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...
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...
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...
Two years in the lif...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
My Grandmother, Ruth Cornelia Lewick Sodt (1893 – 1979), was a scrapbooker. I recently retrieved one of her scrapbooks from the “cedar chest” that was buried in my sister Martha’s basement. When I dusted it off I was immediately in love. I so wish I could spend...
Michigan Theater ven...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
We were very lucky to have tickets for the Sundance Film Festival USA screening of ‘The East’. I bet you didn’t know that the Michigan Theater is one of 10 cities selected as an official venue for the Sundance Film Festival USA. Yep right here in Ann Arbor, Michigan....
Poppycock! You Can F...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
Finding Vegan Friendly Restaurants in Michigan is easy, if you know how to search for them. I typically use one of these on-line vegetarian eating guides: Happy Cow – the healthy eating guide Urbanspoon Vegguide.org Yes, I know these work great if you are in a metropolitan...
Vegan Recipe Blogs t...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
Yes I know that I promised to update my post of favorite vegan recipe blogs but instead I’m recommending a few Vegan Recipe Blogs to Follow in 2013. The Sweetest Vegan Tasha Edwards, MPH I ABSOLUTELY love The Sweetest Vegan. Her blog posts always include a video and you can’t...
Michigan Winter Trai...
posted by Brenda Sodt Foster
Running in the winter takes a special person, however Michigan winter trail running takes a special kind of crazy. YakTrax may be required! That is my running partner, Chuck on the top of the hill. Yep, that little red dot is him. Running while you are photographing can really cut into your...