tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post8609085497562835155..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Writer's RetreatsJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-24658179467520995462008-03-26T17:39:00.000-04:002008-03-26T17:39:00.000-04:00The retreat was great, thanks! Janet, I'm not sur...The retreat was great, thanks! Janet, I'm not sure about the chain ferry, but there is a dinner cruise and tours of the giant ship Keewatin. <BR/><BR/>We mostly walked around (the shops were closed, for the most part) and enjoyed the view from our little deck.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-17519664624138394862008-03-25T07:52:00.000-04:002008-03-25T07:52:00.000-04:00Saugatuck? Thought that picture looked familiar! (...Saugatuck? Thought that picture looked familiar! (I lived in the Holland area for many years.) Is the chain ferry still in operation? In summer, I mean. I'm sure it's not working in March! Brrr...<BR/><BR/>Took lots of bike rides to Saugatuck, back then. We'd sit in the back of the drugstore, all hot and sweaty, and suck down root beer floats as if they didn't have any calories. The good old Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-76928085895050741172008-03-24T13:26:00.000-04:002008-03-24T13:26:00.000-04:00My favorite writing retreat is our sun porch and I...My favorite writing retreat is our sun porch and I should be out there right now. Wow, loved the snowy picture! Have fun on your retreat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-83559359691633764602008-03-24T09:59:00.000-04:002008-03-24T09:59:00.000-04:00Cait, it's actually Saugatuck, which is just down ...Cait, it's actually Saugatuck, which is just down the road from South Haven. And I've been to Benton Harbor many times! <BR/><BR/>Sheila, you are a talented writer, because your brief description made me long for a place I've never seen.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to you both!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-10244979846722055192008-03-24T09:04:00.000-04:002008-03-24T09:04:00.000-04:00What, you mean people take time off? I haven't be...What, you mean people take time off? I haven't been anywhere that wasn't business-related since I started writing (unless you count tagging along with my husband on a business trip to Australia, which was wonderful but left no time for writing).<BR/><BR/>But if I had my druthers, I'd be in a small stone cottage in Co. Cork, with a distant view of the sea, sheep lowing in the meadow, larks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-62869191290575781962008-03-24T06:00:00.000-04:002008-03-24T06:00:00.000-04:00Julia, is that South Haven or Benton Harbor, MI?I ...Julia, is that South Haven or Benton Harbor, MI?<BR/>I loved my stay overlooking the harbor at Benton Harbor. Of course, that was late April and much warmer. I love MI.Cait Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038913081786418823noreply@blogger.com