A Carpe Diem Snapshot: At least once every summer I am sure to post a photo of these voluminous, dusky pink cumulus clouds that create a...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: In honor of the birthday of Beatrix Potter, today I feature our felines, captured in a pivotal moment of their...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : In yet another "All Roads Lead to Mecosta...and Rome" example, meet my new friend Michael Grace , who lives...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Carpe myrtillus! Yesterday we had an impromptu belated blueberry pie birthday bash for the first of the four,...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : "Love is the highest of all virtues" and "Your potential self is infinite" were the two pieces of tea bag...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Morning broke all misty and moist, with a balmy breeze. My sister Felicia said it looked like Washington state....

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Carpe Papilio! This gorgeous giant swallowtail spent some time with us on the beach today while it was drying...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : The Kirk Center is on a roll this summer! This morning I was able to sit in on the Mackinac Center's annual...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Strolling through a cemetery with your feet above the final resting place of individuals whose existence...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Carpe Verba! The girls introduced the "Woman of Words" to Bananagrams recently, and it was an instant hit. It...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Arrivederci, Tony! With Rome calling, Tony had to leave his happy place of Onekama and the jet ski, at least...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : I promise this isn't becoming a fishing blog, but yesterday did provide two Carpe Piscis moments worth sharing....

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : This isn't the first fish Cordelia has caught, but it is the first fish she's caught while wearing one of her...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : There are many fine and necessary forms of education available today, but to my mind this is the very best-- to...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : While I personally don't find fishing very alluring , Cordelia, our Jewel of the Sea, is a most enthusiastic...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : The boys are back in town: Aunt Marie's early birthday celebration brought together most of the boy cousins for...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Here we have a portrait of a pre-teen artist posing and a professional artist with a self portrait! Yesterday...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Carpe Salmon! The Big Lake means big fish, as our friend Tim's catch yesterday demonstrates. This particular...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : What precious treasures are the octogenerians and nonagenerians among us! My sister Felicia brought all these...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Tony Assaf won the Carpe Diem spotlight today when he succeeded in making a surprise visit home for our...