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Scarlett getting ready for the solar eclipse next week, (even though she won't see it in Virginia). Conway is quite close to the maximum event line, with an estimated time of just under four minutes of total maximum. There are estimates of up to a million and a half visitors in the state (we...

...knowing that our Democracy is safe, now that I'm a Pole Worker. It's Primary season in Arkansas and early voting is available through Monday the 4th, with Election Day on Tuesday the 5th. While our early voting is rather light (compared to the main voting day), it has still increased from...

Just before molt, notice the lovely blue eyes. Along with the king snakes, eastern hognose, and copperheads they keep the wood rat population in the wood pile under control. They also keep my wife from bringing wood up to the wood box (or she uses it as an excuse not to help).

Opening day of deer season in Arkansas. Eight does in my front yard while the males are back in the woods where the hunters are. Not only in deer, but also in humans, the females are the smarter sex, which I seem to prove to my wife daily.

I've been coming back to the Porkies (Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park) in the UP for almost half a century. Back in the 70s, (when I had two knees that actually bent, and in the same direction), I was a backcountry guide, and would try to get the Mirror Lake 8-bunker in the middle of...

Lots of rare, well-aged tobacco and a variety of pipes. All tobacco was stored in my larder/tornado shelter in basement, at a constant 48-50 degrees. Please Note: I have been selling a fair amount of what is in the photos below. I can't keep up with putting new photos after every sale, but will...

Been out of state for over a month and mold grew on the top row of cigars and into the wood (cedar lined). Fortunately, I didn't have many cigars in it, but about a dozen were lost. How do I get the mold/spores out of the cedar? I wiped it down with a slightly damp rag and it's sitting in the...

Looking at getting dashcams for our cars, and being technologically (along with most other knowledge) inept, I'm trying to find out if those that list cloud storage upload the videos somewhat rapidly, or are they kept in the dashcam until I upload it? What my concern is, if the car is broken...

I was opening this jar today, the first time in ten years since I originally jarred it, and those nasty little cubes viciously attacked me. Usually, I keep my hand over the lid when I open an aged jar, as I've had a couple of them pop and launch the lid. But these little basterds blasted the...

Move along, move along, nothing to see here...

We cut these logs yesterday for future firewood. The large sweet gum trunk had been lying on the ground in the shade for a year, and I de-barked the slices to dry out faster. That evening, very dark from a low moon phase, I went for a walk in my woods and Eureka! Bitter Oyster (panellus...

We are heading towards this area to help our daughter move from Augusta GA to Chesapeake VA. Her husband is in the Navy and is being assigned to the Little Creek base, but he's been sent for advanced training so he can't help with the move. Any suggestions on restaurants, regional food...

I found an old tin of this tobacco, but I can't seem to find any info or reviews of it? Does anyone know what the components are? Natch

Sorry for the "Pipe For Sale" prefix, it wouldn't let me post this without choosing one of the four options, and there is no tobacco for sale as an option. But if you are looking for tobacco, please read on! All bulk has been sealed in Mason jars, and they have not been opened since the date...

Has anyone had this tobacco? Tobacco Reviews has covered a couple of the early years (2000-06) and they're mostly Virginia or VaPers. But they don't cover any since 2006 and just wondering what this year's Holiday Blend might be. We used to see a lot of Capt. Earl's blends in the Milwaukee...

I've been opening a lot of Mason jars with aged tobacco recently. I've always enjoyed that whoosh of fragrance when they're first opened after a decade or more and often hold my nose close to the lid as I open it. This past week I've had one that had enough pressure to bounce the lid off the...

Going through the process of digitizing a lot of old family photos and came across this one. Back in the early '50s, like many urban areas, we had daily milk delivery. Golden Gurnsey was a major dairy in the Milwaukee area and my parents would let me walk to the end of the block and I'd "help"...

$110.82 and a phone call McClelland #2015, Virginia Flake, 4 oz sealed on 11/2010 McClelland # 2035, Dark Navy Flake, 7 oz sealed on 11/2010 2 - C&D Opening Night, 2 oz. 2009 (both tins bulging out) Fribourg & Treyer Golden Mixture, 50g 2009 Escudo Navy De Luxe, 50g 2006 Hamborger...

Does anyone out there remember Levin Tobaccos? A 1988 tin of his Virginia Woods was hiding in the bottom of a box. Notice how they don't just stamp the date on the bottom of the can, but personalize the labels for each month's production. Then I stumble upon 9 soup cans I purchased from the...

When my beautiful bride and I were married (1989), I had a job at Ball State U. that started in just a few days, so I tried to convince her that Muncie, IN is the honeymoon capital of the Midwest. Ball State was a great place to work, but if you've ever been to Muncie, you know that it is not...