AT THE WATER’S EDGE:
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
Blog Archive
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Fruit Pizza
Fruit pizza is a dessert that has been a tradition in my family for a long time. The original recipe came from our family cook book, but my mom and I have re-vamped it a little so that it’s more to our liking. It’s a delicious dessert that’s great for summertime, when there are lots…
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Gardening Update: Woes and Foes
Well, I’m finally back at home for a while after about a month of travel and vacations. By “home” I mean that I have been at work and meetings and hanging out with seemingly long lost friends for the past few days. I don’t want you to think that I’ve actually attempted to catch up…
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Isle Royale: Trip Overview
The Trip Last week, I was able to cross something off my bucket list: visit Isle Royale National Park. I spent a week in the wilderness with 5 friends on a backpacking adventure on this 45-mile long island in the northwest corner of Lake Superior – the world’s largest lake. To get to the island,…
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Turkey Zucchini Pasta
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Back-PACK-ing: Food, Fears & Packing Woes
Tonight I am prepping for my very first week-long backpacking trip coming up in just a few days! We leave on Saturday to drive to Copper Harbor, at the tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. From there, we take a ferry on Sunday morning to Isle Royale National Park. Once we land on the island, we…
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Summertime Constellations
I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend. We had a lovely trip to Northern Michigan with family, and I got to do some stargazing one night. It’s been a while since I’ve had a good chunk of time to look up at the night sky, which means it’s shifted a bit…
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Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness & Goodness
Our bible study group has decided to take some time to look at the so-called “fruit of the spirit” as listed in the book of Galatians – and to study each one of these fruits, evaluating the prevalence of each in our own lives. I hope to be able to share parts of my study…
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Adventures in Gardening – This Year's Progress to Date
Well, seeing as though it’s almost July, I thought it would be time for a gardening update! I have been enjoying my gardens quite a bit this year, have already harvested some out of my vegetable garden and have seen lots of new flowers blooming this year in my perennial garden. The vegetables I planted…
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Salad, Breadsticks & Smoothie
I found this recipe for Garlic Dill Twists—breadsticks, essentially—a while back and have been dying to try it. I finally had (almost) all of the right ingredients; step two was trying to figure out how to justify making breadsticks for dinner. I decided if I paired them with a big green salad and a healthy…
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Summer in the Great Lakes State
Summer is upon us. As I type, the time has just rolled to the first day of summer, the day of the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Although not my favorite season, if we’re judging just on the beauty and essence of it (that would be Spring or Fall), Summertime in Michigan…
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