deliriouslove1970. The life & times of Gary and Denise Flanders. (Free and worth every penny. If you would like to compliment the editor, send to garytheflan@deliriouslove1970.com. If you would like to complain, call your mother.)

The Commonwealth of Dominica. [Not to be confused with The Dominican Republic]. It is an island country in the Caribbean. It’s ‘nickname’ is ‘Nature Isle of the Caribbean’ for it’s lush vegetation and rare plants and animals. It was formed by geothermal volcanic activity. It contains the second largest hot spring in the world called…

The 30th state to join the union…wait for it…Wisconsin. Part of my collection because it falls into the category of ‘Places we have lived’. The state flag is a truly ugly flag, it can be described as a ‘blue bedsheet with the state seal slapped on it’. And the state seal is a hodge podge…

The ‘Resist’ flag from my friends at Flags For Good. It opens the new year with a perfect example of the concept and logic of flag design. To have a symbol of something you want to emphasize and have it be a ‘good flag’ takes some thought. The idea of resisting the wrong – standing…

I asked Denise if she would take a brisk walk with me the other day. In southeast Michigan there is a wonderful system of “Metropolitan Parks’. We drove to the Lake Saint Clair Metro Park in search of migrating Snowy Owls. After almost 45 minutes Denise said this is not what she had in mind…

Now is the time to get outside and find that place where you can walk and see the hidden gems in your town. We have all been scared to be around people, go find some birds and squirrels to see what they are up to.

Back when the universe meant something we used to listen to music by pushing a piece of plastic into a machine. Now-a-days music comes out of thin air. Back then it was embedded onto a hunk of plastic called a compact disc. After experimenting with putting sounds on miles of tape wound around a little…

I know many folks have tried their hand at making sourdough bread during this time of stay at home. I have experienced watching the process from beginning to end and then getting to taste the distinct delicious product. Watching an artist create has been a fantastic way to spend my time. I have been a…

See the post called “Trust the Process”

If you were a kid living in Michigan during the 50s and 60s you learned the poem ‘The Song of Hiawatha’. “By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water….” Gitche Gumee is Lake Superior. Superior is the place where the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald sits on the bottom. Superior is one of…

In your town there is a place the roasts and brews coffee. Now is the time to find that place and support these business people. They really do have the finest cuppa joe in town. It’s not that difficult to find them. Type in ‘coffee roaster nearby’. Look on Google Maps. Look on Yelp. I…