A Good Week

It was good to spend some time this summer at pied a terre. The weather was wonderful, the walks were amazing and the meals were marvelous. Got a bit of work accomplished as well. The quietness can be a wonderful change from life in the city.

Back from Texas

We are back from Texas and the blog should begin to recreate again soon.

Cousins and Poppy Fields

During our weeks stay at Pied A Terre we went up the coast to visit with cousin Fran. In her entryway hangs a lovely painting that she purchased from our daughter Ellen. It's a field of poppies from the south of France. You can even visit Ellen's website at http://www.ellen-devries.com/ to see other works of hers. It's always good to visit with Fran in Pentwater.

Mighty Rock

Here's an original woodcut done by a dear friend who no longer is with us. She walks the beaches on a different shore. The woodcut hangs in our bedroom at Pied A Terre and is testimony to her faith and to the faith that we have in our Mighty Rock. If you "click" on the image you can read the portion of Psalm 62 that makes for a most beautiful woodcut.

Fishing Lures

Here is a collection of fishing lures that Marlene has collected and saved from destruction on the beach. The collection includes deep sea lures used for big fish like salmon, smaller lures used for snagging smaller fish in White Lake or off the pier as well as various and sundry accoutrement like planer boards, underwater temperature sensors, etc. Many visitors to Montague Pied A Terre find this collection to be very alluring.

Sea Glass

This, of course, is just a sampling of sea glass that has been saved from the lake. There is a lot more sea glass in other containers at Pied A Terre and at home as well. Marlene is the number one collector of sea glass in the whole State of Michigan and is actually trying to establish a presence worldwide. The science of sea glass collecting is interesting. Sea glass originates from bottles and jars that enter the water as litter and become broken up by the waves and rocks. Green, clear, brown and amber beach glass is the most common. Red sea glass is found only once for every 5000 pieces, while the rarest of all, orange, can only be found for every 10000 pieces. Sea glass is one of only a few objects made valuable by the actions of the environment on man made litter.