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  • Houghton Lake Reminders of Life Moving Forward

    Houghton Lake Reminders of Life Moving Forward

    I have a nostalgic vein that I guess is pretty common. I thought it was just me, but I hear country song lyrics like, “I can’t wait to show you where I grew up…”, “I want to introduce you to my kin-folks, where I grew up”, “I Go Back” by Kenny Chesney, “The House that… Read more

  • Maggie, Our Loving Mini-Goldendoodle

    Maggie, Our Loving Mini-Goldendoodle

    Many months ago I began writing blog posts about the dogs we have loved. We both grew up owning dogs so our love of these precious animals began long before we knew each other. Nine years ago after my wife suffered the terrible loss of her younger brother whom she loved dearly, this little one… Read more

  • Strong Model Railroad Benchwork – More Helpful Details

    Photos and Blog by Dale Parsons In this post I’m adding some additional details and photos that will be helpful to those who read the original post, “How to Build Strong Model Railroad Benchwork.” This is a close-up of the braces I made for my first shelf-style layout. These are the same braces but I… Read more

  • One Magic Weekend on Mackinac Island

    When I think about the word magic, there is only one person, and one place that comes to mind. The place is Mackinac Island. The person is the girl I have been walking beside nearly fifty years. On our third date, I asked a beautiful girl to go with me to Mackinac Island for a… Read more

  • Cody the Wonder Dog Goes to Houghton Lake

    In over forty-five years, we have owned several wonderful golden retrievers. I don’t know how a golden could be anything but wonderful. Copper was our first. Lady, the princess, was our second golden. We raised her from a pup, she helped us raise our triplet sons, had a litter of twelve puppies, and left us… Read more

  • Discovery Prompts Day 19: One Plus One Equals Three

    In ninety seconds we went from a family of three to a family of six. We knew we were going to have triplets six days before they were born. The due date was April 10. They were born ten weeks early by cesarean section. We had no idea what to expect. We were supposed to… Read more