Michele

Last week and for the past 20 years, anytime anyone mentioned “sushi” in the Northwoods, the word that most frequently followed was “bait.” It was similar to the asking the question,“Farms in Berkeley?” (the place from which we came) and hearing the answer, “Moo!” * Being major sushi aficionados when we first moved here from […]

We haven’t seen the sun in four—count them 1, 2, 3, 4 days. And now, appropriately on SUNday, at last we have been graced by the light and warmth of this all-powerful orb. The sun makes an amazing difference in the life of a resort owner.Last week with all its drab gray skies and low

Yesterday was Camille’s birthday—a family holiday to be sure. Each July 15 we all do minimum tasks at Sandy Point Resort and put the pro shop in the very capable hands of our man Stu, so we can spend the day celebrating our youngest member. After watching her annual renewed membership in the Northwoods Birthday

I didn’t bring my jewelry-making supplies with me to Sandy Point this summer. The plan was to use all my creative energy to continue writing a new novel, “Irish Twins.” I was on a roll just prior to my return to Wisconsin and had high hopes for completing the manuscript with the serene beauty of

When the girls were little, we looked forward to our daily stroll down Sandy Point Lane. Our blacktopped lane is about a quarter mile long. It leads to the mailbox. But now that most of our mail is delivered electronically and my girls find ways to NOT spend time with me, I’ve found other reasons

This Thursday the annual Christmas in July Arts and Crafts fair will take place in St. Germain, Wisconsin. This will be one of only two juried shows I will be participating in this summer. I will bring with me my traveling jewelry boards, showing off all the latest creations from Dream Life Designs. This fair,

We have a dog. She’s a six-pound, longhaired Chihuahua. How do you spell A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E? If you’re a dog lover, it’s hard not to adore Cinco at first sight. If she further blesses you with a sniff and offers the opportunity to pet her, the word L-O-V-E may even form in your mind. If Cinco doesn’t

Project Managers of the Hwy. 70 construction project, employees of the Wisconsin D.O.T., paid us a personal visit today in response to the phone message Mike left asking how long Hwy. 70 would be closed to Thru Traffic. It was good of them to visit because we have a legitimate gripe. Our business is, more-or-less,

Blessed be the birch trees. After the trauma they experienced last July and the dramatic rescue we staged to save them, we are happy to report that our shoreline stand of paper white birch trees survived a particularly harsh Wisconsin Winter.

Our annual spring transition is in gear. Mike’s at the resort, hosting a full house this weekend. The girls and I are packing up the Tucson home and having emotional goodbyes. Both girls will be at new schools next year. I am EAGER to get out of this 100° desert heat and back to the