My mind has been on the letter S as of late. I’ve been asking friends and family if it’s still Spring, or if Summer has officially begun. My Sister Summer had her birthday recently. And …
I’ve been saying for a while that once we get into our new house a lot of things will get easier. Among them, I would have to put my commute to work at the top of the list, given the drastic …
Priorities might be another apt “P” word this week. I’ve been making them and readjusting them by the hour. All I can say is that it is now nothing short of full-blown spring and …
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
For anyone concerned about the welfare of my chickens, I will start this piece with the disclaimer that NO CHICKENS WERE HARMED in the writing of this content. As my regular readers will …
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
I’m very fortunate to know that a lot of the doors that have been closed in my life have been for my own good. The Good Lord has gracefully saved me from myself more times than I know. …
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Way back yonder in the month of October—you know, a century ago—my wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. As per natural courtship rituals, it was upon my shoulders as …
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
As the leaves fall in the final days of autumn, so too fall the giants that bore them. Not everywhere, of course. But on the site of the future Hill family farm, the first signs of our …
Thursday, October 26, 2023
There are two kinds of men: those who just buy the new thing their wife wants, and those who volunteer and overpromise a masterfully crafted and cheaper alternative to the product at hand. …
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
What for some might be wallet, keys, spectacles and watch, for a farmer is wallet, keys, watch and pocketknife. Growing up, I lost a couple to the public school because everywhere but …
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
This year for the first time, my boys decided—with some structured leading—to plant and cultivate their own crops aside from those in our farm fields. It began with a strange request. …
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
So if you read my outdoor article last month titled “Fundamental Foraging,” you would know my boys and I recently came into a good supply of mushrooms harvested from a tree near our …
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The butcher’s kids go hungry and the cobbler’s kids go shoeless. I used to hear this phrase often, but perhaps less so lately. The idea behind it is that the thing we might do as a …
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Ever had a bad day? Bad week? Maybe it was just uncanny how many things could go wrong all at the same time. Well, this is the tale of one such time. It all started long, long ago. A time so far …
