Getting Prepared For Cold Days Greetings from the island everyone. I hope that all of you are doing well and adjusting to these winter-like conditions that we are having. Winter doesn’t officially begin for over a month, but it seems as though it is giving Fall a stern push out of here early. As I […]

My neighbors Parker and Patty are always telling me how proud they are to be a part of Port O’Connor, Texas. They say it is a great community and so friendly. Recently their grandlittles were visiting during the unusual starfish grounding at Kingfisher Beach. The littles enjoyed the new beach all summer and were excited […]

The time has come to lend legitimacy to the camouflage wearables we display year round as this coming weekend is the opener for duck season in the Mid Coast. I could tell you how prepared I am for it with all my gear in order and decoys patched up from last season’s misguided shots and […]

Last year, I wrote about the one ‘problem’ I have with the holidays, namely that almost immediately after giving thanks for what we are already lucky enough to have, we flock to shopping centers and push and shove and possibly injure our way through others to get the latest technical innovation or newest bauble. This […]

Let us be perfectly honest – not every family gathering is an exercise in kindness, gentleness, and self-control. Oh, and joy – let us not forget joy, particularly the “joy” we feel when a kid grabs the remote after the meal and flips on mindless cartoons rather than the football game of the century that […]