Good Morning

Good Morning

  1/20/26 7:45 27F (-2.7C) Cold with a uniform gray overcast. Fog shrouds the surrounding hills. A faint breeze swirls the freezing mist around my face. Someone is already at it with a chainsaw across the street. We got home from the coast last night, having...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  1/17/26 7:30 37F (2.7C) Cool, clear and beautiful. It was 69F when we got here yesterday. Partied late, just got up. Fishing fleet was out all last night, still out this morning. Walter seems to be enjoying himself. I got up about an hour ago. It was still dark...
Authentic African Black Soap

Authentic African Black Soap

I was given a jug of Authentic  African Black Soap for Christmas.  Gentle and fairly sourced, it is supposed to be the best for washing everything. I have been  excitedly waiting for the McFarlanes to bring it to me from California. I haven’t washed anything,...
Good Morning

Good Morning

    1/16/26 6:30 34F (1.1C) It is quiet, calm, and cloudy this morning. Dry, with very little dew. A tiny sliver of moon glows wanly through the clouds beyond the maple. Tomorrow morning it will be absent altogether. Walter Dawg is nearby,  ever vigilant, ...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  1/15/26 6:30 35F (1.6C) Overcast and  still. The rooster is complaining. Ducks chuckle down by the creek. A dog barks  in the distance, far up the canyon.  Walter is laying by the back door, staring this direction. The general tenor of this morning is muted and...