A man ice fishing on Lake St. Clair got an unexpected shock when a vintage Big Boy restaurant statue floated beneath the ice directly below where he was fishing, according to authorities. The fisherman said he noticed a large shadow moving under the ice. “At first I thought I had a really big fish under me,” he said. “Then I realized it was a Big Boy.”

Officials believe the statue, which had been removed from a former restaurant location near the shoreline, entered the water earlier and remained buoyant enough to travel beneath the frozen surface. While the ice didn’t break and no injuries were reported, several residents who spotted the statue contacted the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The DNR says it is working to locate and safely remove the statue and is reminding the public to report large debris or hazards observed on frozen waterways, especially during periods of fluctuating winter temperatures.

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“if you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it.”

-heraclitus

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source credit: macumb daily

for my blog friend, Audrey, and all Minnesotans, who are still out there fighting, struggling, and just trying to live their lives. The surge continues. People are still being taken, traumatized, afraid to go to work or school, and while not in the big city of Minneapolis, the smaller towns are suffering too. Thank you for standing up and showing us the strength of community and for not giving up, we are learning how to be courageous and caring from you, I’m happy to support you and hope that others will too –

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‘No more apologies for a bleeding heart when the opposite is no heart at all.

Danger of losing our humanity must be met with more humanity.’

-Toni Morrison

the cobbler’s

been here forever

or as long as I can remember

coming here

  end of long narrow hallway

in the mall

half empty half full

making a comeback

reimagined

 in new ways

good news for the space

shoes still need fixing

that’s never changed

cobbler’s still here

ready to help

people know where to find him

right where he’s always been

at the end of the line

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“i’m with you ’til the end of the line.”

-captain america, marvel comics

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poetry credit: moms who write

walking in the icy freezy slushy mess and finding this

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‘the magic is in the mess.’

-brene brown

Deborah J. Brasket’s moving novel When Things Go Missing, may cause you to reflect on your life in ways that you didn’t expect, as you follow her characters in this very human tale of a family. 

Throughout the book, each family member will be challenged to take stock of their own lives in response to an unexpected change in their family dynamic when their always reliable mother chooses to disappear. While they all love each other, they do have very real issues, and there are times when it’s best to let people resolve things on their own, yet only the people involved can make that decision. 

As a parent, a sibling, a child, a friend, perhaps we’ve all had those moments when we’ve felt the push/pull of wanting to take a break from it all, but how many of us would do it, and what would happen to those we would have to leave behind, even though we love them dearly, while also loving ourselves? Are we helping, are we hurting, by staying or leaving? What happens next?

This book tells this family’s story with compassion, love, humor, and caring, and shows you how people can find a way to find a way, with love and a strong will. I highly recommend it. 

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‘some things are best mended by a break.’

– edith wharton

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In ‘real life’ Deborah is a very interesting person –

She spent six years sailing around the world with her husband and children before returning to California where she earned her MA in English. She taught literature courses to college students, organized a union for adjunct instructors, and fought for affordable housing as the leader of a nonprofit in Santa Barbara County.

Now she lives with her husband among the rolling hills and vineyards of California’s central coast where she writes the kinds of novels she loves to read. “When Things Go Missing” is her debut novel.

She writes about art, literature, and the creative process on her author website/blog at “Deborah J. Brasket, Author – Writing from the Edge of the Wild,” where she also shares her poetry and short stories.

“When Things Go Missing” is available for sale in the following places:

Amazon,  Amazon UK, Amazon AUS, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, along with all major retailers

Deborah’s blog can be found here: deborahjbasket.com