May 18, 2006Poplar Beach, ON Am back up at the cottage for five more days of solitary work and hibernation. This is likely to be my last solo voyage to Poplar Beach as the cottage is getting sold soon! (boo.) But I am so so so grateful for all the magical and incredible times I have spent here over the…   see more…

May 2, 2006Poplar Beach, ON LOVE the spring, all the wee trilliums abloom and little birdies aplenty. Am at the cottage on Lake Huron for some more crazy-making creative hibernation. This always involves various kinds of writhing and flailing and tearing of one’s hair out (and often -in the finer season- some serious barbecuing and triple-fermented beer-drinking) …until you finally…   see more…

February 28, 2006Poplar Beach, ON Back from the “balmy” south to my winter wonderland of vast frozen lake-dom. Just got in from playing in the snow. How fun! Now, time to snuggle up with the fire and finish a new song or two… xxx Edge of the Icy World… more photos

February 7, 2006Poplar Beach, ON Well, the storm finally broke and it was a bad one. Spent 2 days without power in the frigid brrrr curled up close to the wood stove. Had to haul borrowed wood from 2 cottages down along the ferociously blustery shoreline cliff with the ice pellets blowing in my eyes and everything. My new official…   see more…

February 2, 2006Poplar Beach, ON Am currently in writing hibernation at the cottage on Lake Huron. Warm fires and cold crashing waves beneath the gloomy gloomy gorgeous grey sky… In the name of Groundhog Day woke up at the crack of dawn to see if I could see my shadow. So- No shadow: it seems that spring might cometh early,…   see more…

June 2, 2004 Poplar Beach, ON How glorious Lake Huron is shimmering in the golden red setting sun… Full moon bonfire tonight on the beach. I’ve got some things to burn. (Let me tell ya.) Bring it on!! burn baby burn,xoxK  The view from here…

October 9, 2003Poplar Beach, ON Oh Glorious Day!! My aunt and uncle have graciously let me come stay at their beautiful cottage while they gallivant about Italy. Lucky me. Soon as I got up here my whole body just went Ahhhhhh and I’m starting to remember about important things like breathing and resting and eating…. Mmmmmmmm. It feels SO good…   see more…