tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23266806115619182262024-03-19T01:12:33.781-07:00Life on the BayMy dog, Brinkley, and I live on the shore of Lake Superior in Munising, MI.Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-45721860705543996242012-05-08T06:05:00.000-07:002012-05-08T06:05:52.154-07:00A welcomed day off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've noticed, since moving to Munising, the fog in the morning rolls in and out, and then before you know it, everything is clear. Kind of like the way my mind works! <br />
My kayak has been laying around near the waters edge, just waiting to get wet other than from rain, but it's been just a tad bit too cool to get out there comfortably w/out a wetsuit. I'm hoping the weather becomes more like summer pretty soon, or like this past March, when we had 80 degrees! These rainy, grey days have not gone to waste as I have been finishing up my organizing of the new digs and making the place look like home. It's been fun unearthing treasures I've had wrapped and boxed since I moved back in January of '11 and never unpacked in the Chatham house since I was only renting and that house was for sale. I never knew when I was going to get evicted if it sold, so I didn't get as comfortable as I would have liked had it been my 'home' home.Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-29547786657813447612012-03-23T17:02:00.000-07:002012-03-23T17:02:52.407-07:00Rainy Pictured Rocks day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6G2NGLo_dXu2zAOzEil8IA_W5-dE8a29BbE_7it39GkOxTJQxtS1kAA7tTuyCXHSK14tQbt-YmYsYSbvnL3aN4-77hv4PyD1jSXcCM5FhNtSdPXVedwvNZC-4caM0BHHL_ywug1HIv__8/s1600/march+23+2012+at+Pictured+Rocks+Nat'l+Park+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6G2NGLo_dXu2zAOzEil8IA_W5-dE8a29BbE_7it39GkOxTJQxtS1kAA7tTuyCXHSK14tQbt-YmYsYSbvnL3aN4-77hv4PyD1jSXcCM5FhNtSdPXVedwvNZC-4caM0BHHL_ywug1HIv__8/s320/march+23+2012+at+Pictured+Rocks+Nat'l+Park+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My daughter Amy came to visit me in Chatham Wednesday and stayed until Friday. We always make the most of our time together, so we went to Marquette Weds. evening to eat and spent Thursday being tourists visiting the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore with Brinkley in tow, of course! The weather was a tad dreary, but I am not complaining as it has been unseasonalbly warm the past week. The water was cold, but that didn't stop Brinkley!<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">But what's a little police tape to a prison employee?! The Park Service was just concerned about safety which is why they strung up the tape. We were safe, and no one, including the dog, was harmed in the taking of these photos. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyc3ZNNab9GTR-0827-cBscMrqlswW6qoRb670lal89fjI2Him0ovVDwkQULU_LBk85YfVKh7-hRY8xDyXX37gezjh40Sq0z1GY0yE13DRd_mMcjvrYQ3RI4TX8zNTiD1R7ZegLF5xW-2J/s1600/march+23+2012+at+Pictured+Rocks+Nat'l+Park+038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyc3ZNNab9GTR-0827-cBscMrqlswW6qoRb670lal89fjI2Him0ovVDwkQULU_LBk85YfVKh7-hRY8xDyXX37gezjh40Sq0z1GY0yE13DRd_mMcjvrYQ3RI4TX8zNTiD1R7ZegLF5xW-2J/s320/march+23+2012+at+Pictured+Rocks+Nat'l+Park+038.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I normally don't do a lot of sewing on beautiful sunny, summer days, but if it's cloudy with even a <em>chance</em> of rain, I'm sewing!!Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-65780108245622278872011-06-16T07:43:00.000-07:002011-06-16T07:43:33.050-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhlbt3aYCGYA63bOkgsX15prWHN5y50GCYBbwRhSRb8GFReadUQAMceHstWenHZF5kjitQ0-OnIHCF2HWWucXRGzKPIYuc_6v6Gqosm8_MgpODN5FuBGbO7MC2oKtCFxHJeJEMiQinNyy/s1600/Brinkley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhlbt3aYCGYA63bOkgsX15prWHN5y50GCYBbwRhSRb8GFReadUQAMceHstWenHZF5kjitQ0-OnIHCF2HWWucXRGzKPIYuc_6v6Gqosm8_MgpODN5FuBGbO7MC2oKtCFxHJeJEMiQinNyy/s320/Brinkley.jpg" t8="true" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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Dogs are so funny-they never check the temperature of the water before they dive right in, and Brinkley is no exception. Lake Superior is cold right now, and may stay that way for quite some time since we haven't had tropical temps to warm things up. Ok, 'tropical' is probably a misleading term when referring to UP summers!Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-91153199955839940942011-06-16T07:22:00.000-07:002011-06-16T07:22:34.493-07:00Summer, almost!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8wYWYghgZPI92wDEnUVDhkFx4im4NpVTDuOVZb4kXdUeJRbX5RhfbEuIyaLyWER0Qb7Bydr5lEEQpgE1dmbOhbKio2FAhyphenhyphenpZG4UATR3nfba7r8WviGQEqIUJXu50Hu_KdS7KeNdKkEcV/s1600/Brinkley+at+11-mile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8wYWYghgZPI92wDEnUVDhkFx4im4NpVTDuOVZb4kXdUeJRbX5RhfbEuIyaLyWER0Qb7Bydr5lEEQpgE1dmbOhbKio2FAhyphenhyphenpZG4UATR3nfba7r8WviGQEqIUJXu50Hu_KdS7KeNdKkEcV/s320/Brinkley+at+11-mile.jpg" t8="true" width="240" /></a></div>It's the middle of June already! Brinkley & I have been out doing some exploring, but if I had a choice, I'd forgo work to explore every day. We recently went to 12 mile beach, which I mistakenly called 11 mile beach. I happened to mention this to a co-worker and he said "You're only off by 1 mile". There are days I feel I'm off by a dozen miles! Anyway, Brinkley & I are going to go to this beach whenever we can this summer, if it ever really warms up, because it's beautiful and long!Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-92043680749569454472011-01-29T15:45:00.000-08:002011-01-29T15:45:05.082-08:00Chatham in January<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0z_nYNFssdSSdXi4nNk3PBPORSfqfAztmK6UVXvjAwjRpIPebgtKQTdIsoAz9Hw7s8BmyF9XjBJ8pF9Ehk1y4QlB485s37r7GeLDc7gUlDjG0tikcq4-x1Zl_iYZagXHJNRI3i-P24TYH/s1600/DSCI0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0z_nYNFssdSSdXi4nNk3PBPORSfqfAztmK6UVXvjAwjRpIPebgtKQTdIsoAz9Hw7s8BmyF9XjBJ8pF9Ehk1y4QlB485s37r7GeLDc7gUlDjG0tikcq4-x1Zl_iYZagXHJNRI3i-P24TYH/s320/DSCI0018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">My sister, Ginny, asked to see photos of the house I'm renting in Chatham, which is 17 miles from my job in Munising. Actually, a few people have asked to see photos of my new digs, so here they are. Mind you, this house is for sale and I'm not advertising it, really! I so don't want to move again, but if the house does sell, I'll certainly have to move. I like this house and who knows, maybe I'll buy it!!</span><br />
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Now, it may appear messy, but believe me when I say this, it's really creative organized chaos, but chaos is such a harsh word! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizxybizM-2QB3NRsHeyQID0RrEGzhznaV1NCV65KB8c_vVYXiCkD8-c0q0U5rHpr-J-a2rMXaDQmbcGAquJS0J78kzB1Bijp0xn39QeTiT-L3W1EpiGHKEDuBXa7bUZ5FeEXiM9wZEtoU/s1600/sewing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizxybizM-2QB3NRsHeyQID0RrEGzhznaV1NCV65KB8c_vVYXiCkD8-c0q0U5rHpr-J-a2rMXaDQmbcGAquJS0J78kzB1Bijp0xn39QeTiT-L3W1EpiGHKEDuBXa7bUZ5FeEXiM9wZEtoU/s320/sewing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I have been working on finishing some quilts I started long ago.My favorite saying is 'the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step', which is how I look at my UFO's (unfininished objects). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMhz74gF8s3mXkNgiy8HFzOJaDhXfGhg3NV1K0ytOdAMtsYqVmQI0pDcU4ePqIDhYhQhzCt53TOiKaJqDfUfgFWoyVxu7MBSUNwWWjh0z5KXGqQeM6OId2j7AQ15uKrE_fUlIAjq6m7pR/s1600/DSCI0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMhz74gF8s3mXkNgiy8HFzOJaDhXfGhg3NV1K0ytOdAMtsYqVmQI0pDcU4ePqIDhYhQhzCt53TOiKaJqDfUfgFWoyVxu7MBSUNwWWjh0z5KXGqQeM6OId2j7AQ15uKrE_fUlIAjq6m7pR/s320/DSCI0011.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>The carpeting on the stairs looks dirty in these photos, but it truly isn't! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-pBv4lQvtYmX90FTIbyFhGTo6e-XAaOcLc-D7NvVf4jn4J3eUJ3FVrPN_oXltoxeaNnKfCdvbHovDDUP7b0gZROHkZcmf1PnuQuMrJP9pMYjWv6tUvyLm1cPdavTs8ypjBTqq-090Ebg/s1600/DSCI0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-pBv4lQvtYmX90FTIbyFhGTo6e-XAaOcLc-D7NvVf4jn4J3eUJ3FVrPN_oXltoxeaNnKfCdvbHovDDUP7b0gZROHkZcmf1PnuQuMrJP9pMYjWv6tUvyLm1cPdavTs8ypjBTqq-090Ebg/s320/DSCI0013.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Brinkley loves it here, so much room to run around, carpeting to sleep on, stairs to bound! Well, there you have it, my home in Chatham.Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-6401742529054273372010-12-19T18:48:00.000-08:002010-12-19T18:48:04.359-08:00Changes on the homefrontWell, I will have to change the name of my blog since sometime in the next few weeks I will be moving from the Keweenaw to Alger County, home of the Pictured Rocks! I'll be living in Chatham, a really huge metropolis with a large population. Not really. It's about 2 blocks long and one block wide, but there is a restaurant, store and a post office!!! Winter is not the time to move, but that's what happens when one must earn a living. See you on the mainland!Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-69880508183535951222010-05-29T16:36:00.000-07:002010-05-29T16:36:18.675-07:00Well, it's been some time since I've written a blog. Not a whole lot has happened. My hours were cut at work, my daughter is home and will start her new job in a few weeks, and my middle son is on a larger tug boat now. My oldest son has his house up for sale and I have no clue as to where he and Liisa will live if they sell it! That's what's happening on the home front.<br />
In the Keweenaw, the start of the summer season is in full swing, with tons of traffic with campers and/or boats in tow heading north. The lilacs are at their peak, but it has been super dry. I went down to Eagle River last Tuesday morning and couldn't believe how much beach is exposed. I've never seen that much sand. Obviously, I didn't get a camera for Christmas, otherwise I'd show you just how much beach is there. I suppose I could've taken a picture with my phone and posted it. I'll try that next time! All for now.Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-50834952834473553592009-10-10T19:44:00.000-07:002009-10-10T19:57:38.011-07:00First Snow!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRNMs95W-Lie89dD66Y5Yq28D-waX-Hf6HeNaSqXZx_H3Tfnug5YYgDoF5s1MQjV1i4cQdX7VHTBfNX53kUYjZMicIM4emRthIVHQ_Ocgc2J7oe4YOzjyvl37DtnbnD1sRT8rJcyujiqr/s1600-h/Brinkley+at+the+beach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391170321036391058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRNMs95W-Lie89dD66Y5Yq28D-waX-Hf6HeNaSqXZx_H3Tfnug5YYgDoF5s1MQjV1i4cQdX7VHTBfNX53kUYjZMicIM4emRthIVHQ_Ocgc2J7oe4YOzjyvl37DtnbnD1sRT8rJcyujiqr/s320/Brinkley+at+the+beach.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Woke up this morning to a couple inches of the white stuff on the ground. Brinkley, my almost 2 year-old Old English Sheepdog went nuts! He loves the snow and, I'm sure, appreciates the colder temperature. Now, if only I had photos to share of this blessed event.....see, I don't have a connector from my camera to the computer, which makes for slow posting of photos. I think you can tell this photo of Brinkley isn't from today! I'll put a new camera on my Christmas wish list, I guess. That's all from the island---Phyllis</div>Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-76578437906188624762009-08-01T10:15:00.000-07:002009-08-01T10:30:46.767-07:00Nautical childrenMy 21 year old son, Jeff, just called from the pushboat he is on in the Pearl River near the Gulf and wanted me to google jellyfish. Apparently, he wanted to take a dive off the bow into the water but there are tons of little jellyfish in it. So, he scooped one up in a bucket and tried to describe it to me so I could tell him if it was venemous or not! In the end, the old adage, 'if in doubt, don't' won out and he didn't go in. Kids!!<br />The wind here in the Keweenaw is so, well, windy, it's unreal! I hope my 19 year old daughter, Amy, can get home today. She works on the Ranger III that takes passengers from Houghton, MI to Isle Royale National Park. The boat rides high in the water, so it tends to bounce around a bit. It just occurred to me that two-thirds of my children work on boats. Their Grandfather would be proud!Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326680611561918226.post-92054440558156144282009-07-28T12:59:00.000-07:002009-07-28T13:15:45.853-07:00IntroductionHi, my name is Phyllis, and in my spare time, I will be writing about some of the things I do in the Keweenaw, which is the northern-most county in the state of Michigan. We have harsh, long winters, and if there is anyone who appreciates spring and summer, it is the people who live in Keweenaw County! I hope to publish photos for you to enjoy as well as entice you to visit this area of rugged beauty. The Keweenaw is surrounded by water, and actually, I live on an island, so if I mention the mainland, I'm most likely referring to Houghton, MI. and points south of there. That's it for now, as I have to set up this web site!Phyllis Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162031383458018640noreply@blogger.com0