A couple of weekends ago we took a quick trip up to Trout Lake. The Birch Lodge and Motel was the perfect spot to spend a q...

I have been having so much fun with "The Girls" lately. Their antics just make me giggle. At about 6:45 this morning th...

I'm always amazed when I find snails in high places. I think about just how far that climb must been for that little snail; I mea...

The raspberries just seem to keep coming. I'm surprised because it has been so dry this summer.  Each time I've left the ra...

My neighbor has a sizeable raspberry patch in his yard. A raspberry patch he waters all summer. He and I have an arrangement - he grows ...

On the map the Sloten windmill looks like it is way out of town, but it really isn't; it's only about eight miles from Amsterdam...

Riding a bike seems to be the preferred mode of transportation in Amsterdam. We did see some cars, but there's very limited parking wi...

Bikes are easy to rent in Amsterdam, but since riding bikes isn't a special thing for us, we opted for tram cards instead.  We loved r...

Marijuana imagery is everywhere in Amsterdam, and we smell it every day. It has provided lots of opportunities for us to talk to the kid...

Amsterdam has a thriving second hand market - you just have to know where to look. We found a number of high-end vintage stores, the more ...