Small Gem

I'm highlightingone of my favorite stores this week. Worth a visit!

Catherine Doll- Fashion for Green Living. Clothing designer Catherine Doll has always been a leader and a visionary, as she shows in her eminently wearable, comfortable clothes. "Recycled, redone, remastered, deconstructed clothing at its best", she says. Located in the old Sawyer Fire Station in downtown Sawyer, just down from the Greenbush Brewery, a visit to Catherine Doll's is a must.

11- 5 pm daily except Wednesday. www.catherinedoll.com

July is Bustin' Out All Over

Pictures of some of my favorite flowers from my walks with the hounds.

Boats on the Water

I'm sorry to say that the lovely weather over the 4th of July seems to have brought out the ginormous boats and many boaters who have lifted more than a few brews while on the water.

I had a very unpleasant interaction with a drunk boater who was aggressive, threatening, cursing and so on. He retreated to his boat when I called in my brother and his family and the local police. But it is a sad time when a woman can't sit on her beach without being faced with a power boat 10 feet off the beach--- so close that I couldn't have gone for a swim- and then is screamed at when I asked him nicely to just push back 20 feet! Even his kids seemed embarassed after a while by the stand-off. It is sad that the landowners seem to have lost much of their rights to the beaches--- many who pay the majority of the real estate taxes due to the second home tax structure, while the boaters, who pay a yearly license fee, seem to have greater rights. Just a sad situation for our area.