In 1985 my grandparents bought a tiny cottage on lake Leelanau (you can read about their spontaneous adventure here), which coincidentally was the same year I was born.  That was the start of my forever ties to Leelanau. Time as moved forward, as it so often does.  They have since left this world, leaving behind […]

I’m married to a chef, so naturally having a nice kitchen was pretty high up on our wish list.  But nice isn’t the way that I would describe our kitchen when we first moved in.  It boasted the original 1950’s cabinets that had been refaced, laminate counter tops and an awkward cabinet that hung down […]