I’ve been growing out my hair for over a year now. I went through the predictable stages of hating it, loving it, eating it and other joys. Many of you recently noticed that I took several inches off, ponytail be gone. Here’s what happened and why: Stage 1 The first thing to grow out on […]
Author: Kandace Chapple
The Griswolds Go West
It was the classic All-American road trip: Badlands, Wall Drug, Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone. Played out in a 20-year-old travel trailer and a pick-up truck in the glaring heat of I-90. Two kids in the back, two overgrown ones up front. I’ve been talking about doing this trip for 10 years and we looked at the […]
Canoe Marathon & Feeders
“Of course I’ve heard of a canoe marathon!” said no one, ever. This is my life. I am deep in the underworld of canoe racing. Few people have heard of it, fewer have done what I do each July – wade into the AuSable River in the dead of the night to drop food and […]
The Tooth
Victim on left Well, the mystery’s finally been solved after 30 years, the one last great debate. An astute dentist in Traverse City did it: Cracked open the cold case of “The Tooth.” It started three decades ago outside of my mother’s best friend’s home. Mom and Dad disappeared into the house for a quick […]
GTWoman’s Computer Sale Decision
We are celebrating 9 years with this issue. Nine! Can you believe it? We can’t either! We will be celebrating at our Sept. 12 Network Nite. It will be a fine time, complete with birthday cake, to reminisce about our little tiny beginning that involved a Monte Carlo and a computer sale. Let’s set the […]