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Day Twelve: It's a Wunderbar Life

Day Twelve: It's a Wunderbar Life

Just a few weeks after my son Aren was born this past August, I listened to an interview on our local radio station WTIP about a new business coming to... Read More

Day Eleven: Our Beloved Coffee Mugs

Mmmmmmm, coffffffee. Day Eleven is devoted to coffee and handmade mugs. . Lately, with our current work schedules, Sundays end up being the only day I have the opportunity to... Read More
Day Eleven: Our Beloved Coffee Mugs
Day Ten: A Forest Fairy Tale

Day Ten: A Forest Fairy Tale

When I introduced “Snow & Rose,” a forest fairy tale, a few weeks back on social media, I could never have expected the strong reaction it provoked from our followers.... Read More

Day Nine: Mandalas and Mindfulness

It’s easy to get caught up in the busyness that surrounds us. It is even MORE easy to be overwhelmed with holiday madness piled on top of everyday life. Personally,... Read More
Day Nine: Mandalas and Mindfulness
Day Eight: Paul, Babe and Friends

Day Eight: Paul, Babe and Friends

It's Thursday night and as I write this blog post I am sitting her at the Americinn in my hometown of Silver Bay, having just completed my Mariner debut of... Read More

Day Seven: My Neighbor Chelsea

On day seven of our Holiday Countdown, I thought it might be fun to introduce you all to my neighbor Chelsea Pusc, owner of The Gunflint Mercantile. Chelsea, who has... Read More
Day Seven: My Neighbor Chelsea
Day Six: My North Shore Scandihoovian Christmas

Day Six: My North Shore Scandihoovian Christmas

Today, on day 6, I want to write out what a North Shore Scandinavian Christmas means to me. As I post this, I also want to mention that I completely... Read More

Day Five: Angela Robins, the Wood Working Warrior

Born in a rural fishing village in northeastern Japan to American parents teaching abroad, she has an incredible life story and it obviously has had a big impact on the...
Day Five: Angela Robins, the Wood Working Warrior
Day Four: A Sawtooth Mountain Man

Day Four: A Sawtooth Mountain Man

I’ve got nothing against a Rocky Mountain Man, but my heart lies with the Sawtooth kind. We all have one in our life, don’t we? Whether a partner, brother, father... Read More