The region of Argentina and Chile known as Patagonia has always intrigued me. The lakes, rivers, glaciers and wildlife of the region are on a bucket list of mine of places to visit if I ever have an unlimited supply of …
I understand there are two separate and very unique countries bordering the Continental United States. The border to the south is with Mexico and the border to the north is with Canada. The number of letters in their names and the fact they …
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There’s an email I get on a daily basis from Gretchen Rubin. She’s written some book about the "Happiness Project." Every 4th day or so her email has something worth reading in it so I keep subscribing to it. …
Happy Halloween! It looks like the weather may actually cooperate this evening for the kids to Trick or Treat in Grand Marais. The temperature is only suppose to get down to the high 30’s and there’s only suppose to …
There’s a game the kids play called, "Would you rather." When my pre-teen girl plays it with her friends it usually inolves two boys in her class and which one they would rather kiss. Today I’ve been playing the game …
If you didn’t read yesterday’s blog post then you probably have no clue what this blog is about. Just a quick re-cap for those of you too tired to read yesterday’s post. I’m busy, I like to cook when …
Have you ever been rushing around in such a hurry you put your zip-up sweatshirt on upside down? I imagine you are thinking, "How is that even possible?" I wouldn’t know either except for that’s what I did this morning. …
The morning sky is blacker than black especially when the clouds are in the sky. The last few days of taking the kids out to the bus stop it’s felt like nighttime instead of daytime. I looked up into …
I guess we’re not the only place where bears cause troubles! October 19, 2011 (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) — Some shoppers in Ketchikan got treated to Alaska’s version of a bear market last weekend. The Ketchikan Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/pAP804) a …
There’s something about Halloween that makes me crave caramel apples. A week or so ago I went into the Gunflint Mercantile in Grand Marais to visit our former employee Chelsea. Her store is filled with sweets of all kinds …