Bench-less Picnics
Beware of picnic tables without benches. Bellying up to the table and sitting on air may put you […]
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A Get Away for the Weekend
You want to get away for the weekend. To take the family and dogs, hook up the camper […]
The Most Important Listener, Me (a journal entry)
What a wonderful thing it is to start a new journal. It’s an empty book, blank, and full […]
Practice Makes Perfect
I’ve set aside all of July this year to study the French language. And, when I say all, […]
Learning to Blacksmith #2 – Forging Bolt Tongs with Rebar
Part #2 of Learning to Blacksmith is about my experiences forging my first pair of tongs. It took […]
Learning to Blacksmith #1
This is post #1 of I-don’t-know-how-many-posts-to-come documenting my journey of learning how to blacksmith. The plan is to […]
Easy Productivity
I’ve been working on a theory that there are only so many productive hours every day. I mean […]
Learning to Blacksmith: Forging My First Hook
If you have been lucky enough to see a master blacksmith at work whether in person or in […]
Feed the Beast
I’m a beast. Or rather, I have a beast inside of me. There are more than one. Have […]
A Recipe to Remember
Today I made dinner rolls using a recipe passed down through generations and the act made me remember.