May 6, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III      A few decades back, small diners in my part of the world in lower New York State  were known for affordable, tasty, homemade food served by owners and their staff who… Continue reading

  April 28, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      Rock walls in old farmers’ fields were playgrounds for kids in my youth, a challenge to balance yourself longer than your mate, and in that way not unlike… Continue reading

SPOT OF LIGHT AT THE EDWARD HOPPER HOUSE, Nyack, N.Y./gunther April 21, 2024 By Arthur Henry Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      In artists’ places – houses, apartments, studios, benches in nature – there are what the fine Irish call “Seelie… Continue reading

THE CONCKLIN FARM, Pomona/gunther April 14, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      If our lives are just part of the story, with other existence before and more to come after present time, then somewhere, some time, some… Continue reading

  April 7, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      An old saying, full of truth as always, proclaims that there’s no such thing as women’s work on a farm. There’s just work. Or women’s work is never… Continue reading

March 31, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      This is not an Easter story, nor one of  Passover, Ramadan or any religion except that of humanity.       Way back when I was taking photos for the… Continue reading

March 24, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com         Living in a small village of about 5,000 some decades ago, there was enough rural land not yet swallowed by post-war growth that neighbors still had chickens.… Continue reading

March 17, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      You cannot have the Irish without tea. When the person holds a cup, it is the soul that comes to visit, both to nourish and to be nourished. Every… Continue reading

March 10, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III (From an earlier essay, when a grandson was much younger.) Had a conversation with a young fellow at a train station in chilly, windy weather when the topic turned to hiccups since… Continue reading

March 3, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      We all have rhythm – in the way we talk, walk, move. There is rhythm in the workplace – keyboards, factory machines, assembly lines, construction crews. There is rhythm… Continue reading