Saving Lost Skills – Pioneer Family Days at Heathcote Botanical Gardens

I received an email from my wife’s aunt, Nan, who happens to be Heathcote Botanical Gardens’s Educational Coordinator. Her email was in regards to yesterday’s post on harvesting meat rabbits. She mentioned that she would be willing to run the camera for me to better show the process (one of two offers I received – […]

When I was a Kid in WV: The Mystery Monster in the Cave – The Reveal

Last week, I mentioned an adventure I had with my teenage friends, Charlie, Bob, and Mike Cottrill. If you’ve not read it, go read it first, otherwise reading this is like reading the last chapter in a murder mystery… When I was a Kid in WV: The Mystery Monster in the Cave Part I

When I was a Kid in WV: The Mystery Monster in the Cave Part I

This is a true story from my childhood. Collecting ginseng was a way for us to raise a decent amount of money for what appeared to be very little effort.  In the mid-80’s it was selling for around $200 per pound, if memory serves me. Whatever the price, it was a way for “the Boys” […]

“Visiting Unknown Places” – Discount Tackle in Ft. Pierce

Florida is FULL of unknown places, or at least places that most folks will drive by for years, and not realize what a gem they’ve been missing out on. Fishing spots, restaurants, mom and pop stores, shady rest spots, and other great places to add to your list of places to have been, at least once. […]