Dispatches from Fishhawk Lake

Death, Ghosts, and Rebirth

by Kenny | Aug 3, 2019 | Dispatches from Fishhawk Lake, Retrospection, Sunday Deliberations

I cared for my parents from 2006 until 2017, and I have stories to tell. I cry, a lot, like every day, or I tear up, bracing the flood gates from opening. If I envision my mother on her death bed, me at her side watching her life fade, then there’s no chance in hell...

First Ruck at the Lake

by Kenny | Jul 24, 2019 | Dispatches from Fishhawk Lake, Nature, Rucking

I went on a ruck, the first since having moved my cheese into the woods. Unpacking, organizing, and making a nest continues, but the forest called out to me, and I answered by putting boots on the ground. My decision to take a hiking pole paid off during ascents and...

I Moved My Cheese

by Kenny | Jun 24, 2019 | Country Living, Dispatches from Fishhawk Lake, Lifestyle, Retirement

I’m embarking on a life-changing journey to Country Life, Oregon. Unless the buyer of my home in Suburbia, USA drops a bombshell on the deal, closing on the transaction happens at the end of June. I’ve been ordering dumpsters to lighten my life of possessions,...