Jill Schultz

School starts in about a week here in Petoskey and I am in FULL back to school mode. New shoes and school outfits have been purchased. Backpacks were dug out this last week and deemed 'good enough' to use again this year and my husband is about to set up our kid command center near our entrance by ...
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Hello again, friends! With fall being right around the corner and school starting soon, if it hasn't already for you, we are all pressed for time and making dinner some nights is just an absolute chore. I love to cook, especially from scratch, but sometimes I just don't have the time to cook a meal ...
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Hello, everyone! Last week's easy summer Cherry & Black Bean Salsa Recipe got me thinking about this week's recipe post. My husband keeps bringing home these giant zucchini's his co-workers have growing in their backyard gardens. I think summer has pretty much peaked and we are in the downward ...
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Hi, everyone! Can you believe it's already mid-August? School officially starts in less than a month here in Northern Michigan and the countdown has already begun at our house. The kid's day camp ended last week (wow, that went fast!!!) and now I'm in back-to-school mode. Most of the other kids that...
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With summer quickly starting to wind down I've been trying to cram in as much summer fun and activities as I can. This weekend was the Bayfront Festival here in Petoskey so much of our time was spent enjoying the activities at the Waterfront Park here in town. My husband is a police officer/fire f...
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Summer is just starting to wind down here in Northern Michigan, yes, I know it's hard to believe but sadly it will only be a matter of time (weeks!!) before August comes to an end. Summer festivals are all over the place to be enjoyed by young and old alike and several years ago, Petoskey's Bayfront...
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Now that it's August here in Northern Michigan, it has finally warmed up and we have been enjoying our summer to the max. Today is a down day as it's pouring some much needed rain here in Petoskey but it's nice just to chill out and relax. I took the morning to compile a list of ten 'local's only' b...
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Hello, again! With summer in full swing I don't know about you but we grill outside several times a week. It's so nice being outside while the weather lasts. I always like to grill large packages of chicken all at once, too get more bang for my time grilling. We then use the grilled chicken the res...
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Hi, friends! today I'm back on the blog bringing you a yummy summertime-ish recipe to use up some of those fresh berry preserves. I stopped into Grandpa Shorter's a few weeks ago to look around and on my way out I grabbed a few jars of the Brownwood Farms Cherry Raspberry Preserves. We've had a ...
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It's almost the end of July here in Northern Michigan. I can't believe it's almost August. It feels like July just started! Back to school sales are already popping up everywhere and the last weekend in July marks a huge weekend for downtown Petoskey: Sidewalk Sales! This year will won't be like any...
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