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Well, hello there!  Happy Wednesday! Even past the holiday season there is always a reason to give a gift to someone you appreciate, love or both! Here are some of my favorite gifts and ideas for all different kinds of people: MUGS are for EVERYONE SPECIAL: Emma Bridgewater designs are one of ...
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It's December 15th and Christmas is officially less than 10 days away!! Where has this year gone? Things have been so fun this holiday for my family and I yet hectic and non-stop it seems. I want to take a day and just slow down and ENJOY the holidays. I have a few more gifts to grab for my kiddos ...
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Santa Claus is a Christmas legend. We all know who he is and what he stands for, the kids love him and cannot wait to tell him their Christmas wishes every year. My kiddos love him much so we stood in line for an hour and a half a few weeks ago, outside at the gorgeous Perry Hotel here in ...
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Christmas is officially on the horizon and what better way to show your love for Michigan and Petoskey by giving the gift of a Petoskey Stone? The “Petoskey Stone” now the official stone of Michigan, is a fossil coral of the genus hexagonaria. This coral lived approximately 350 million years ag...
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Well Hello! My name is Alex Shorter and my sister-in-law, the queen and owner of Grandpa Shorter's Gifts, Jennifer Shorter, invited me to blog about life.  So here I am after gladly accepting. A little about me - I married Jenn's brother, Ryan, on the front porch of our Wenatchee...
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Bacon is a delicious, salty and savory food that many of us LOVE. It's popularity isn't surprising given the taste and it's become much more than a popular breakfast side dish. It started in the early 1990's when low carb diets were all the rage. Not only is bacon carb free, it's del...
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It's hunting season here in Michigan and my husband has already been bow hunting the last month and I've gotten to hear all about it. He goes and baits the deer and then grabs the photos of the incoming animals off his trail camera and brings them home for the kids to see. Deer, raccoons, porc...
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Can you believe Christmas is only 8 short weeks away? I swear, the holiday season seems to start earlier and earlier every year. We've even had a few inches of snow here in Petoskey already as well! My kiddos woke up and exclaimed 'It's Christmas mom!! It's Christmas!!" It was actually Halloween bu...
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  [caption id="attachment_5197" align="alignright" width="300"] Example of a REAL polished Petoskey Stone[/caption] There’s a certain feeling of pride that accompanies being able to claim your city lent its name to your State Stone.  It means that your home is also home to a unique a...
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After last Saturday’s Art in the Park – a wonderful, annual event in which artists of all types gather in Pennsylvania Park to showcase and sell their works – slightly disrupted downtown driving, this weekend’s 49th annual Sidewalk Sales will prevent any vehicular traveling through town. ...
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