A blog by Jorma Kaukonen

Happy Thanksgiving!

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This picture was a couple of days ago, but it set the scene for today’s Thanksgiving.

Vanessa and her sister Ginger spent 24 hours cooking a magnificent dinner in the Beatrice Love Kitchen at the Fur Peace Ranch. Friends and family… a perfect day!

Yeah… it was a repast to remember… and we do not forget the many blessings we enjoy individually and together!

Not much more to say right now, except a very happy Thanksgiving… one and all!

Hurl & The Spins Close Out 2014 At The Fur Peace Ranch

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Last night was the final show of 2014 at the Fur Peace Station and what a show it was. Our very own John Hurlbut, Ranch Manager, got together with a bunch of friends from Dayton (the Gem City) and put on a show to remember. In the late 50’s I lived in Greene County when I was going to Antioch College and many aspects of my life were formed in those years. Not only did I learn to finger ...
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Changes In The Ocean…

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‘Cause there’s changes in the ocean
And there’s changes in the sea
And there’s changes in my own true love
But there ain’t no change in me’

From ‘The Rose Of Aberdeen’

So we were rearranging some furniture in the house yesterday and today and I have to say that left to my own devices, I would rarely change anything. Yeah, boring I know. Anyway, moving this… moving that and all of a sudden, it’s like a new world. Izze, our delightful eight year ...
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The First Real Snow… A Breath Of Winter To Come

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Yeah… 17 degrees this morning and four inches of snow fell overnight. It’s not winter… but it’s coming.

We fed the cats… Zammy and Weasley and they got some warm milk to boot. They stayed toasty under the porch and came out for breakfast. I hitched Maverick, Dog Of Destiny, up and we headed down the driveway.

He was leaping around and really enjoying himself in the early dawn.

Down the old road, past the ancient trailer and back up by the ...
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Honor Veteran’s Day!

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Foto by Vanessa Kaukonen

We owe such a debt of gratitude to all the men and women who have served, and who still serve. Living in a rural community, one winds up knowing almost everyone… and that is one of the things I love about living here…

Foto by Vanessa Kaukonen

Athens County is an area where the ‘counter culture’ is still alive and well… although everyone honors and treasures our soldiers.

Foto by Vanessa Kaukonen

It is just one of those days that ...
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Final Weekend Of Season 17 At The Fur Peace Ranch

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The seasons are turning again as seasons will… Halloween has come and gone… Thanksgiving is right around the corner and the final weekend of Season 17 at the Fur Peace Ranch is over. Almost two decades of music and fellowship… indeed where does the time go?

Saturday night G.E. Smith held sway on the Jackie Russell stage at the Fur Peace Station… Jack Casady played bass, John Sferra played drums, and yours truly got to wail a bit on my ...
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A Broadblasting From Jorma Mercantile

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OK folks… a lovely Fall day here at Hillside Farm… a little rain, but in the 50’s. Our new cat, Weasley, is having breakfast with our trusted main cat, Zammy… Maverick, Dog Of Destiny, is still sleeping… Vanessa is opening a pomegranate… good times.

I’ve never done a live streaming lesson before but David Wolff talked me into it. (It wasn’t too hard) Check it folks:

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Seasons In The Field

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It’s 0603… Daylight Savings Time left us yesterday morning but the good old internal clock said, ‘It’s time to get up.’ DST or not, it’s still dark out and we are well into Fall for sure. Living in the country as I do, I find myself really tuned into the purpose we give to seasons… sowing… reaping… the rhythm of life that moves us all. I think of the seasons in my own life and like everyone else, I ...
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