When life gives you lemons, and you happen to have chickens, (so needing 32 egg yolks isn't an issue) what should you do?  Make homemade...

Chickens don't require huge amounts of work, but there are things you have to do to keep them. One of the most dreaded chicken-chores is...

I took my fifth and sixth grade class with me to the poles today. I've never taken my class before, but we've been studying the US C...

One of my absolute favorite Mackinac "things" is the sound of freighters traveling through the Round Island Passage. Several passe...

Today Grand Hotel's gardeners were hard at work planting tulip bulbs. They tucked the bulbs into their earthy beds, so come spring we wi...

 Mackinac is beautiful in any season, but I am quite partial to fall. 

We have had the most amazing fall in northern Michigan. The weather has been incredible ! Today, Allen and I ate dinner outside, without coa...

A tapestry of terra cotta, gold, and brown; leaves dance and swirl, then slowly drift down. They make a fragrant carpet -  with earthy scent...

Thursday night, much of the northern United States was treated to the northern lights. Despite it being a school night, we're completely...

Back in February I posted about working on my Princess Leia costume, but I just realized I never posted pictures from the comic con. We had ...