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...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week May 31 – June 6, 2023
Gemini Festival of Goodwill, of Humanity & World Invocation Day
The third Spring Festival, that of Gemini is Saturday, June 3, at the time...
HavingREELFun
This is my favorite time of the year. Weather is great and catfish seem to like it. Water temps are ideal.
The catfish are here...
The Dirt on Nicky
What if summer is hot?
The end of May, and the jungle awakens. Uninvited native plants are suddenly in a rush to overwhelm my homegrown...