The fun-loving, Venezuelan-oil-executives were my favorites, of all who studied at the D.C. international-language center. These lively...

For sale—130-year-old, independent newspaper, in a historic, PA Wilds, Boomtown Borough. Everything is on the table—the name and mailing...

Of the four churches within about a block of our family’s home, the Methodists were the most fascinating. Their impressive, grey-stone...

On a frosty, October evening, under a moon close to full, a two-stall garage hosted some high-energy goings-on in the forests of Elk...

Join a fireside confession about a quest for medieval gold hidden in modern-day Pittsburgh's Schenley Park. Hear a tale of chivalry,...

We roasted a chicken in a solar oven, on a sunny, 4th-of-July morning in Elk County, PA. After 20 minutes of preheating, the oven reached...

Trying to save a twisted owl, in D.C. woodlands, three old friends find adventure, humor, and hope. (A beautifully illustrated,...

Heartbreak Alley is a kick-back place in a rural-Pennsylvania, mountain borough. In good weather, garage bays are opened wide to the...

Some of you won't have seen the following blog I recently wrote for the Trust. If you'd like to take a photo tour of this 1890 bank,...

We can live our lives on different levels, which can be compared to certain animals and 5 different parts of the body. I The Anus Level...

(Readers please note: I wrote the following story for the Johnsonburg Community Trust. The Trust released it earlier today, as a blog on...

A crop that should have taken 7-11 days took me 5 weeks to grow. At 48 hours, the lid came off... On day...

Fish for dinner, on Friday, is common in Elk County, PA, regardless of the time of year. At dinnertime one Friday, about a month and a...

1.) Pour 1/3 cup water over a soil disk, which expands and is easy to spread around this six-inch-long tray. 2.) Spread the seeds evenly...

The atmosphere here, in this little Pennsylvania Borough, is surreal. It’s quiet and peaceful but strangely so. It’s a lot like the atmosp

Tall tales and telling truths told in rural, Elk County, PA, from the late 1870s to the late 1970s.

As of today, the Brick Block’s pests have been managed--no more bugs, bats, cats, rodents or other vermin. With this step, a great...

Last night, the Johnsonburg, PA, Borough Council gave a unanimous nod to the Johnsonburg Community Trust’s purchase-and-rehabilitation...

The Johnsonburg Brick Block’s back alley and external grounds were certainly due for a good, 130-year clear-out. And, today, they got...

The Brick Block has already stood the test of so much time. A great match may still be found, given 6 months to gather & consider proposals