55 and older? Maybe this would work for you? We sold our last house, gave away our belongings and moved to an apartment on the beach. Embraced minimalism. A beautiful new complex of young people. We had just turned 60. Life was good… but we wanted something even better. Maybe what we found would interest…
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February 9th: Lunch with a view
Being on a Lake Michigan beach year round. Just being. Never gets old. Our best “go to” spot during winter has become Noto’s in Grand Haven. A relaxing, warm view. And good food. The large personal pizza’s give us enough for lunch, and a take home dinner. We have some ice on the lake, but…
Feb 25th: Feeling real
The wood has begun to go vertical. Now our new home should be framed within another week. Shingled shortly after, and I am told the windows are already here (windows were a three week wait for my daughter’s house). No material shortages in sight. Really feeling so much better…. feeling real. Yay Eastbrook!
Feb 18th: Waiting
Lack of a west wind has meant the arrival of Lake Michigan shore ice is still on hold. Just a little bit from light wave action along the coast. Our other personal wait remains seeing progress on the new home. We drove by Hathaway Lakes yesterday. Where we celebrated the six month anniversary of our…
October 12th: Don’t build your dream
Buy someone else’s Years ago, before Donald Trump became a politician, I remember him on TV counseling Iowa lottery winners on what to do with their winnings. They wanted to build their dream house. Trump said something like, “Don’t build your dream, buy someone else’s dream.” As with most advice, it can make sense… or…
Sept 16th: Plunging into the details
What are you? Are you a detail oriented person, or a big picture person? I once participated in a week long Center For Creative Leadership program which found me taking every psychological test ever invented (so it seemed). After a full week of this, we felt like guinea pigs for researchers, but the individual four…
February 1st: Real beer and no ice
Last night at Old Boys Brewhouse, we couldn’t help but hear the guy at the table next to us inquire loudly, “Do you have any real beer?”. He was disappointed by the plethora of lovingly, locally brewed beer on the menu. The waitress kept any thoughts to herself, smiled and replied, “We do have Miller…
January 6th: Where’s the beach?
Our morning at the ever shrinking beach. In the picture below, you can see the hood of my car, the little strip of beach, and the waves almost to the sand fence. I wonder what it will look like with the lake a foot or more higher in the spring? Yes, this is the narrowest…
January 1st: Specials, always
Something old, something new. Two charms for good fortune. For weddings, and for life. We need both in our world for happiness. The old for continuity, the familiar. Comforting sameness. The new brings crucial variety, growth, change. Since we have lived in Grand Haven, Old Boys Brewhouse has been a place of the old… we…
October 6th: Lazy Sunday
With the Chiefs playing Sunday night football, today was the perfect chance to sit by the TV and scan all the afternoon NFL games. But not in Michigan. Instead, we got out and enjoyed another beautiful 65 degree afternoon. Lunch at the brewhouse, then off to the windy beach. The catwalk is fully installed and…