We had a glorious Halloween on Mackinac this year. It was so warm I only needed a fleece, which isn't the norm for northern Michigan. I ...

Time for another episode of Liz's Pet Peeves. Fair warning - I'm going to nerd out. These Halloween decorations drive me crazy and I...

We adopted four new "teenage" hens in June and recently they have started to earn their keep. Last week, for the first time we got...

The face my bread dough reminds me of something, but I just can't quite put my finger on it. Tell me, what do you see when you stare int...

I just got the message that my son's FAFSA has been accepted. Thankfully, it was not nearly as much work as I'd been lead to believe...

My dad's blue jeans and a few of his button down shirts have been transformed into a blanket. Nothing fancy, more utilitarian - just lik...

A certain young man turned 18 recently. 18 is a very special birthday so it was one of those "get out the good china" kinds of cel...

As I was walking to the post office after school one day this week, turquoise caught my eye. It's not a color usually seen on Mackinac...

  My daughter lost her little buddy today; she came home from school to discover that her pet rat, Sylvester, had passed away. Her other rat...

Fall has hit Mackinac and it has been a delight. There is a chill in the air and the fall flowers are out. Fall on Mackinac, is by far, my a...