Beach Day!

Posted on by
Reply
First Sunset of the Summer

Beach day! Our first real beach day of the season. On our first day up here on the shores of Gitche Gumee it was warm enough to sit out on the beach, but since then it has been too cold. Not today. After days of cleaning and organizing the cabin’s kitchen, the three sisters have moved outside. They are now tackling the shed. I have taken advantage of their industry to sneak away. If summoned, this will be a short post. If not noticed, it will be longer. You be the judge of my work avoidance efforts. Tomorrow, the wood guy comes and the plumber and the exterminator. Once this circus has commenced then Jane will feel free to leave and go back south and to her job-job. Last year, we ran the woodpile down to dangerously low levels, but it looks like we will get by, by the skin of our teeth.

Early, Early Spring Up North

Posted on by
Reply
Green Tunnel Road Without the Green

We, being Anne, Jay, Jane and I, have opened the cabin for this summer. Except the summer is not here yet. Or at least this summer’s warmth isn’t here yet. It is cold, long underwear, fleece and lined slippers cold. Last night’s low was in the forties. Today’s high will be in the sixties, hopefully. As you can see the trees have not leafed out yet. One advantage of our early arrival is that we are here before the mosquitos have come out. We were awoken this morning, not by the cock-a-doodle-do of a rooster, but by the gobble-gobble-goggle of a tom turkey.

Like yesterday, today, the girls busied themselves with cleaning out the kitchen. Yesterday, I fled and went grocery shopping at Meijers. When I returned the kitchen was a totally disassembled mess. I could barely make my way through it. The girls soon left, again for Meijers and points east. Reveling in the peace, I napped. Yesterday, Jane fixed dinner and today Jay did it again.