At my readings I make it a regular habit to establish the point that I am hardly a rural living expert.  At best, Coop is Back to the Land for…View post

Footage of my morning TV interview at KATU in Portland, Oregon can now be viewed here.  Farmer friends, please note I keep trying to wedge in the fact that I…View post

The woodstove was still warm, but the fire had fizzled.  Intending to add paper and kindling, I reached in to grab the unburned chunk of wood – which of course…View post

Talked on the telephone with former ‘Sconnie resident Megan Zabel recently.  You can read the exchange here.  Honest, I didn’t set that pager off myself.

Dug way down deep in a box of old CDs I found in the garage, and now I’m listening to Taylor Dayne:  “Tell it to my haaawwt!”  Always figured Taylor…View post