by Rick | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog, The Burly Log Blog, Writing Tips
I love to write and recently resumed the practice of handwritten letters. My favorite instrument of choice, hands down, is a fountain pen. Using a fountain pen on fine paper requires an entirely different way of writing than which I am accustomed. I am also a...
by Rick | Jan 23, 2017 | Blog, The Burly Log Blog, Writing Tips
My story of recently taking up the tradition of handwriting letters starts with a chunk of wood and a persistent son. My son, Isaac, is a fine woodworking craftsman, remodeler and artist. We both share a love of working with wood and he kept encouraging me to take up...
by Rick | Dec 25, 2016 | Blog, Grandpa Harry Stories
Harry balanced one hand on the cane while he slipped another log into the fireplace. Usually, he burned spruce or lodgepole pine that grew in abundance in the forest around his cabin, but he kept the Pinon pine for Christmas mornings. No other logs burning on a fire...
