MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The darkest days of winter are now upon us. As humans, we want to hibernate like the animals of the fields and forests, waiting upon… Read More »MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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2021
The Reason for the Season
Our national news is filled with all of the shortages that the news puppets perceive we Americans are facing this holiday season. There is a… Read More »The Reason for the Season
Changing Seasons
Our fall seasonal change here in the Finger Lakes was punctuated with many days of rain, overcast skies, and days of waiting for the sun… Read More »Changing Seasons
A Precious Gift on Father’s Day
A couple of Sunday’s ago our minister announced that he was turning over the service to the Boy Scouts on June 20. I instinctively reacted,… Read More »A Precious Gift on Father’s Day
Understanding Comes With Age
When I was a small boy growing up on a farm out in Ohio, May 30 was known to me as Decoration Day. It was… Read More »Understanding Comes With Age
The Old House on the Hill
It looks lonely, that old house on the hill. Not long ago there were children playing in the yard, Playing pitch and catch or perhaps… Read More »The Old House on the Hill
Winter Has Lost Its Icy Grip
Today the temperature was 50 degrees and it was a real treat to get out of the house, breathe some fresh air, and check out… Read More »Winter Has Lost Its Icy Grip
We Are Not Very Adaptive To Sudden Weather Changes
We have just been reminded that modern man is not very adaptive to any kind of environmental change such as the bitter Arctic Vortex of… Read More »We Are Not Very Adaptive To Sudden Weather Changes
Where Is All That Junk Mail When You Need It?
I wonder if I am the only one that misses all of the seed catalogues that used to come around Christmas time? This year I… Read More »Where Is All That Junk Mail When You Need It?
Year-around Gardening in the Finger Lakes
I have to admit that I am a procrastinator. When the first snow of half an inch came last fall on November 17, 2020 here… Read More »Year-around Gardening in the Finger Lakes