From an environmental engineer to a newspaper columnist these stories tell of living his retirement years on Sapelo Island, where a nightly fire in the yard has become a way of life. Hodges finds the light moments that make life interesting and fulfilling. His family, old friends and new friends join him nightly around a fire to unwind and share their lives. It is through that sharing and those experiences that he finds humor, wisdom, and pure joy to share through articles in his local newspaper, the Darien News. in addition to these stories, Hodges takes you on trips around the country for the short periods he is off Sapelo Island. This compilation of both published and unpublished stories shares his outstanding existence on Sapelo Island as a retired engineer.