I was talking to a friend yesterday and I told her that it feels like our seasons have been slowly shifting back one month and no longer match up with the calendar. Winter now seems to be January through early April. Spring is starts to show itself from mid-April through June. Summer doesn’t appear until [...]

Just about an hour ago, I walked into the living room, saw my daughter sitting on the couch watching Noggin and I thought, “oh my gosh, she’s got to get to bed.” Then I looked at the clock on the stove. It was 7:39pm.  It wasn’t even 8:00pm but to me it felt like 10pm. [...]

We’re up north this weekend. It’s one of our few remaining weekends of our canoe season and we’re enjoying every moment. It is beautiful today. The air is warm and not a cloud in the sky.  This morning was perfect as far as fall mornings go.  It was cold, yes, but the air was so [...]

It’s almost Labor Day, which means the Fall season is approaching quickly here Up North. The nights are getting cooler. In fact, tonight’s low is sinking to 41. We’re seeing a lot more patches of reds, golds, and oranges on green trees. All this makes me very happy because Fall is my favorite season. I [...]