Michigan's Lower Peninsula (beneath the Mackinac Bridge) isn't the only place you can find trolls; did you know Seattle has o...

Way back in 2000, we were lucky enough to host an exchange student from China. We fell in love with her and have kept in touch all these y...

The "Teacherage," as my husband has taken to calling it, is coming along nicely...

Over Memorial Weekend we stayed in one of our favorite little cabins. But we also: watched Michigan's largest Memorial Day parad...

Yesterday I saw a sign for Kid's Fishing Day, and I realized, I'd never posted about the last time we went. It's only been...

I can't remember when I first read Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale ,  but over the years I've read it four or fiv...

On Friday the 4th, 5th and 6th graders got a chance to tour the Icebreaker Mackinaw . It was really interesting. It's one of those loc...

Since my daughter was turning eleven we just had to celebrate Harry Potter style. After we turned the dining room into the Great Hall w...

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.   Henry Ward Beecher

Sometimes when I'm frustrated, angry, disappointed  or have just had a long day, the simple act of pausing in the garden helps me le...