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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.
Chuck
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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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...
Chuck
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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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...
Chuck
Sep 19, 20231 min read
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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...
Chuck
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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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...
Chuck
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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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...
Chuck
Mar 8, 20231 min read
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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....
Chuck
Oct 10, 20221 min read
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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...
Chuck
Aug 28, 20221 min read
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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...
Chuck
Aug 10, 20221 min read
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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...
Chuck
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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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.
Chuck
Dec 22, 20211 min read
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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...
Chuck
Nov 14, 20211 min read
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Fall?
It is the middle of October in north-central Minnesota. The leaves remain mostly green and the temperature will reach the seventies this...
Chuck
Oct 15, 20211 min read
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Iceland
Just returned from a two-week trip around the country of Iceland. Each stop was as amazing as the last. Volcanoes, mountains, glaciers,...
Chuck
Sep 15, 20211 min read
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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...
Chuck
Jul 18, 20211 min read
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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,...
Chuck
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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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...
Chuck
Jun 27, 20201 min read
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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...
Chuck
Apr 15, 202014 min read
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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. ...
Chuck
Dec 21, 20191 min read
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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...
Chuck
Aug 15, 20191 min read
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