Paddling Peche Island!

by Artemisnorth | Aug 16, 2020 | Kayaking, Outdoors, Photography

Ten years ago my friend, Chrissy, and I paddled Peche Island, smack dab in the middle of the St. Clair River between Windsor and Detroit. We couldn’t have picked a more beautiful day….yes it was very HOT! but we had a nice wind coming off Lake St. Clair....

The Little Lost Sweet Potato Experiment.

by Artemisnorth | Jun 20, 2020 | Food, Life, Outdoors

I’ve decided to experiment with growing sweet potatoes on my balcony. I may be crazy but I will either grow food or have a pretty plant. I have a habit of keeping my sweet potatoes on top of the gallon jars I store my beans and pasta in. As you can imagine...

Thoughts On The Proposed Ban On Single Use Plastics.

by Artemisnorth | Jun 12, 2019 | Life, Outdoors

While scrolling through Fakebook the other day I found an article about Canada getting ready to ban single use plastics by 2021. YAY! Well, that was my first thought but then it dawned on me, “How will this affect our forests?” The list isn’t yet...

uLog #43 – My Office Is Under A Tree Today And I Can’t Do A Thing With It.

by Artemisnorth | Sep 22, 2018 | Life, Outdoors

This is where I’m working today, under those trees in the shade with the cooling wind off the lake blowing through my hair. I had planned on working. I had my laptop on a little table all set up to catch @enginewitty’s show Words With Witty. I was...

uLog #41 – Say It In A Song! It’s Easier To Digest.

by Artemisnorth | Sep 14, 2018 | Life, Outdoors

Tonight at the SnekkTogether over in the You Got Snekked Discord we were talking about being vegetarian vs carnivore which of course led to talking about the environment, which reminded me of a discovery I made in the Youtube universe. This site, The Parody Project,...