In homage to selling the Door County house, this post celebrates the flora of Door County. Most of the pictures shown were taken either at Hjertets Onske (Heart’s Desire in Norwegian), my parent’s place.
Door County Flora
The Boynton Chapel
The Boynton Chapel is at the end of a beautiful lea that opens to Lake Michigan on the grounds of Bjorklunden. This small wooden chapel was handcrafted in the late 12th-century Norwegian stave church (stavkirke) style by Winifred and Donald Boynton between 1939 and 1947. Bjorklunden was, at that time, their summer estate. The chapel is […]
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Beatles
Ellen and I have always been Beatle’s fans. The cover shot of this post is our collection of Beatle’s albums. Here are our 45 rpms. The past week I attended a seminar on the Beatles at Lawrence University’s Bjorklunden facility in Door County, Wisconsin. The course was taught by Lawrence bassoon professor Carl Rath. He […]
Bjorklunden
My mom, brother Jeff, and I spent the week at beautiful Bjorklunden. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan just south of Bailey’s Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, Bjorklunden is a 450 acre center that is owned by Lawrence University. During the school year, Lawrence students spend time here. In the summer, seminars are offered. […]
Poet’s Nest Photo
My mom is working on a new book called Poet’s Nest. It should come out next month. She has written journals for many years and also has nice handwriting. So of course, why not write a book with poems written about select pages of the journals. Mom has been working with her friend Kate on the […]
A Week in Door County
My brother Jeff and I drove to Door County, Wisconsin last Saturday. Ostensibly it was to attend a week-long seminar about the Beatles at Bjorklunden, the Lawrence University center just south of Bailey’s Harbor on Lake Michigan. My mom joined us at Bjorklunden, although she is attending a course on “The Book of Kells.” Honestly, […]
Back on the Water
Sometimes destiny seems to be a bit more apparent than others. We heard that space had opened up at a motel for a reasonable rate on the weekend of the 4th of July. Then we heard from our friends Ann and Steve that they had chartered our old sailboat Esprit on Saturday afternoon. As it […]
Kitty and Tim
Ellen and I spent the last several days in Bayfield, WI. This is the town where Ellen’s parents, Tim and Kitty retired after they finished their world cruising on Terra Nova, their 42 foot Halberg Rassy sailboat. After Tim and Kitty sold their house in St. Paul, they established a new community in Bayfield. Their […]
Eckel’s Pottery
Some of Ellen’s parent’s best friends in Bayfield were Bob and Lou Eckels. We made a stop at Eckel’s Pottery Shop while in Bayfield. Although the place is now run by daughter Deedee, it is still a wonderful and funky place, with some spectacular arts and crafts. Not only did Tim’s friend Bob make the […]
Gruenke’s
Our visit to Bayfield provide a bunch of looking back at some of the great times we’ve had on the south shore of Lake Superior. One of our stops this trip was Gruenke’s Restaurant. To be honest, this is a place I frequented more on buddy sailing trips than with Ellen and her parents Tim, […]
