For the last few years, I have been watching every November for the Leonid meteor shower and it has never been disappointing. (Even when I had to drive to Tennessee for clear skies!). Last year's event produced the most meteors but with a full moon, most of them were...

It's bad enough for the psyche when the weather turns dark and gray, but it doesn't help with the heating bill either. Nine straight days of cloudy weather has pretty much depleted all of the solar heat storage and in doing so, the wood stove has been getting a...

Lately I've had a hankerin' for Rice Krispies® and I just can't figure out why. Could it be that the cordwood walls have been talking to me again? Yes, those three strange sounds once heard while building one of the first walls are back: Snap, Crackle and Pop. (See...