My journey, now beginning its ninth month, has been one of extraordinary discovery, mostly of interesting places and wonderful people I have met—the magic of their stories. There is, however, a deeper purpose, which is to discover what makes people feel happy and...
Along the Journey
Rutland, VT—It’s a village, a town, a city with a fabulous Farmers Market downtown.
Did you know? —That all carrots are not orange? —That despite their color, lilac colored peppers taste like green peppers? —That hand-blown glass beads look like rare jewels? —That oatmeal-raisin cookies can be made thick as a really great hamburger and just as round?...
Is there any place more restorative than a forest with bubbling mountain streams?
Prancing along the stream bank I was all-at-once: Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest on a handsome steed; Alan-a-Dale, Troubadour of Robin's Merry Men, and the Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. The roller coaster trail through the hemlocks: my avenue to glory; my...
The Rolling Hills of Northeastern Pennsylvania Are a Patchwork of Cow Pastures, Corn Fields and Huge Farm-Family Lawns
Under azure blue skies white puffy clouds glide along on the wind—this is beautiful farm country, especially if you are fond of barn architecture, well crafted stone walls and foundations—I saw one farm with an old, stone foundation out front, perhaps the first small...
Inventing a dessert—like writing a fine paragraph—is all about ingredients.
Being a cook or a writer or a photographer equally requires vision: a sense of what flavors result when certain tastes and textures come together, the right ingredients, and the finished dish in your mind’s eye. These combined start the salivary glands humming:...
Earth Day Visit to Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
In honor of Earth Day I visited the magnificent cove hardwood forest in North Carolina, preserved as a memorial to Joyce Kilmer, the fallen soldier and poet-author of "TREES" who died in battle in France on July 30, 1918. Though a prolific poet whose works celebrated...
MY KOOLATRON PORTABLE REFRIGERATOR IS A HONEY!
I suppose you could call this a "sidebar". That's newspaper jargon for an interesting little tidbit of information. I don't want to start pitching products on this blog but I think it is worthwhile for people who read my blog and know how dedicated to...
Magical Cascading Waters of Western North Carolina
Away out west in the state of North Carolina there is a magical place where the arrowhead of South Carolina points practically due west. A place where North Carolina borders with Georgia, where Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas become intimate neighbors. It is here...
The incredibly Beautiful Okefenokee Swamp
Southeastern, GA: Alligators, turtles, white-tailed deer, raccoons, pileated woodpeckers, resident water fowl, water lilies, swamp grasses and miles and miles of quiet, deep, dark-black brackish water in a wonderfully quiet remote natural area. A wild, woolly,...
How to REALLY Catch an Alligator!
As told from the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. You’ll need some implements: —A Good Pair of Binoculars —A Pair of Tweezers —A Matchbox —A Green Spot First you find a pleasant spot down by the edge of a swamp where the afternoon sun is good for sun bathing. Alligators...
