The Nature of Eureka
The High-Handed Poinsettia
The palace of the last Aztec king, Montezuma (1466-1520), was adorned with a gift from the gods – Cutetlaxochitl – “the flower...
HavingREELFun
The weather gave us somewhat of a break again this past week. Trout fishing on the river has never let up, still catching daily...
The Dirt on Nicky
The guy with a thousand beans, and they all have names
John Withee was a photographer and adventurer who scaled the Grand Tetons and twice...
The Coffee Table
Three shades of clean
I have recently concluded that there are three basic types of people: Those who can’t stand mess, those who can stand their...
The Dirt on Nicky
Couple words about onions
This is the time of year when it is mukluks one week and T-shirts the next, but gardeners can sniff spring...
The Coffee Table
Living in a Museum
After roughly a year of trying to sell my property, I’ve taken it off the market. But it’s not because I’ve decided...
The Dirt on Nicky
Basil is ambidextrous
Gardeners in our area who planted basil (rhymes with Hazel) early in the spring are probably busy picking it because it grows...
HavingREELFun
I was told that you can’t catch fish if you’re sitting on the couch, so I went fishing with my friend from Missouri, Danny, on...
HavingREELFun
The heroes of the week are Fred Perry and Carl Caso. They teamed up to get this monster trout-eating machine out of our White...
The Dirt on Nicky
Put it in a pot
Bobbie Jean lives in a townhouse. In a sunny corner of her carport, she grew bell peppers and tomatoes in...