I love hills. Midland, where we grew up, is flat, flat, and yes, really pancake flat. Dave and I moved a little ways out of town where our backyard sloped down to a creek. Heaven. We loved having the little hill. When our son was younger he would take his sled to the top of the steps, slide … [Read more...]
Swimming in a Cold Pool, Memories of Lake Superior Vacations
It's been cold here in Michigan and the water temperature in our pool slipped below 60 yesterday. That's cold! It was sunny yesterday and we had the solar cover on. Although it was in the 50s Sunday night, our Monday daytime got to the low 70s and it was a pretty day. The top couple inches of … [Read more...]
Fixing Up the Swimming Pool – It’s Hot Outside!
When we moved here 20 months ago it was October and way too cold to go swimming. The previous owners had thoughtfully winterized the pool for us and we were excited to use it last summer. We never had a pool before aside from the little wading pools for the kids - which we used ourselves in really … [Read more...]
Good Posture: Doing Pilates One Teaser at a Time
I hate gym. But I'm out of shape, have bad posture and weigh too much with all the extra in my tummy, rear and thighs. So... after Christmas Dave and I agreed to take a Pilates class together at the Borgess Health Center here in Kalamazoo. Our classes ran for 6 weeks. Dave bought me a Pilates … [Read more...]