For Mother’s Day: What Mama meant to me
Mama has been gone a long time, but I remember Mama!
Fathers, birthdays and learning the value of hard work
Tomorrow, my father will be 89 and I still can’t believe it.
It’s gardening time again …but watch out for snakes
The calendar has already announced that spring is here and that means it is time to think about gardening.
The real oldest profession: Stone masonry
Hauling two wire cages of stacked stone, the flatbed turned right and crept uphill.
Copper’s allure devastated the hills that hid it
The hills were red. Barren, like some alien landscape. Nothing green.
Five very simple rules for getting older
Last Tuesday, April 13, was my 57th birthday. When I was a teen, and even during my 20s, people 50 and older seemed almost ancient to me.