The Jewel

Names are important. We name children after their forefathers or after celebrities or after a good friend. Brand names are often derived from their founders, such as Versace or Gucci...

February 18 The weather that week featured cool nights but warm days. Our cabana had a thick concrete wall and therefore it remained consistently cool inside. Which was great during...

February 16 The ranch had two main sites: the main camp was the owner's homestead. It had a kitchen with its mesquite burning stove and the ramada with its horses....

Valentines Day Valentines Day arrived in Phoenix. But in all the preparations needed for our adventure, it almost slipped my mind. My wife Ruth was back in Winnipeg enjoying our...

A Dude Ranch It was 1991 and a new movie called City Slickers had hit the big screen. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and promised myself that someday I too...

Today, let’s try and answer some questions about gold. What is gold and what is your scrap gold jewellery worth? Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and...

The Golden Age Do you ever get your best ideas in the middle of the night, only to forget them by morning? Or while showering off your cobwebs in the...

The Retired Guy I suppose that writing a blog is no different than writing a letter many years ago. Except that instead of addressing just one individual, a blog has the...