Henry Wischusen – Forestique

OCD or OC Incredible?

Snowflakes by Wilson Bentley 1902 We often hear of obsession as it relates to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or OCD but every so often the obsessions of others who came before us produce remarkable bodies of work we still benefit from and ...

By Henry Wischusen
Posted on December 21, 2018

Questions

Oak -Anti Bacterial Super Star

Why Wood? With so many options on the market: plastic, wood, glass, stainless… Why choose a wooden cutting board? Why choose the Forestique Red Oak cutting board? What makes it so special?!? WE ARE GLAD YOU ASKED! Read on to ...

By Henry Wischusen
Posted on November 20, 2018

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Astronomical Wisdom From the Forest: Where Does the Green Go?

Have you ever wondered how the trees know that summer is drawing to and end? Here we are in mid-September and the daily highs are still climbing well over 80 degrees. It still feels like summer to you and ...

By Henry Wischusen
Posted on September 24, 2018

History

Good Beyond Our Expectation

The following is a story, a true story. It is a story fraught with hardship, with characters who face extreme circumstances, yet overcome. This story loosely follows the lives of two very different men whose stories intersect in the ...

By Henry Wischusen
Posted on September 24, 2018

Questions

Question of the Day: What do James Bond, Pee Wee Herman and Louis Farrakhan have in common?

Here is a hint: You can include Marlene Dietrich, Bill Nye, Karl Marx and Louis the 13 th. OK, you guessed it, they are all wearers of bow ties. In fact, Louis the 13 th is credited with “discovering” ...

By Henry Wischusen
Posted on August 22, 2018

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Simple Pleasures: Wooden Egg Carving

There is a universal satisfaction, a joy, that humans experience by making things with their hands. Back in the day, everything was made by hand. Often the person making the thing would be the end user of the object. ...

By Henry Wischusen
Posted on August 15, 2018

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A Natural Disaster Of Epic Proportion: History We should All Know

The Disaster If you search for the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States, you will find lots of accounts of devastating events that claimed many lives and destroyed much property. Nowhere, however, will you find what ...

By Henry Wischusen
Posted on July 23, 2018

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