Putting up the window candles for the holidays is typically a fairly dull task, but this year it brought a bit of excitement when the light*...

Another thing we do in my classroom during the month of December is we sew. Most of this group has been sewing with me for a few years now, ...

My students have been counting down the days until Camilla the Christmas Chicken returns to the classroom. She came back today - and brough...

Mackinac Island awoke today to a blanket of snow. We had a smidgen yesterday, but today we had more than enough for our snowmobiles. Not muc...

I hope you and yours have a lovely day filled with family, friends, and food!

Mackinac Island kids aren't usually able to get up close and personal with semi-trucks. When a truck showed up today to drop off a load ...

The sky was beautiful this morning. There's just something about my morning walks to school... I'm not sure if it's the exercise...

Let me tell you, I really appreciate being able to sew. I'm dressing up as Princess Leia for Comic Con this year. I made sure my dress h...

This year when my friend,  Keith, and I head to the Grand Rapids Comic Con , he didn't want to go as Boba Fett again. He wanted to be a...

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the person who suggested I call Beacon House . After the whirlwind drive up to Marquette to be with my son...

I'm hanging out in Marquette for a few days with my son. He was brought by ambulance last night from Houghton to the hospital here. Appa...

We spent a recent weekend in a lovely spot up in the UP. We've wanted to stop there for a while, but we've been told it is usually q...

Remember my post about the scary hay bale ? Other things that can frighten horses are noises they're not accustomed to and things that s...

Yep, today is the day I need to turn the heat on in my classroom. 65 degrees Fahrenheit is a bit chilly, even for me. For the record, I did ...

Mackinac is gorgeous in any season...

Today, as I was riding home from school, I was overwhelmed with happiness. Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever just been filled wit...

The horses on Mackinac Island are generally considered "safe." While accidents do happen, they don't happen very frequently. T...

The leaves are starting to turn in Northern Michigan. It's been beautiful this week, a nd they're calling for temps in the high 70s ...

Since we can't just hop in the car on Mackinac, we have to get creative. Sometimes that means you bungie a sewing machine to the back of...

Where's Waldo? Why, he's on Mackinac Island of course. I have absolutely no idea who this young man really is, but he was super swee...