Bob's Resolutions
MY STATEMENT TO FRIENDS THIS WEEK has been that I have not made any New Year’s resolutions. This is not entirely the truth. I have begun...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Dec 27, 20182 min read
Know Thyself
I HAVE TRIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS to move into writing fiction. My reasoning goes like this: With my late in life passion for essay, why...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Dec 23, 20181 min read
Oysters and Vines
NANCY AND I DECIDED TO DROP INTO one of our Leelanau wineries last Saturday. What a delightful experience we had at Brengman Brothers up...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Dec 15, 20182 min read
Deere Season
I REALLY LIKE JOHN DEERE TRACTORS. This admiration began during my first job out of college when I viewed a vast field of these green...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Dec 10, 20182 min read
Peter Rabbit
"THERE IS SOMETHING DELICIOUS about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you." Beatrix Potter I...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Nov 30, 20181 min read
Bad Decisions
I HAVE THIS EMBROIDERED HAND TOWEL in my kitchen. It was from an old friend who is no longer with us, gifted to me right after my first...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Nov 15, 20181 min read
A Tribute to November
NOVEMBER IS NOW UPON US. Last month, I was still golfing and riding in my cart on the hills of my favorite golf courses. November is a...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Nov 4, 20181 min read
Thank You
I JUST READ A UNIVERSITY STUDY ABOUT HAPPINESS. A very respected group of researchers confirmed, simply saying “Thank you,” raises one’s...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Oct 28, 20181 min read
Mackinac Island Visit
I’M ON MACKINAC ISLAND THIS WEEKEND. It has been years since I’ve been here, and it is still as beautiful as I recalled with its...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Oct 15, 20181 min read
Lucky Dog
LUCKY DOG BAR & GRILLE is Beulah’s newest eatery. It rose from the ashes of the village’s old bowling alley. That is not literally...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Oct 7, 20182 min read
Squash Soup
MY SIGN OF FALL’S ARRIVAL isn’t the changing leaves on our massive sugar maples but the arrival of baskets full of butternut and acorn...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Sep 26, 20181 min read
On My Walk
I WALK A LOT FOR MY HEALTH. It also stimulates my thinking and ultimately centers my thoughts to arrive at a topic of interest. Hell, if...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Sep 20, 20181 min read
Henry's First Birthday
HOW FUN IS IT TO HAVE GRANDCHILDREN. Need I say more? OK. I will. This is Henry having a first birthday cupcake. Doesn't it look...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Sep 13, 20183 min read
Corn Is King
ONE OF MY PASSIONS IS PLANTING MY ANNUAL GARDEN. Their contents have certainly changed over the years based primarily on where I lived...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Sep 4, 20182 min read
Don't Do It
IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY GOLF COURSE last week I observed an attractive couple loading their clubs into the back of their SUV. After...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Aug 29, 20187 min read
Watering Golf Courses
GOLF ENTERED MY LIFE EARLY. As a youngster I was fortunate to learn the game from two avid players disguised as parents. They enjoyed...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Aug 18, 20181 min read
Come Play
DURING THESE LAST FEW MONTHS my spare time has been devoted to the launch of the M 22 Lakeshore Trail. It is a newly created business...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Aug 10, 20184 min read
My Cousin's Birthday
ROBIN MICHAEL ADAIR just turned 70. Whether he is your husband, father, brother, friend, or in my case a kiss’ in cousin, we all know we...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Jul 31, 20181 min read
Goodbye Peg
MY FRIEND PEG DIED THIS WEEK. It makes me sad. She was a very young 73. Her four-year battle with breast cancer came to an end after the...
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Robert Bruce Adams
Jul 27, 20182 min read
Summer's Tomatoes
MY COUSIN AND I USED TO CALL EACH OTHER after preparing our first summer BLTs that featured the perfect tomato harvested from our...
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