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About Diane

a long time lover of all things aquatic...swimming, sailing, kayaking, snorkeling...if it involves water...I'm in. Add traveling, snowshoeing in the winter, gardening in the spring, & lots of fresh air & sunshine. Blend with cooking, crafting, great friends & my Border Collie Zack. Toss in some sweet beekeeping. Mix in a couple of great books, my camera, clean notebook paper, & a cool pen & you pretty much have a picture of me. My friends tell me I should also add..."once a teacher...always a teacher".

Two Days & Counting….

School may be out & the temperatures may be rising… but summer doesn’t officially start until Friday. The 2013 Summer Solstice will occur at 1:04 Friday morning when our sun will reach the northernmost point in its journey away from … Continue reading

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Happy Fathers Day!

I’ve been without my dad for more than half of my life… He died when I was in college but I only have to look as far as the end of the dock to remember some of the great things … Continue reading

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The Gardens of Torch Lake

Gardeners in Northern Michigan are insane… Think about it. We wait all those long winter months, endlessly thumbing through garden catalogs, carefully starting seeds in tiny pots in the kitchen, systematically crossing off the days on the calendar. Then at the … Continue reading

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