The Fine Line Between…

I used to love you, now I can’t stand you.

Take Your Foot Off the Gas, Cuz She’s Flooded

Recently, several areas of the Midwest have been hit by floods, and my community has been one of them. We’ve gotten a little bit of rain but not enough to cause floods. Instead, we have had warm weather which has melted the several feet of snow we have on the ground. The real problem has […]

Spring Ahead

It is the eve of “spring forward,” and I listen to the hiss of ice chunks raining down from the sky.

Double Deuced

Mother Nature dumped on us twice recently.

Snow Way

Some weekends, I’ve come to realize, I’d be better off staying home in bed. Some adventures fail.

Forward, Marsh

It had been years since I had been to the marsh, and never in winter.

Temp Agency

45 degrees. Depending on the time of the year, that temperature means different things in the North.

Polar Bare!

I can’t remember ever being so anxious. I’m not an overly uptight person, but my anxiety was never this bad, not even before tests, surgeries, or at weddings. And all of my stress was over a little jump in the lake.

A Good Ribbing

As we waited in line, I heard the girls scream as they went over the edge. The hair on my neck stood up and a bit of nervousness gripped me.

Sea the Light

This week, I’m not writing the blog. Due to my schedule, my youngest son is my guest blogger, and the words that follow are his. We may see more of his writing in the future. At only seventeen, I’m really proud of his abilities, with this being his first attempt at descriptive writing.