Category Archives: Work

A Mighty Fine View

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Doc Arnett

A spectacular view while shoveling composted horse manure… Continue reading →

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Hand Made

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Doc Arnett

For as far back as I can remember, I have enjoyed making things with my hands. Continue reading →

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Hard Work, Great Benefits

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Well, folks, I have inadvertently developed a new exercise. It focuses primarily on the abdominal core muscles but also provides an intriguing bit of accentuating capacity for the back, triceps, forearms, and shoulders. In fact, it is pretty close to … Continue reading →

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The Labors of Love

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I sit, alone but not lonely,In the early morning dark of an empty house.I listen to the sound of coffee drippingInto the small pot in the cheap coffee makerThat sits on an old, heavily stained formica counter.There is much in … Continue reading →

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Working on Sam’s Cabin

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I am sitting on the steps of a small porch Of a small cabin tucked into the corner Of a big backyard in an old town in South Carolina. Coffee in hand on the last day in November, I am … Continue reading →

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Plumb Aggravating

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Doc Arnett

Well, folks, It was a right aggravating day with the plumbing project. I’ll spare you the play by play reporting, but let’s just say that when Ben and I turned the water back on at his house, the results were … Continue reading →

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Dollar a Blister

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Doc Arnett

Some people just saw a big pile of rubble; I saw a chance to earn my own money. At age seven… Continue reading →

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Meditation on Love

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Doc Arnett

Love labors, cares, comforts, connects… and is anchored to the very heart of God. Continue reading →

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Building with Josh

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Doc Arnett

My grandson and I might be building something bigger than a horse shed… Continue reading →

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My Father’s Tools

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Doc Arnett

I have chosen not to work with some of the tools my father had; but am putting them to better use. Continue reading →

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