The Cozy Corner by Steve Nauman

I worked with my father in his general store for twelve years. I started when I was seven years old working a few hours now and then – gradually increasing the hours worked as I grew older. The last two years I worked there; I was working about fifty-five hours a week. Through those years…

Most of us know of people who have chickens in their back yards to provide them with fresh eggs! You might even be one of those fun-loving people! If you have ever paid attention around this time of year to chickens, ducks, geese or turkeys that have hatched their young, they will put the majority…

If the wind caused the back door to slam shut with a loud bang…and if Flossie was in the store, she would yell out: “I didn’t do it!” If someone dropped something and it made a loud noise, and if Flossie was in the store, she would yell out: “I didn’t do it!” On the…

My grandparents were both schoolteachers, but I think my grandfather’s greatest love was to be outdoors-hunting, fishing or studying plants. He loved being outdoors! He especially enjoyed summers at their cottage on Eaton Brook Reservoir in upstate New York, not too far from Colgate University. When I was about 8 years old, I stayed for…

Every spring in mid-April, I’m watching for the first barn swallows to return after leaving by the first week of September. As I’ve watched, read about and enjoyed these birds over the years, they probably amaze me more than any other bird-and most animals! A barn swallow weighs less than one ounce! It will consume…

During my senior year of high school, I made a history/picture book about the little town I grew up in. It was called “The History of Otselic, N.Y. 1793-1975”. The above picture was in that book and one of the things I always remembered about that picture was that the man who let me use…

Roxi was a Service Dog trained by an organization called “D.O.G.S. For The Handicapped”. Roxi was placed in our home as a certified Service Dog, to assist my first wife Laura due to complications from a neuro-muscular disease. Roxi truly was a Wonder Dog! She could retrieve things for Laura such as remote controls, articles…

Once in a great while, a child might have plans to pursue a dream they have that will start them “down the road” to a lifelong career. But usually ideas, thoughts, dreams and plans, change multiple times for many people until they find the career path that “feels” just right!  During the years when I had…

Almost 30 years ago, I started a project that took over 15 years and many thousands of dollars to complete. I started a Total Restoration of a 1965 Dodge Dart GT. I learned so much over the years of that total car restoration…what was the main thing I learned? I’ll never restore another car! That car was in such…

Probably most of us have seen many advertisements on TV or other forms of media for products that offer “the hope” or “promise” of treating or possibly even curing all kinds of different ailments. Some of those may have a proven track record, everyone needs to make their own wise choices-especially when it comes to putting…