Martha has gone global. Her art used to be only available at a dozen seasonal fairs, at a few shops and by custom request at her website…

It was neat putting two and two together this summer about the Group of Seven trees…

I started a webpage at Flickr.com awhile to share OYBish photos…

A couple years ago we bought a couple vases from Jeff Wright, a mid-Michigan glass artist…

I just had a big holiday puzzle-making thrill. ...My favorite puzzle ever! What made this puzzle special? Well, it's based on a wonderful painting of a rural folk dance scene, in the Thomas Hart Benton style, I'd call it…

If your interest is in the grassroots culture of the "hook & bullet" sports, check out the sister site of OYB at HooknBullet…

Gran Fondos are taking the bike scene by storm! They started in Italy but they've spread over here in the USA bigtime…

This Thursday. July 10. 7:30. Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center at Michigan State University…

The story I linked to here last week about the kid who rode his bike around Cali for 2 months and lived off of volunteer fruits and wine that he made in his pannier as he rode got me inspired…

OK, I've beat close around this subject for years now…