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Some time ago I met a man who lives in a semi-wild place called Big Bear Lake, CA. I lived there in the 1970s and early 1980s. Thinking of him brought back a plethora of memories, both good and bad. It is one of the good ones I share today. Big Bear Lake is a mountain resort town in the San Bernardino National Forest in southern California. It has a history of gold mining, both placer and hard rock. The earliest evidence of gold mining and processing in the area is at a p

My absence from the blogosphere since December of 2017 is not due to a lack of writing. Those of you who know me well may remember that I am writing a novel. Jess and I have been working full time here in Antigua, and making plans for our exit at the end of May. Consequently, when we do have days off together we like to find something to do together. So, to the quick of it! This book I am writing is a labor of love. But the going is a bit slow with working full time. I'm