Comedy of Airs
Sometimes words can’t adequately color the folly of man. By “man” I mean me, which seems both generous to me and insulting to my…
Food for thought
It’s Sunday afternoon, and the rain has been rolling off the roof all day. More than a drizzle, less than a downpour. We knew…
Wood-In-It Be Nice
What good’s a wood stove without wood to chuck into it, amIright? Jenn talked about how we bought some seasoned firewood so we could…
No Offence
Whenever I’m bemoaning an upcoming weekend that will be spent repainting a room, I inevitably bump into some people who claim to love painting….
Swamp Thing
We pushed the canoe through a thin channel, marsh grass brushing our elbows on both sides. Jenn was at the front of the canoe,…
Game of Thorns
To the novice gardener (e.g., Brad), blackberry bushes can be intimidating. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, Brad, how the hell are you making…
Cereal Killer
It’s not that I have anything against commercial cereal. I ate Cap’n Crunch until I was in my third decade, including a rather late…
Pear-ly legal
Really, they were just begging to be stolen. Giant clusters of pale green fruit, seductively pulling branches closer to the ground with their fully-ripened…
Cupboard = not bare
One of the things that we mentioned on our guest stint on the Root Simple podcast was the struggle we have with keeping our…