An Outdoor Letter to Santa

Dear Santa: I know. I know. I do this every year… It occurs to me, however, and at the last possible minute, that I may not have been clear with your beardedness about my Christmas needs. And, given the responsibility I bear for making wishes for the county=s...

About Christmas Tree Hunting

If you’ve been tagging along for many of the almost 17 years of Fridays we’ve been meeting here, you know how I enjoy wandering the woods for most years’ perfect Christmas tree. This year, we’ve added a twist; in the next day or two, eleven-month-old Grand-Huckling...

Hot Yule Gifts for Your Outdoor Nut

I know you’ve been holding off – waiting for my list of locally available hot gifts for the outdoor nuts in your life. In response to that need, and in keeping with my role as chair of the Gifting in Support of Homey Businesses Subcommittee (under Reecer Creek Rod,...