THE GARDEN: GETTING A BIT MORE TECHNICAL © 2019 Walt Hampton I have had a few questions from readers about our gardening efforts and this week I would like to address those. Please remember, this is what is working for us, and we are always looking to our neighbors for…
THE DANG GARDEN! © 2019 Walt Hampton I mentioned to you folks last year that pepper plants like to ‘hold hands’, an expression shared with us from my wife’s sister from West Tennessee. I thought I would begin this year’s garden post with a look at last years’ harvest…
WALT’S CAMPFIRE 6-19 #1 copyright Walt Hampton 6-1-19 RATTLER! Over the course of the next thirteen weeks I have been given the opportunity to share with you some more time around the campfire, while I take a deeper look at our Appalachian mountains. My intention is to stimulate…
FROM SHADBUSH TO AZALEA THE BLESSING OF A LONG SPRING Walt’s Campfire Copyright 2019 The elevation range of the Appalachian mountains gives us hill folks a unique opportunity to experience a long spring season. As the period of daylight increases at the end of winter, the…
WALT’S CAMPFIRE EAT THAT TURKEY! COPYRIGHT 2019 WALT HAMPTON Before we get too romantic let me inject a little reality into this tome: although the adult tom turkey is indeed a beautiful creation, showy, with gorgeous plumage and a regal bearing, the truth is that biologically he is…
MAY 7, 2018 BETTER ANGELS I worked him for three hours on 5-6-18 but he would not come down the Mountain. He stayed on the other side of the fence, forbidden fruit, teasing and tempting me. All that night the Devil whispered in my ear: …
THE APPALACHIAN WAY Walt’s Campfire 1-8-19 Copyright Walt Hampton When I was growing up in Galax, Virginia in the 1960’s, my dad was the manager of the Virginia Employment Commission office there. We in the family were abreast of the economic and employment situation around…
Walt’s Campfire Copyright Walt Hampton 1-15-19 NOTE: I am retired from commercial gun stock work; I now only keep a hand in as a hobbyist, making the occasional stock for family members. I did make the stocks for all of the firearms in this article, in that I…
Varmints and the Trapper 12-19-18 Copyright Walt Hampton Growing up and living in rural America, and especially in the central Appalachians, puts folks in close contact with the abundant wildlife populations. Folks that grew up in the city environment have no experience with the interactions with animals we…
WALT’S CAMPFIRE HOTROD COPYRIGHT 2-1-19 Walt Hampton I have often said over the years that if reincarnation is real, I want to come back in the next life as Joe Reeves’ dog. One of the great things about life is discovering the true nature of our friends and through…
