A Gift: Another New Year

Wow, 2014, already…  This is new ground for me.  It appears that I have now outlived the men in my family for seven or eight generations.  You may have stumbled into the same experience.  This probably calls for a rendition of Auld Lang Syne, or something; it seems to...

The Art of Last Minute Gifting

Not exactly last minute, since there are days and days left, but let us consider possibilities. In my mind, any outdoor gift—last minute or not—ought to make or represent a connection between the giver and getter.  Gifting is about connecting with people.  A real gift...

Winter and Death

It was one of those off-Reecer Creek meetings of the Reecer Creek Rod, Gun, Working Dog & Outdoor Think Tank Benevolent Association.  The subject on the floor was the bitter cold, the winter looming and how the wild critters of Paradise will manage this year. ...

Local Hot Christmas Gifts

I know you’ve been holding off a bit, waiting for my list of locally available hot gifts for the outdoor nuts surrounding you.  In response to that need, and in keeping with my role as chair of the Gifting in Support of Homey Businesses Subcommittee (in accordance...