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Give me that old time mountain music

May 17, 2012 Rural Life

Folk music has its followers around the world, and even more so is the music that comes from our own Appalachian region here in the United States. So, the opportunity to listen and and see a little culture is an experience to grab hold of. I like that mountain music. It’s the roots of blue [...]

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Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment

May 15, 2012 Review

A Book Review You would think that with a title like Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment, this book is only for women, but it is far from that. Author Liz Jansen has given us a good read that is part memoir and part anthology of women who have found motorcycling as a tool [...]

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Hiking at the Caesar Creek Nature Preserve

May 6, 2012 Destination

Sometimes, I just have to combine two of my favorite pastimes—motorcycling and hiking. And so I found myself on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, motorcycling one my favorite roads to a favorite hiking spot, Caesar Creek Nature Preserve. I entered the trail and wound my way along the creek, observing how high the water is and [...]

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Gardens in the Spring

May 1, 2012 Essays

There must be farmer or gardener DNA in my genes. I am always calmed in the presence of Spring as new growth emerges from the ground. Take for example, the hardy hostas. They sprout up through the ground every year in dazzling greens and variations. Some are solid colored. Some have white edges with green [...]

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Rails to Trails through the countryside

April 16, 2012 Destination

There was a time when people feared the conversion of abandoned railroad beds into bicycle and walking paths. The fear was that crime would increase. Adjoining properties would be impacted by lower property values. How wrong were those naysayers. Brent Photo: Little Miami Recreational Trail, Morrow, Ohio. The LMRT is 75 miles long connecting multiple [...]

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The Joy of Catching a Fish

April 12, 2012 Fly Fishing

The local fly fishing group and Project Healing Waters has a regular schedule to go fishing at one of the county parks. It’s a pond on a children’s farm, and fishing is usually not allowed, but there are exceptions like for the kids and the Veterans group. Because the pond is not regularly fished, it [...]

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I finished building my fly rod

March 17, 2012 Fly Fishing

It’s a first for me. I bought my first fly rod in my twenties. Forty years later, I own a few others, but have never built a fly rod. This past year, having become more active in our local fly fishing club, Buckeye United Fly Fishers, I have started tying flies and helping others. When [...]

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