Ernie's Place

Dedicated to remembering how it was “back then”, and Tales about the Eel River Valley, and the wisdom of the people that live there. With a big emphasis on; “Language has never been about correctness, it has always been about communicating”. We live in one small bubble of place and time that peace is thought of as ideal, we should revel in it! We cant judge what happened in history by who we are now.

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Janis plays button button who's got the button.

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Fourteen years ago when my bride still had long blonde hair she knocked over a display rack. She was NOT happy. A few displays broke that I ...
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Baker Hamilton & Pacific Company

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I've had an old book laying variously, either on my coffee table or my bookshelf, for about 15 years now. The book is titled "Baker...
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I'm smarter than I look

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 Recently I was referred as a person that was capable of starting a blog and maintaining it. I became a standard of meager capability. I had...
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Monday, January 16, 2017

Let's see if we can still do this!

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A longtime dear friend (don't say "old" around and old person) asked me to post this in the Simpson thread. I have been distra...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Captain John P Simpson

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I got a comment on one of my back blogs about "Early Laytonville Indian History". A person identifying their self as "Violawa...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

I hear the song of a far-off swan.

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Image from Google Images I hear the song of a far-off swan. A swan trying to find a reason to live. Recently, I have been greatly sa...
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Monday, December 30, 2013

Some icy poetic just-ice

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On my last post, I posted about record low temperatures in Antarctica. After I did that post, a research vessel got stranded in an ice floe ...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Indisputable Cold Facts

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I Indisputable Cold Facts I’ve had the itch to do a post lately, but it seems like everybody wants to argue over every little detail an...
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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Reggae Weekend in Garberville.

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Fun was had by all  some! Well, it obviously doesn't start with the artist. Janis and I have been working ...
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Monday, July 29, 2013

The Riddler

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Here's a little something for you to do while you are waiting for more history. My wife used to love to solve these riddles, but now she...
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Monday, July 22, 2013

The Gathering

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 This painting (circa 1872) by   John Gast   called   American Progress , is an allegorical representation of the modernization of the...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Just to keep my toe in the doorway.

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Hi! I'm sorry that I haven't been a very responsible blogger, but as you know, facebook has pretty much overshadowed blog-sites. H...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Redway Fire Department Barbecue Sat. May 25, 2013

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Wow, that time again! Fun and food will be had by all at the barbecue. This is a fundraiser for the fire department. Few organizations give ...
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Friday, May 10, 2013

You know you're a gypo logger when....

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Ross Sherburn asked me to make a link to an old logging story that I told a few years ago. I looked it up and read it. It's anazing to m...
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Monday, May 6, 2013

New Motor in old truck

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So.... here's what I've been doing lately. What you are looking at in the pictures that I've posted is a new engine, new radiat...
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Saturday, April 27, 2013

SURPRISE!!! I'm back. At least for a few minutes.

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Well, it's been a long time since I've been able to blog here, It's been so long that I even miss myself. It's heartwarming ...
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

I been workin' on the Railroad.

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I had Lunch with our new 2nd District Supervisor, Estelle Fennell, the other day, and I was somewhat excited to find the she had been app...
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Ernie Branscomb
Refrigeration contractor. Fifth generation native of the So. Fork of the Eel River.(since 1857) Married to wife Janis Dec. 31 1971. Volunteer fireman since 1973. Rotarian since 1980. E-mail adress ernie@branscombcenter.com
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