PawPaw's House

Milady and I were talking about cameras yesterday and we remembered the little 110 cameras that were so ubiquitous to our adolescence and yo...

I've been reading about this high-school senior who was suspended during her senior year for possession of a paring knife at her high s...

I've seen this at various places on the Internet, and the latest place I've seen it is here. Did you know that there are laws that ...

There is an axiom among rifle shooters that you're in good shape if you can hit a 9" paper plate at any range where you might reson...

This morning, I told Milady that I wanted to make a bean soup tonight. Then, I left for the deer lease, forgetting to soak my beans. No pr...

I missed a deer today, during a comedy of errors. I sat in the stand from before daylight till about 10:45, when I looked at my watch. I ...

We awoke this morning to a cold, breezy day in Central Louisiana. The thermometer hasn't moved much off 40 degrees for the last two day...

During the Christmas festivities, the dog was surprised to find that Milady had hung a stocking on the fireplace with his name on it, and Sa...

I awoke to a gentle rain on my acre this morning. At 7:00 the cloud cover was so complete that daylight was just a concept. I hope it fall...

It's Christmas Eve, a very holy day in the Church. Milady and I started a tradition shortly after we came to be together. With blende...

This morning I found myself without adult supervision, also without grandkid supervision, so I headed for the deer woods. Got to my stand a...

Here in Louisiana, we've got an extremely generous deer season. When you buy the license, you get six tags, three for antlered deer and...

I'm watching grandkids today while the parents work. That's one of the benefits of working in the schools, that I get to be off wor...

Another selection from Celtic Woman, this one O Come All Ye Faithful. The more I listen to this group of women, the better I like them. ...

I've been thinking a lot about the deer I shot this weekend with my Savage Model 10 in .243 Winchester. The load I used featured a 100 ...

Proper reflection for a Sunday Morning before church. This is the time of the year for rich chorale music, and the Mormons do that wonde...

Sometimes I get a look from the dog that is pure aggravation. I don't know what I was doing to him, but he didn't like it much. ...

We started yesterday with Luciano Pavarotti singing the old classic Ave Maria. Today we continue with another interpretation, this one by S...

The Savage Model 10 (.243 Winchester) made venison this morning. At 8:30 a.m. local, a young spike buck stepped out on the pipeline, about...

A dry front pushed through last night, dropping temps into the mid 40s. Accuweather is calling is calling for a low of 35 tonight with a ch...