I’ve learned over the yearsnot to get too excited about things, good or bad. Life has a way of balancing itself out. One day, you’re ready to toss your project into the wood-stove, and the next, you’re standing back admiring a job well done. Keeps things interesting, I suppose....
Gambling personifies the Shakespearean twist of the racetrack. High rollers and drugstore cowboys wager to win. Some men walk out with a grocery cart of recycled cans; some walk out with enough money to buy a racehorse. They leave by the same gate, and the next day, they return for more...
Spanky passes me again near the top of the hill as I water up, and after passing through a field of raspberries (my entry in a trail register nearby is, “Nothing is real – except raspberry fields, forever!”) I arrive at Congdon Shelter, where I stop to eat lunch. Over time ...
On my Mom’s first full day in Seoul, she met me after work at my school and I decided to take her on a little nature hike leading to Montmarte Park –a nice, open area located not too far from Seorae Village (also known as “The French Village” due to the large number of Fre...
Location: Near Choeng Mon, in its own quiet bay. An island stalwart, totally secluded on its namesake bay. A very private spot (also very car-dependent for outside excursions – or kayak across the bay to eat on nearby Choeng Mon Beach). Tongsai Bay’s beach sand isn’t quite as so...
If you love staying in a local neighborhood, this is a great spot in Dubrovnik. It’s near the main harbor entry, approximately a 30-minute walk from Old Town, but with excellent public transport links to Old Town to utilize in the heat of summer. There are many fantastic, non-touristy...
RFQ:I am looking for the door on the side of the fire box of a Kalamazoo wood and coal and propane stove if you can help me call me or email Luis Morilla - Cliffside Park, New Jersey December 2, 2024 privately respond to this RFQ ...
They were closed for the season (late fall) so we were alone, each cabin had a welcome pot belly stove to keep us warm, except on our trip to shower and middle of the night bano visits. Luis and Miguel passed us on the trail carrying our food, equipment and small stuff sacks with...
There is a wood stove in the living room for a cozy vibe during the winter, but they also have full gas central heating. It’s just over an hour to Mariposa Grove as well as the park entrance. View on VRBO Things to See and Do in Yosemite West That’s a big rock.Photo: @joe...
place to put your thermal mass is close to your heat source, so build a sculptural cob hearth and mass wall around your wood stove. That's my suggestion for very cold winter areas: cob for interior walls (and possibly south-facing exterior walls if you get very regular sun through the ...