The View from Splinter Cottage

everyday is a short story by h. scott heist

Better watch yourself, Tornado Watch, Horses, Pastures, Bucks County, PA

Posted on June 17, 2015

A Tornado Watch and the Horses in the Pasture. (Another View from Splinter Cottage) The most beautiful light, luminescence really, usually occurs when the weather is about to hit the skids. Last week, was an emergency tornado watch and as I was driving home I saw that light I associate with the weather’s goodbye kiss. The light in contrast change color temperatures.. Read More

The Character on the VINES the final grape in the last Yellow Days of Autumn EAST COAST- Chambourcin Grape a place to begin. Post 1

Posted on June 8, 2015

The Chambourcin grape came to my attention in the 1990s when I was commuting between Bucks County and Paris as well as the wine regions of California. It was my practice to bring American delicacies to the tables of my Parisian friends among which were both California rice and American wines.