Barney Smith 3/5/26 Barney Smith 3/5/26

TO THE O'MEARA'S *** FROM BUCKSHOT

Well, here I am, six months old and happy. Remember the little red-haired boy? His name is Kelly. Kelly Sean O'Meara. What an Irish name; just perfect for him. The family I live with is just great!

Barney Smith 1/15/26 Barney Smith 1/15/26

Hiking Part Two

One night I was alone and just about ready to drift off to sleep when there was a loud thump that shook the ground and cabin. I went outside with a flashlight and looked around. Everything was…

Barney Smith 12/25/25 Barney Smith 12/25/25

Christmas Merriment

I didn't realize it when I was growing up, but I was born right in amongst some of the most photographed villages in the United States. Waits River, East Corinth, East Topsham and East Orange. Those villages scenes were used in Christmas cards and advertising since the early 1900's

Barney Smith 12/11/25 Barney Smith 12/11/25

Hiking Part One

It was a half mile down the dirt road to the village of West Topsham, and West Topsham was built on a hill. We walked downhill to the one room schoolhouse that kept grades sixth through…

Barney Smith 10/2/25 Barney Smith 10/2/25

Firewood Blocks and Writer's Block

One of my favorites though, comes from English author and humorist Terry Pratchett who said, " There's no such thing as writer's block. That was invented by people in California who couldn't write."

Barney Smith 9/18/25 Barney Smith 9/18/25

Fall is in the Air

In the cellar we had a potato bin full of potatoes and carrots packed in leaves, along with shelves filled with jars of vegetables and preserves that my mother had canned. Getting ready for…