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Hello my dear friends!

Can I just say that you guys are the best.

Thank you so much for all your kind words of support and friendship.

I love being a part of a place where others just get it, ya know?

We understand how things go, we relate and we share.

Today I wanted to warm your hearts like you do mine so I wanted to pass along a delicious recipe that my friend Heather from At The Picket Fence shared last week.

It is the Pasta e Fagioli - Inspired by Olive Garden

AND

IT

IS

DELICIOUS!!!!

AND

you can use in the slow cooker!!!

Just click here to get and print out the recipe as well as see all the wonderful things that Heather and her sister Vanessa have, they are so sweet.

So when it starts to look like this out

(the gales of November are a bit early this year)

grab yourself a bowl of warm soup and relax by candle light or fire light and warm your heart and soul.

Thank you Heather for sharing this!!!!

Images of the Day

I thought I would pop in and show you what we did today.

The wind was blowing hard today and Lake Michigan waves were high so we went out to

do a little wave jumping,

watch a few surfers

(yes, you can even surf on Lake Michigan when the waves are right)

and watch two jet skiers jump the waves.

They really caught some great air out there.

I was also introduced to this amazing app from Val at ValSoCal called Instagram.

It is SO COOL!!!!!

Here are a few things that you can do with it.

All these were taken with my iPhone and then adjusted on the Instagram App.

LOVE!!!

Linking up here!

A Summer Sunset

One of the best things about being at Glen Lake is that Lake Michigan is only two minutes away. I know that I only live like two minutes from Lake Michigan but Lake Michigan up north is extra special. The water there is cleaner, bluer and there are the North and South Manitou Islands that are so beautiful.

One night we went down and watched another beautiful Up North Lake Michigan sunset.

I couldn't believe how red and glowing the sun was that night. It was hazy so it seemed as if the whole sky just absorbed all the color and it spread all across the sky.

I took about a bajillion pictures but I will only show you some of my favorite. :)

I did not alter anything except only to lighten them up a tad. I also took these using my "Sunset" mode on my camera.

The photo above shows the part of the North Manitou Island and the photo below is my daughter looking for Petosky Stones and in the distance you can see the whole island.

Large ships still pass through here making their way to the Straits of Mackinac.

It was such a beautiful night and reminds me how amazing Lake Michigan really is.

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I purchased some Chalk Paint today and so far I am L-O-V-I-N-G (insert singing voice) it!!

I am painting the dresser and bed in my son's room and hopefully I can show you soon!

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs!!!

P.S. - I also wanted welcome all my new friends/followers here and thank you so much for jumping aboard with me! :)

Thank you all for all your wonderful comments, this is such an amazing place of friendship and support.

Beautiful Fall Morning Along The Lake

This morning was so beautiful!

With the sun was shining and the temperature perfect, I decided that after I fed my addiction I would take a little ride to the lake to see what was going on.

(my addiction)

I love this!

It is painted on the side of the Coast Guard building. I know nothing about other than it has been there as long as I can remember.

Wouldn't you just LOVE to live here!!???

Or here!??

(this one is for sale and sits right at the entrance to the beach overlooking the channel)

There must have been one last attempt at sailboat lessons this morning.

They looked so pretty and peaceful on the calm autumn water.

It was pretty warm this morning, almost 70 already.

Michigan has such weird weather, one day it is 80, the next, it could be snowing!

The beach looked so empty with all the picnic tables piles up together.

Even Big Red (name of the lighthouse) looked ready for those harsh Lake Michigan winds.

The General Store was getting ready to close up for the season, too bad I missed out on the cider donuts!

As I made my way home down Lakeshore Drive I stopped by one of my favorite buildings. This particular building was restored and is now used for storage for the township.

Isn't it so beautiful!!

I can just imagine living in there.

They did such an amazing job restoring it right down to the fence that surrounds it.

The barn doors are GORGEOUS!!!

I would love to decorate this for Christmas or have a big party there...

Oh the possibilities!!

I had SO many more pictures of the trees, but then I realized that this post was long enough,

so I will leave you with this shot of our little corner by our little house.

I hope that you all are having a wonderful weekend!

Thank you and welcome to all of my new followers!!

I can't believe that there are 100 of you!!

I am so honored and blessed to have each of you as my friends!

Lake Michigan Sunset

Yesterday was a typical HOT and HUMID day in Michigan so last night we decided to go to the beach to cool down!

The water was warm but still refreshing and there was a slight breeze which was enough to cool you off a bit.

I LOVE to run my toes through the sand!!

We took a walk down the beach to see what we could see. Now you know how much I love driftwood....if I could, I would so take this home!!

There is a house on this beach that is one of my favorite! It reminds me of a house on The Cape. The outside is perfect in every way. I so would love to see the inside!

Can you see yourself sitting on the beach by the fire?

We started to make our way back as the sun was setting.

(had to get a picture of the driftwood tree again)

I sometimes forget how beautiful the sunsets really are.

But nights like this quickly remind me that I am only a stones throw away from witnessing nature at one of its best and all its beautiful array of colors.

With the moon in the sky already, I took a deep breath in, snapped my last picture and retired for the night.

A perfect end to a busy day!

Have a wonderful weekend!!