Author: Rich Horner
B-Color Sweet Corn
May 31, 2026 We had a wonderful surprise Saturday. Our neighbors Carl and Carrie drove up to Charlie’s U-Pik in Wiggins and stopped by on their way home to gift us three large cantaloupes and a fifty-pound sack of bi-color sweet corn. We cooked three ears Saturday evening and three more tonight — it is…
Memories of our home in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
May 30, 2026 This video below brings back a memory I love to share. Shopping in Holland is a daily affair, largely because the Dutch don’t use preservatives in their packaged foods the way we do. Refrigerators there are tiny, and there are markets in virtually every town. We had a good-sized market about eight…
Inside the Vault: What You’re About to See
May 30, 2026 When I decided to document this 39-session journey for MY VIEW, I wanted to do it right — pull back the curtain and show family, friends, and anyone else facing this road exactly what happens in that room every afternoon. People hear “radiation therapy” and their imaginations can take them to some…
Week Three Update, Five More To Go
May 30, 2026 Week three is in the books: Five-plus weeks to go. This week handed us our first real decision point, and it centered on the plumbing. The UroLift Wrinkle As I mentioned last week, I had some blood in the urine after finishing the antibiotic course. When I showed Dr. Greenfield the photos…
The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
A few weeks ago, I finished listening to Jon Meacham’s The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels. To be candid, during the opening chapters, I wasn’t entirely certain if this title would earn a permanent spot on my recommended list. However, as the narrative progressed, the depth of the historical data took…
Week Two Update, Six More To Go
5/25/26 An Update from Rich (Week 3 of Treatment) 5/26/25 Hi everyone, I wanted to share a quick update on how things went during my second week of radiation treatment at Singing River. The Routine The daily schedule has shifted slightly to 2:15 PM, which has actually been a great change. It gives Patty and…
Old Beaver Pond 5-24-26
May 24, 2026 With a Guest appearance from Mars Lake All of our Sunday morning restaurants open at seven, and we’re always there at opening time. Us and the three kids. Sunday morning, we decided to try a restaurant that we had tried several years ago, and it didn’t open till eight. So having a…
Our Yard is Alive With Color
Flowers, another love Patty & I share We’ve had a nice soft rain most of the week — 3.52 inches so far, with more forecast every day through Thursday. By then I suspect we’ll be ready for a break. The garden and flowers are loving it though: temperatures in the high 70s to mid-80s °F,…
Potato Harvest May 18, 2026
Ray and Terry’s Farm Approximately 70 buckets or 2,450 lbs. of Red Potatoes “To know oneself is wisdom, but not to know one’s neighbors is genius.” Click any image to view full size and browse the gallery. I thought it would be fun to add the images from the potato seed, potato eye cutting done…
Week One Update, Seven More To Go
5/17/26 I just finished my first week of radiation. Honestly, it’s pretty uneventful — they’ve really got it down to a science. My treatment is at 1:30 in the afternoon. I leave the house at 12:30, it’s about 35 miles — half interstate, half surface roads through Moss Point and into Pascagoula — and the…
