October 29, 2008
So, this past weekend we went up north with some friends. It was a brief trip, much too short for the length of the drive, but it was nice to get away, get up north and relax. Breathe in. Breathe out. Appreciate the scenery. Repeat. In the summertime, we share DSL and a wireless router [...]
August 23, 2008
This year, my husband bought a fishing boat. It started a few years ago, when my cousin’s husband Rob brought his boat up to the cabin and they went out on one trip and landed several trout and salmon. Dave was hooked. He always needed to know whether Rob was coming north, and whether he [...]
June 4, 2008
Today was a banner day. My sister and I stopped at a local farmstand for eggs, rhubarb, and asparagus. Tonight, we harvested wild leeks, though we were kind of wary since the leeks were in the spot folks have been sighting a juvenile black bear. Dave and Nathan enjoyed a day fishing and catching (instead [...]
May 23, 2008
So, Dave and I took the Cessna-182 from UM Flyers to Tobermory for Memorial Day weekend. Due to the weather, we might have a short long weekend, we might have to come back on Sunday instead of Monday, but I was excited to fly instead of drive. Holiday weekends involve long, long, long waits at [...]
May 10, 2008
Dave invited a visiting colleague from Austria to come north with us for a long weekend. I think he might be the perfect guest. He likes long walks and is interested in the flower and local history lore we share (even when we’re wrong about the details). He was game to purchase a fishing license [...]
November 4, 2007
We drove north to take out the lake pump (it runs over the beach so is subject to freezing) and move my car from the airfield to the garage. We half succeeded. The Jeep, which seemed just fine when we used it in late September, squealed loudly on starting, smelled like burning, emitted lots of [...]
August 12, 2007
Funny, the books I’m reading this weekend are affirming each other. I suppose this means nothing more than I have consistent taste. I’m now reading The Sound of Mountain Water by Wallace Stegner. He writes about the value of wilderness as more than just a place to hike, ski, photograph, raft, or play. He writes [...]
August 10, 2007
relaxing on the water, originally uploaded by dunrie. My husband is the one in the middle. He is so much better at relaxing than I am. I suppose this is why we are good for each other… flotilla, originally uploaded by dunrie.
July 21, 2007
Group photo, originally uploaded by dunrie. My tribe includes: 1 husband 1 stepmother 4 cousins 4 cousins-once-removed (including 2 infants and 2 kids) 1 aunt 1 uncle 1 sister 1 brother-in-law 1 nephew 1 toddler niece & 5 dogs This posse of 11 adults, 3 kids, 1 toddler, 2 infants, and 5 canines shared one [...]
July 8, 2007
On Friday, husband and I flew from Ann Arbor municipal airport (KARB) to Tobermory (CNR4) at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula. We stopped to clear customs at Kincardine. Friday was wonderfully smooth–so smooth that I fell asleep in midair while Dave piloted the plane. (I think this new job thing must be more exhausting [...]
not particularly objective musings on odds and ends – Dunrie Greiling, Ann Arbor, MI 48105