Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. After nearly two months of grieving following the recent loss of my mother, I can feel the old joy rising within me again like sap in a tree. It helps that Rachael and I have been spending a lot of time at our mountain house in northeastern Pennsylvania. What better place to get happy again than at your happy place? Nature is balm for my soul. It always has been t

Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. This morning I took my first walk around my mountain property as an orphan. My 93-year-old mother passed away last Sunday. My father passed away in 2019 at the age of eighty-six. I am now officially parent-less in the world. It was a beautiful spring morning, the sun shining, birds chirping, new growth sprouting everywhere, but I felt none of it. The outer world w

Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. Tomorrow is the official start of Spring and there is still snow on the ground at our property in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania. All the seasons run late behind up here with the exception of winter, which arrives early and lingers well into April. It’s enough to make any sane man move to Florida to enjoy his retirement. But no thank you. I love the change