It was a beautiful afternoon, so we decided that a forced family walk would be the perfect adventurous outing.  The Banana was excited to take my old camera along.  Mr. Trouble on Feet was just excited.  The other kidlets were NOT excited.  As usual.  It’s good to have fresh air,…

Last Sunday we went to Bayfield for Applefest, which means we gorged all day on apple goodness, and that Mr. TOF is still pretending to be a different marching band from the parade every single day.  He paid very close attention to the drumming cadences, which he can uncannily replicate…

I think I might have already mentioned that on the last warm weekend of fall (and warm is probably an understatement . . . it was almost hot!)  we took a little trip up the North Shore.  I try to get up the North Shore at least once each fall.…

  Two weeks ago the weather was forecast to be rainy and cold, but the meteorologists were wrong, and we ended up with a bright sunny day, so when our neighbors halfway down the street suggested heading down to Bayfront Park because they were giving away free kites, we said,…

When Grandma Kathy was visiting, we brought her along to the beach on Sunday night.  It was more than slightly hairy getting everyone in the car to get to the beach.  Several people were frazzled from some major homework battles, and there was a lot of drama, a lot of…

It’s no secret that I really dislike paper towels.  I never buy them.  First of all, I don’t like spending money on something to throw away.  I’m already buying toilet paper.  That’s bad enough.  Secondly, I hate to make garbage when I could just wash a rag if I need…

There is a huge, old castle-like building not far out of Duluth on ;the shore of Lake Superior, and I’ve always wondered exactly what it was built for.  When I was researching some local history this month I learned all about how a typhoid outbreak long ago spurred action in creating…

I might have mentioned that our bright yellow kayak has been strapped to the top of my van for a few months now so that it is ready in case the stars align, meaning that I’m in front of Lake Superior when the water is calm and my husband is…

Superglue!  Oh my goodness!  I’ve been afraid of superglue my entire life. I think my parents may have filled my head with tales about gluing all my fingers together and never getting them apart again.  I’ve never really used superglue because I’ve always associated it with a dark, ominous feeling…