Sunday, December 21, 2025

ARTICLES BY R. THOMAS FUNK

An Old-Fashioned Christmas

The wind buffeted the old ranch house with wild abandon. Situated on a point of rock overlooking a meadow and two pastures, there was nothing to arrest the wind before the onslaught. Slivers of light peaked out between the drawn curtains in two of the rooms. The rest of the …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

An Old-Fashioned Christmas

The wind buffeted the old ranch house with wild abandon. Situated on a point of rock overlooking a meadow and two pastures, there was nothing to arrest the wind before the onslaught. Slivers of light peaked out between the drawn curtains in two of the rooms. The rest of the …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

The big ones are still out there

It was the night before the first day of school, and as per usual, I was still at school in the wee hours. Last minute preparations and changes had kept me there until 3:30 a.m. Finally, I couldn’t find anything else to do, so I shut off the lights, locked …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Hunting in the night - for worms

Duck Dog barked twice to let me know someone was knocking at the back door. When I opened it, I was pleased and surprised to see my grandson Matthue Mergenthaler grinning back at me. He had ridden his bike up from Evergreen to spend the day with Grandpa.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Sharpening a blade a well-honed art

With the arrival of summer vacation, my grandchildren are dropping in for a quick visit and a possible adventure with Grandpa.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

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