Isle Royale coastline, Michigan, Lake Superior

AT THE WATER’S EDGE:

LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY

Journey with Me

Hi there! My name is Dana. I created this space as a place to share the things I learn along this journey I call life. I am a Jesus follower, wife, twin mom and dog mom. I work in marketing/sales analytics and I’m a sort of Jane of All Trades, interested in all things nature, gardening, cooking, crafting, traveling, exploring and learning new things. This blog is a conglomeration of my interests, hobbies, life and life lessons. Thanks for stopping by!

Latest Blog Posts

  • So, I have to be honest. I am not sure that I have ever tried French Onion Soup before tonight. It always sounded intriguing, but looked kind of weird, so I shied away. I’ve been searching for interesting recipes for my new handy dandy Crock Pot I got for Christmas, and I came across this

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  • I’m not sure if it’s the old age kicking in or what, but I had a bit of a brain fart at the grocery store yesterday.  I knew I had seen a recipe on Pinterest that I wanted to try that was some sort of Asian / Ramen noodle bowl.  It sounded like a fairly

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  • I guess this is what 30 looks like! Today, I turn 30. It doesn’t really seem possible; the past 8-10 years have simply flown by. I remember when 30 seemed old; I don’t feel old now — not to mention I still get regularly mistaken for a teenager!   It probably helps that Tom (and

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  • With Thanksgiving this past week and Christmas around the corner, I’ve been in a festive mood lately.  We didn’t travel over the holiday weekend so it allowed me the chance to have some good downtime and also do some experimenting in the kitchen!  I’ve been spending [too much] time getting ideas from Pinterest, and I

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  • Saturday at our house felt a little chaotic. After some morning cleaning and some trips back and forth, we finally dropped my car off to get new tires put on in the morning. From there took Happy to the dog park for a last romp before the snow really started to fall. We got home

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  • I’ve been stepping out of my comfort zone a little this year and have been cooking a lot of squash!  I need to find and post some of the other recipes I’ve tried, but I thought I would write down tonight’s meal right away, before I forget!  Tom had gotten a home grown acorn squash

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  • I’ve seen several recipes for salads with a warm bacon dressing, and I have to admit, I was intrigued. I’ve been wanting to try it out for some time now and finally got a chance to last night.  I was in the midst of making some other food for the week to come and bacon

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  • When we first moved into our house 5 years ago, I noticed that we had a crabapple tree in our side yard. Some years it has bloomed beautifully and produced a good amount of apples; other years, it hasn’t done much. The deer frequently come up to munch on the dropped apples or eat them

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  • On top of the world — or at least the tallest mountain in Wales Tom and I decided to do a big trip this year — the biggest we’ve ever taken: a two week trip through the UK and the Republic of Ireland.  I’m not exactly sure what spurred on this trip, but we’ve talked

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  • Garden 2014 I’ve been a slacker on the garden blog this year. Or, perhaps on the blog in general. But fear not: the 2014 garden update has arrived. Overall, it has been a good garden year.  I started my tomato and pepper seeds in early March indoors.  I did a little test to see if

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