, Holidays, Summer, Travel, tagged Amusement Park, Cedar Point, Family, Roller Coasters, Summer, Travel on July 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Remember my post from about a week ago about boosting creative energy by looking at life from different perspectives and avoiding the “numb zone”? Well, not wanting to be one of those “do as I say” people, I decided to put my life where my mouth is. Here is a short video of me riding [...]
Gratitude Sunday 15
Posted in Gratitude Sunday, Movies, Summer, tagged Eckhart Tolle, Gratitude, Gratitude Sunday, ice cream, Lifeguards, Movies, Pool, Summer on June 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week, it’s the simple things I’m thankful for. Quotes on Gratitude “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” — Thornton Wilder “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as [...]
A Time of One’s Own
Posted in Entertaining, Family, Friendship, Summer, Travel, tagged Family, Rancho la Puerta, Spa, Summer, Travel on June 11, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I miss you, little blog, but summer is kicking my butt. Well, summer plus having my husband on the other side of the world (New Zealand) for a week. It seems I wake up with the kids and go to sleep with the kids. We’ve had a lot of fun so far, but I’d be [...]
Here We Go
Posted in Family, Former Job(s), Parenting, Summer, Writing, tagged Family, Parenting, Summer, Summer Vacation on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The kids finished school last week, but since it was a long weekend when we would all have been home anyway, I considered today the first “real” day of summer vacation. We started off with a bang. Both kids had friends over for playdates and we took an excursion to the library and the local [...]
Gratitude Sunday 12
Posted in Gratitude Sunday, tagged Gratitude Sunday, Summer on May 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Another week, another Gratitude Sunday… Quotes on Gratitude: “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy In honor of Memorial Day: “We need to thank all of our troops, and particularly those for whom we can [...]
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