Plenty of material, madly busy, but this image, courtesy of John L Moore, will stand, as truth, as a testimonial to my old rifles, and to my vanity that my hair is growing back, if not quite here yet. At least I can go out now without a hat…
Tag: Age and Infirmity
Sixty- Three
… posts til #4000. On June 5, 2005, I wrote the first, rather casually, never dreaming that a blog would become part of my writing life… Several books, a step- grandson, Parkinson’s, many friends gone… Selling some guns I should not have (well I do that every WEEK)… I need without question to write a …
Coming Attractions
Back from almost a week in Boston, where I went to see and hear Tom Russell’s debut of his new Ballad of the West, The Rose of Roscrae; also to see my 90 year- old mother, whose birthday I had missed, my siblings– 4 of out of 8 of them still live there, as well …
Returning to Service
Mostly polishing off, with endless revisions, the Book O’ Books, done for months but still being tweaked, also endless Good- But- Endless visitors, end of holiday and other serious food, arthritis and steroids and two major dog operations and too much to drink, and far too little to chase… Any weariness in these lines is …
A VERY light gun returns
Thanksgiving’s shoot made me realize regular shotguns may be beyond me, barring surgery, steroids, or scarier drugs. So from California and artist Tom Quinn, my old T Turner English boxlock is returning. Only .410 I could ever shoot- 4 pounds 8 ounces but FIFTEEN INCH stock. Compare to old Grant Pigeon 12 for scale. Again, …