Tag Archives: Harbor Springs

Postcard from Up North

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Maureen Abood
Spring thaw on the bay with point POST

When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge. ~ Tuli Kupferberg (Broken ice on Little Traverse Bay. Can’t wait to see what worlds will emerge with this spring’s thaw.)

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Postcard from Up North

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Maureen Abood
Winter tree trunks with snow POST

I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines. ~Henry David Thoreau (Snowfall is welcomed like a beloved visitor here. … Continue reading →

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Ingredient: Farm Fresh Eggs

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Maureen Abood
Farm fresh local eggs at Pie Ranch POST

Every so often during culinary school, we took field trips. When northern California is your playground, and food your subject, field trips are a pretty exciting thing. We went to Sonoma to learn about wine, of course, and had a … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Up North

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Maureen Abood
Roaring Brook POST2

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Up North

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Maureen Abood
Bushes with berries and swan in snow POST

If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or base temptations, as full of heartaches and of remorse as his own…how much kinder, how much gentler he would be. ~ … Continue reading →

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