Back from Up North

I am back in the workshop after a week long vacation camping at Petoskey State Park on Little Travers Bay- about 45 minutes south of the bridge in upper-lower Michigan. My family has been vacationing there since the 1980's so it feels like a second home and no need for road maps! We had great weather and only minor experiences with skunks- thank you skunks for just passing through! It was good to take a break from work and have a chance to pick up a book, relax by the camp fire, and swim in Lake Michigan- clear and clean and warm enough. And a perfect break before diving into the busiest season of the year for chair repair- fall and holiday. Yes, I am taking orders already!

Our beach was 2 miles along Little Travers Bay with sugary sand, dunes, blue skies, and pine trees.

Campfire and sunset through the woods

My favorite woods and trails

old birch trees

"My" clearing - one of the places I always feel calm and content

Petoskey stones used as tile

yacht spotting - this one had the most crew

Harbor Springs, Michigan

Cutler's shop window

Harbor Springs, Michigan

S&S Spring Lamb and Cherry gin cocktail (when Up North!)

Pumpkin Gellato on Heath Ceramics

Raspberry Sorbetto break

Caning printed picnic table cloth layered with some of my vintage table cloths for the camp picnic table

Sunset from our beach which faces due west out to Lake Michigan

We had a great and relaxing time