I’m trying to learn how a very bad, very tall man was able to simply walk out the front door of a jail.
Robert Skoglund
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The humble Farmer: Press ‘1’ to be connected with absolutely nobody
As I try to settle my brother’s estate, state-of-the-art banking technology is no help at all.
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The humble Farmer: The Great Dejunking, or trash versus treasure
The Almost Perfect Woman is a minimalist, but I can’t get anything done around the house without the odds and ends she calls ‘clutter.’
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The humble Farmer: A bit of advice before you go …
Leaving a will that is at the mercy of a probate judge may not engender fond memories among your heirs.
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The humble Farmer: Welcome to Wiley’s Corner. No slackers allowed (except me).
Though I’m still honing my coffee-brewing skills, my neighbors are gifted in fields from boatbuilding and illustration to surgery, car restoration and furniture making.
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The humble Farmer: Questions that we do – and don’t – want the answer to
The former: Where Grandpa buried the family silver. The latter: What school food tastes like if it is made for a profit.
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The humble Farmer: Living vicariously in a warm camper, not a cold house
This old man (who hates Maine winters) has been following his friends around Mexico with the aid of Google Maps.
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The humble Farmer: Internet keeps my door open to the weird wide world
Two years into the pandemic, I can’t be the only one who has no idea what my friends’ voices sound like. But they have plenty to say online.
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The humble Farmer: You’ll always find diversion in the checkout line
People watching, speculating on others’ purchases and answering the eternal question ‘Is bourbon whiskey?’ will pass the time in any store.
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The humble Farmer: Ghosts of New Year’s Eves past, raucous and otherwise
Was your January first a lonesome one? At least you didn’t get your front teeth knocked out.