Chuck
Winter has arrived
When it gets cold, the cat takes up residence in the bathroom sink as it sits over a heating vent. Makes brushing my teeth a challenge.
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Chuck
- Nov 13, 2023
- 1 min
I Blew the Leaves Away
I blew the leaves away I blew the leaves away today They scattered and tumbled in front of me Some took to the air trying to return to...
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Chuck
- Sep 19, 2023
- 1 min
Apple City Minnesota
Just spent another two hours picking apples. We have two trees that produced a total of 27 apples last year. This year, we pinched off...
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Chuck
- Jul 17, 2023
- 1 min
When everything breaks
This is a torsion axle. It was on my trailer. The axle rusted and collapsed with a full load of dirt a few blocks from my home. So I...
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Chuck
- Mar 22, 2023
- 1 min
Getting Tired
Got another 4" of mostly slush last night. The piles are now getting too high for me. Drifts over five feet in the back yard. And it is...
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Chuck
- Mar 8, 2023
- 1 min
Covid Catches Me
I had managed to avoid Covid through the pandemic - until January. My wife said, "You need to get out. It will be fun." So, I went to a...
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Chuck
- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Here's Something Different
We've had raccoons, foxes, deer, eagles, even bear in our yard but now this is hanging around. Apparently called a Marcella's pheasant....
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Chuck
- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min
Be a Mentor
It doesn't take much time to make a big difference in the life of a child - and your own life too. Here's a picture of my Kinship partner...
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Chuck
- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min
All is not lost
The dock may be lost to the flooding, the cabin may be sinking, and a new hole needs to be dug for the outhouse, but evenings on the...
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Chuck
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
I had a dock
Got to visit my cabin last week. It's located on giant Lake of the Woods in Northwest Ontario. The lake is now at record high water...
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Chuck
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
My Office Cat
It's hard to keep writing at times, I just get tired. Fortunately, the office cat is there to inspire me with his boundless energy.
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Chuck
- Nov 14, 2021
- 1 min
And a month later...
Leaves are down, ground is covered, fall has come and gone. And a rough draft of the next Trask Brothers book is complete. Tme for...
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Chuck
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Fall?
It is the middle of October in north-central Minnesota. The leaves remain mostly green and the temperature will reach the seventies this...
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Chuck
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Iceland
Just returned from a two-week trip around the country of Iceland. Each stop was as amazing as the last. Volcanoes, mountains, glaciers,...
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Chuck
- Jul 18, 2021
- 1 min
Get the Shot
I got vaccinated early on. At that time, getting the shot was about me - I didn't want to get sick or worse. But as time has gone on I...
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Chuck
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
Into the darkness
Took a writing break to do a little ice fishing in northern Minnesota over the weekend. Dense fog coated the lake for most of the time,...
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Chuck
- Jun 27, 2020
- 1 min
I Have A Cabin
It's nothing fancy. Water pumped from the lake. Plumbing that seems to leak each year. An outhouse. (Deluxe, according to the purchase...
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Chuck
- Apr 15, 2020
- 14 min
A Touch of Humor
Took a break from book writing for a moment to try to bring something sunny to what has been a cold, dark spring. Hope you enjoy it. THE...
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Chuck
- Dec 21, 2019
- 1 min
Welcome Winter
Sorry I haven't posted for a while but this fall was a tough one. Lost my mother along with some other serious issues in the family. ...
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Chuck
- Aug 15, 2019
- 1 min
BITING DOCK
Guess I haven't done this for a while. Installed a float under the dock at the cabin. It is 6' x 2' x 1' and that is a lot for one...
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