The Last Word on Life at the Lake: Lawn Farming
There are two spots in my yard where I cannot grow grass. One is a bog, and the other is a big pile of rocks. I’ve tried to fill in […]
The Last Word on Life at the Lake: Wave If You See Me, I’ll Do the Same
Of all the charming aspects of lake life, one of my favorites is that everyone waves to each other all the time. It’s normal and expected to see a lot […]
The Last Word on Life at the Lake: How Much Work Could a Dock Be?
When we decided to relocate to the lake, my wife put herself in charge of the house and me in charge of the dock. Great, I thought, how hard could […]
The Last Word at the Lake: Traffic at the Lake
Just after we moved to the lake, I was standing on a tennis court in Denver talking to some new friends. “You’ll like it here,” one said. “My only advice […]
The Last Word at the Lake: It’s Always Fishing Season
I was standing on my deck the other day watching a guy on a fishing boat slowly troll past my dock in the pouring cold rain. He didn’t catch anything […]
The Last Word From the Lake: Time Traveling in Spring
By the time this magazine lands in your hands we will have sprung forward into Daylight Savings Time…or maybe “sprung” out of Daylight Savings Time and into Standard Time? I […]
Last Word from the Lake: Winter at the Lake
Just about everywhere I’ve been in this country a local resident will at some point say something to me along the lines of, “Don’t like the weather? Wait 5 minutes.” […]
The Last Word from the Lake: Snake Eyes
We’re in the midst of snake hibernation season here in North Carolina, which is great. One less thing to worry about. While I hate finding bugs in the house, at […]
The Last Word on Life at the Lake: Cooler Days, Longer Campfires
One of the great joys of shorter, cooler days is that it makes sense to have a campfire. In the summer when it’s still 80°F at night it’s not quite […]
The Last Word on Life at the Lake: Fish On
Just about every day that I’m home I see a guy or two pull into our cove in a sleek bass fishing boat to cast a few times and then […]
