Wood burning for heat — and all that implies — was just part of life on the farm when I was young. Dad built his own woodshed on a frame of large ash posts, with whatever lumber he had available for the walls and a corrugated metal roof for protection from the elements. We cut wood in the…
Month: December 2012
The Velcro Dog…
Show of hands if you’ve heard of the Hungarian Vizsla. If your arms are still at your side, don’t sweat it. You’re not alone. Few have heard of the breed. But those who have are typically owners, or soon-to-be. You see, it’s extremely hard not to fall in love with the breed and feel a…
Welcome to the Good Medicine Camp!
When I was a boy growing up on the family farm in western Pennsylvania, I had a special place I visited often that I called the Good Medicine Camp. I stole the name from a Tom Brown, Jr. book, The Tracker. The name in the book was derived from an old native American belief that…
