My mom and I were talking on the phone about 3 weeks ago and she mentioned that I was turning 60, I almost dropped the phone in shock. Oh my gosh and YIKES, I was! Where had the time gone? I was suddenly NOT looking forward to this next birthday.
Michigan’s U.P. Polish Beet Soup
When my husband told me he ALWAYS has Beet soup on Christmas Eve, I said you mean Borscht. He said, No!, not Borscht, Beet soup, a traditional Eastern European Soup. Jon’s Polish relatives lived in Iron County in the Upper Peninsula …Read the Rest
My Centenarian Grandmother
Happy 118th birthday, Grandma Orr. My grandma spent a lot of her youth living with grandparents while her mother did laundry in the lumber camps around Honor in the NW Lower Peninsula of Michigan. She attended a one room country …Read the Rest
Candy Shops and St. Nicholas: NE Wisconsin’s Favorite Christmas Traditions
St. Nicholas Day. Did you miss this Christmas tradition on December 6th? NE Wisconsin’s population is heavy with families that can trace their heritage back to Northern Europe to the countries of Holland, Germany, Poland, and Denmark. St. Nicholas makes …Read the Rest
Midwest Winter Nights
I must say there are few similarities to walking here in town in Wisconsin and walking out in the country in Michigan. Each has their own unique aspects. Fast Eddy, my furry four legged friend loves snow and forces me out every night into the cold …Read the Rest
Visions from “Hansel and Gretel”
CANDY, CANDY, EVERYWHERE!! That is all I noticed during my trip into the local grocery store the other day. Yummy sweet delights tempting me on the end of every aisle. I clung to my ability to have tunnel vision and tried to …Read the Rest
1950’s Christmas-Northern Michigan Style
Christmas at our Thorn Hill farm, meant a very fat Scotch pine in the corner of our living room. The tree had a string of lights with large, colored bulbs and tin reflectors behind them. I remember that they got …Read the Rest
Dog, Kids, & Snow
Yesterday morning I knew Fast Eddy would be delighted to see the snow that had fallen overnight. It wasn’t much, but I knew he could find fun in it. Since his double knee surgery last Spring, he is back to doing his famous 180 …Read the Rest