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Deacon Speakin'

Dec 18, 2023

To my mother’s disappointment, I never had a taste for okra. She was born and raised in the south and her family loved it, fried okra, okra gumbo, stewed okra; it seems that it was a staple for them. So when mom married a fella from southern Indiana and moved here with him to raise a family I'm sure she looked forward...


Jan 23, 2023

Cowboy logic is mostly pretty solid logic. It is simple and to the point. It is easy to understand and difficult to argue. It is "the basics" and something we can all stand to get back to. Simple and basic can sometimes open the door to new opportunities and many worthwhile contributions.

We all have so very much to...


Jan 10, 2021

The whittle marks are the flattened spaces where wood is shaved to make the particular shape and features; the edges that give it a characteristic unique to the style. They are the little imperfections that are left by the craftsman and are not easily replicated by any other method. They are what makes the piece of wood...


Dec 27, 2020

Episode 100!

So where do we take it in 2021? Once a vaccine settles the dust and gives us possibly a life beyond lockdown; what do we do with these opportunities? We have no doubt formed some new habits with our families throughout the year. Do we go back to those pre-Covid habits


Dec 24, 2020

One Christmas in 1980 we made homemade cookies to give my Grandma who lived across the pasture from us. None of us could have imagined her reaction when we handed her the box...