I am still hanging out on the edge of the lake, waiting for the ice to go out. This is a picture of my boat this week. Once the snow in it disappears, I will pick my way through the ice floes to my cabin. What a spring!

I have an old old dog named Monkey. Last year I thought he was not long for this world, so I wanted to get a new puppy. This was for two reasons: to keep Monkey company as he wound down and to enable Monkey to teach a new dog some of his old tricks. So... Continue Reading →

My husband and I planned a winter visit to our island this week. We knew there was over a foot of snow on the lake, but we thought we were prepared. We had a four-wheeler in tow to transport us over the ice as we followed snowmobile tracks to the island. We weren't ready to... Continue Reading →