The Dirt on Nicky
End of spring report
It was a fast-moving but enlightening spring, and it’s gone. What gerunds will we use in October to describe summer 2023?...
The Coffee Table
Dogs Unchained
Yesterday morning I was awakened early and, before I could make coffee, was faced with a young but muscular dog attached to my front...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 21 – 27, 2023
Summer Begins
The Sun in Gemini shifts into Cancer Wednesday, June 21, and summer 2023 begins. Poised at the Tropic of Cancer, the Sun...
HavingREELFun
I'm hoping everybody had a great Father’s Day. The weather was perfect.
Our picture this week is Jackson Butt with a nice Illinois River hybrid caught...
The Coffee Table
My Sedimental Journey
While trying to find a vase for a broken rose—a casualty of some Xtreme gardening—I had some thoughts about sentimentality. I set the flower...
The Dirt on Nicky
Natural salves and ointments vs. chiggers
“Right on time,” I said after a morning in the garden. “Chiggers. Must be June.”
Chiggers are tiny spider relatives,...
HavingREELFun
Session 2 of Riverman 2023 school is in the books. I’m not sure if the volunteers or the kids had more fun at this event...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 14 – 21, 2023
Flag Day, Father’s Day, a New Moon, a Retrogrades & Summer Begins!
It’s quite a Gemini week ahead! Flag Day (Wednesday), new moon and Saturn...
The Coffee Table
A Tale of Two Countries
Most of my life, when I have read about authoritarian governments whose leaders strongly encourage citizens to snitch on one...
HavingREELFun
Hope everybody had a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend, the lakes and rivers were super busy jampacked. If people weren’t fishing, they were...