In the early part of this past week, the National Weather Service predicted a major winter storm would affect our area. I accepted the...

It was a nice week. I was back in retirement. Grammerly says there is no such word as reretired, but that is exactly what I accomplished....

I knew when I retired from a long and extremely taxing career in construction Elaine's and my life would not be fair. With Elaine...

I think I might have become too comfortable. As many of you know I have retired from my construction career. I have settled into a new...

Valentine's Day was this past week. I hope you enjoyed your "holiday" with someone special. Elaine and I don't exchange Valentine's...

When a person arrives at the intersection of our driveway and the county road, should he/she/they turn left he/she/they could be in for...

I enjoy a love /hate relationship with wildlife, all wildlife. As a child, I couldn't wait for Saturday morning to come so I could watch...

It was a quiet week at the ranch. Alarmingly so. It was so quiet it made me think about when Elaine and I were both retired. We spent...

It was a beautiful January day. Oh, it wasn't seventy degrees, or sixty, or even fifty, but the sun was shining and it was forty...

Hoo doggies, it's cold out there! And I know, because I've been out there. And let's not forget, I'm kind of an expert in the cold. ...