Horst Waterbike Restoration
Earlier in the year, my coworker John told me about a small abandoned boat on his wooded property. He had recently moved to the house and discovered the boat during …
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Baby Raccoons
Ryan’s friend Sara works at a veterinary clinic. She is currently helping to rehabilitate some orphaned baby raccoons. She stopped by Ryan’s for a visit this past weekend with the …
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Penny Pinching
In the midst of a May snow flurry (gotta love Michigan), Enzo and I walked the railroad bed with the metal detector to get outdoors. This was my first real …
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60 Years of Corvette
While finding nothing but old foil from a wine bottle with the metal detector in my neighbor’s open acre of property, he waved me over, telling me that somebody was …
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Metal Detecting – Day #1
After waiting nearly 3 weeks for the Coronavirus-delayed delivery of my metal detector, I set out today for my first dig. I wasn’t expecting much, but needed to get some …
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Coronavirus Isolation
I just wrapped up the first full week of working at home during the Coronavirus isolation period. I consider myself among the fortunate, since I feel healthy and I have …
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Nicki and Anthony in Colombia
Nicki and Anthony spent a week in Colombia at the end of February. I’ll let their pictures tell the story. Looks like it was a wonderful vacation, Nicki.
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Fixing a Friend's Dnepr
Sometimes you meet people in unexpected ways. When my brother Daryl mentioned that his friend had a Russian sidecar motorcycle at his auto repair shop, I stopped in to look …
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Christmas Eve
On December 24 we held the second Christmas Eve celebration at the New Baltimore house. As usual, there was more food and desserts than we could eat. The deer family …
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Baby Willa Arrives
On December 21, Brittany gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Willa. Baby and mom are doing well and should be able to go home on the 23rd. Deb …
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