Computers and Babies
Trying to juggle a computer and a baby is an on-again, off-again affair. Depending on the age of the kid, you may or may not... Read more
Category: Clair
My Town Monday: Field Trip “Up North”
Recently, I took a trip “up north.” In Michigan, this usually refers to upper parts of the Lower Peninsula (the fingers) or even to the... Read more
My Town Monday: Brighton’s Four Corners, part 3
The remaining two corners of Brighton’s Main Street/ Grand River Intersection are harder to track the history of. On the South-east corner, across Main Street... Read more
My Town Monday: Brighton’s Four Corners, part 2
Across Grand River from the Eastern House Hotel once stood a grocery store. Some time later, the building was torn down and a new store... Read more
My Town Monday: Brighton’s Four Corners, part 1
Main Street in Brighton intersects Grand River and forms a well-known and ever-changing intersection. This set of posts will look at the every changing buildings.... Read more
My Town Monday: From Farm to Suburb
Once upon a time, much of South East Lower Michigan was trees. Shortly after that, it was farm fields and small towns. This image shoes... Read more
My Town Monday: Brighton Mall… including the answer to a riddle
The Brighton Mall is nestled in the corner of Grand River and I-96. Built in the 1970s, it was, once upon a time, a “real”... Read more
My Town Monday: Dark Alleys and Streets
The alleys in movies look nothing like the alleys that we have around here. In fact, the alleys in Livingston County, what few we have,... Read more
My Town Monday: Invasion
The Soviets came to my little town. In fact, they were just around the corner. More or less. Near Mt. Brighton (which I can see... Read more
My Town Monday: Livingston County v. Ann Arbor
The little country mouse left her country home and ventured into the city this weekend. I went to see Barrie Summy at Aunt Agatha’s bookstore... Read more