Cafe Ollie – Something for Everyone! I read about Cafe Ollie over on AnnArbor.com. It sounded like a nice place, but I sort of forgot about it. Then I saw that our Dark Horse Brewing friend, Joanna Hollyday, had liked their Facebook page which got me over to check out the page. This...
Companion Planting a...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
Lessons from the Garden Gnome! Companion planting can be a bit complicated. And yes you must pay attention to the frost warnings. Companion Planting Companion Planting is basically the art of selecting plants that naturally repel the bad insects and attract the good ones. And if you...
A Tale of Four Castl...
posted by Chuck Marshall
A Tale of Four Castles – Travels in Scotland Besides driving on the wrong side of the road, scrambling up mountains, and drinking beer and Scotch, we also spent some time visiting castles during our trip to Scotland in 2012. Edinburgh Castle We visited Edinburgh castle on our first day...
Crazy Charlie’s Pickle Patch – A Raise...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
Building a raised garden where we could plant our favorite vegetables has been on our home improvement list for a while. Chuck and I were also smart enough to know that we do not have the necessary talents or tools to build a raised garden but that didn’t stop us. We contacted a professional. When it looked like spring would finally happen in Michigan, we got an estimate from a local landscaping company to install a raised garden bed. The estimate was shocking! So we regrouped. Steve “Wise Guy” Wieczorek to the rescue. He knows how to build things and has all the necessary tools, plus he loves us. If you don’t have a...
Anthrax – Meta...
posted by Chuck Marshall
Anthrax! I had the good fortune to check out the Metal Alliance tour featuring Anthrax (with Exodus, High On Fire, Municipal Waste, and Holy Grail) at the Fillmore in Detroit last Saturday (April 6, 2013). It was a non-stop headbanging extravaganza! The bonus was that I got to meet some of...
Ann Arbor’s Fo...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
WonderFool Productions produced its third FoolMoon event on Friday, April 5th, 2013. And I have to say, each year it gets better! The luminary parade was colorful and creative, Theo Katzman delivered on the Fool’s Main stage and the Michigan Beer at Bill’s Beer Garden was...
The Brown Family His...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
My dear Aunt Alice is a historian and has been documenting the Brown Family History for over 50 years. Aunt Alice and Uncle Milner’s vacations included detours to cemeteries, courthouses and libraries. She said to me during a recent visit, “Did you know most old towns have a street named...
Don’t Fear the Vegan
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
I just stumbled upon another vegan blogger’s site and just had to share! Great quote from site: Have you ever put all your energy into creating something in the kitchen for others only to have them turn their nose up the instant they find out it’s vegan? Yes I have! I have several friends that won’t even invite us to dinner because they don’t know what they would feed us. Seriously! I’m sure my non-vegan friends don’t have any of the ingredients listed on the DFV Must Have Ingredients page but they could make vegetarian chili. Don’t Fear the Vegan also has a Shout Out page that lists many great...
No Frills, All Thril...
posted by Chuck Marshall
Its Not About the Frills, Its about the Trail! The 2013 racing season kicked off today with the Brighton Area Road Striders (B.A.R.S – how great is that! ) No Frills, All Thrills trail race in the beautiful Huron Meadows Metropark. This race is a fund raiser for Girls On The Run in...
Emma Lewick Woodin
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
A Western starring: Emma Lewick Woodin I love the AMC series, “Hell on Wheels”. When I watch it, I’m always flooded with the memory of my father sharing the story of our family working on the railroad in Kansas in the late 1800′s. Yes I realize the AMC series...