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Having a Christmas theme is a great way to make your holiday celebrations memorable. This post will suggest some of our best Christmas t-shirts that will complement your family’s style....

Oktoberfest is all about beer. Well, not entirely, but Oktoberfest beer is a tradition worth enjoying. One of the largest folk festivals in the world, Oktoberfest began in Munich over...

From sports practice and rehearsals to dentist appointments and errands, there never seems to be enough meaningful time with your loved ones. And that’s not the worst of it. With...

A good drink is great all year round. But a great drink lives at the forefront of your mind whenever a specific season rolls in. It feels fully at one...

Almost 30 years ago, in the weeks before Halloween of 1995, my next door neighbor got the biggest pumpkin I’ve ever seen in person. It was simply enormous – weighing...

Holiday parties are the best way to keep the season joyful and festive. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you already know how much I enjoy a good...

Our engraved Black Cherry products are the perfect finishing touches to your kitchen, dining room, man cave, or home bar. Our wood is sourced locally from Troyer’s, a nearby Amish...

It was just around the 100 mile mark on the John Muir Trail and we were setting up a quick camp near Marie Lake. Eight days in, not quite to...

I’ve been in a lot of watering holes in my day. I’ve loved some, liked some, tolerated some, and hated some. That’s just how it goes. But I’ve loved every...

I’ve moved around quite a bit in my life. I currently live in the woods, in a beat-up little cabin where a good-sized creek oxbows and hardwoods give way to...

Spring gatherings are often about getting back out of the house, celebrating the earth’s fecundity, and looking forward to a bit more sun in the sky. Summer gatherings are often...

Time and place can be complicated. Nonlinear. Not too long ago I met up with an old friend—someone I had once been very close to but had fallen out of...