• Sewer District Love

    Sewer District Love

    In late September my husband, younger daughter and I attended the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Clean Water Fest. I’m going to make a strong argument that our sewer district here in the Cleveland area (NEORSD) is… really a pretty cool organization. And it’s not just because they give out…

  • Summer 2025 Reflections

    Summer 2025 Reflections

    The light has changed tone, timing and feel here in Cleveland, and the trees are starting to turn orange and gold. Summer is coming to a close. It’s with great contentment that I say it was another good one.  A major joy for me was my 12 year old daughter…

  • A Great Lakes Mermaid & Petoskey Stones

    A Great Lakes Mermaid & Petoskey Stones

    When we took our first trip to Northern Michigan in June 2019, we stopped at the Cottage Book Shop in Glen Arbor. At that time the girls were very young, so we picked out just one picture book. It’s called Tallulah: Mermaid of the Great Lakes by Denise Brennan-Nelson. In…