The Nature of Eureka
Contrasting nature
Nature is contrast. Less than two weeks ago, we were at –12°F, cold-to-the-bone with bleak, beautiful powdery snow, so cold, so dry, it...
The Pursuit of Happiness
I walk Frankie the dog every day for about an hour. Seven days a week. She seems to enjoy leashing me up and hauling...
The Pursuit of Happiness
One’s “depth of affiliations” is a criminal justice and psychological assessment term used to describe how connected you are to a place and the...
The Dirt on Nicky
Herbs along the way
Grass around my house has not been cut recently, so it’s transcended from yard to pasture. The most direct route from...
The Dirt on Nicky
Radish seed story
We are radish seeds in little packages on a shelf. A happy lady gathers five packages, we get barcoded at checkout, and...
HavingREELFun
I’m hoping you’ve all been out in this beautiful weather in the beautiful Ozarks. The last weeks and the next month, maybe more, will...
The Pursuit of Happiness
When I was a kid my family lived in British Columbia, Canada, for three years. We moved into a log house a mile off...
The Dirt on Nicky
Long, flat and bumpy
The following will contain words of scientific complexity including flapdoodle and watermelon.
Yellow wax beans such as Marvel of Venice produce vines...
The Dirt on Nicky
Beans on the bushes
This time of year there are beans on the bushes, so all’s right with the world. The Baker Creek seed catalog...
Hognobbing
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas hasn't yet addressed its need for a running back in the 2019 recruiting class, but the Razorbacks are off to a...