Jamie Sheffield·Apr 5, 2022The Perfect EDC Knife?I generally have a knife with me in much the way, and for much the same reason, that I generally have a multi-tool with me…they come in…
Jamie Sheffield·Apr 4, 2022Elevator Pitches, The Red In Our Ledgers, The Chains We Forge In Life, And Kirk’s PainNobody knows anybody, not really.
InTortoise TalkbyJamie Sheffield·Apr 1, 2022Tortoise First-Aid KitLouis Pasteur never said that, but if he’d been a herpetologist instead of a chemist and microbiologist, he might have.
InTortoise TalkbyJamie Sheffield·Mar 31, 2022Second Children’s Book About TortoisesI recently published the second book in my children’s book series featuring the tortoises that I live with; this one about Darwin, a…
InTortoise TalkbyJamie Sheffield·Mar 31, 2022Tortoise Shell ConditionerI’ve been keeping tortoises of various types for years and one of the universal parts of their care regimen is regular soaks in warm water.
Jamie Sheffield·Mar 30, 2022Simple Advice For A Successful RelationshipIt occurred to me the other day that my wife and I have been married for almost 25 years. I feel as though keeping a relationship intact…
Jamie Sheffield·Mar 29, 2022The Best Multi-Tool Of All…I like multi-tools. They’re like a toolbox that fit in your hand. A person could argue that Swiss Army Knives were the first multi-tool…
InTortoise TalkbyJamie Sheffield·Mar 24, 2022The Least You Need To Know For A Rescue TortoiseI’ve rescued seven tortoises. Five of them make up the creep of Russian Tortoises still living with me; the other two were Hingeback…
InTortoise TalkbyJamie Sheffield·Mar 23, 2022What Do Redfoot Tortoises Eat?The short answer to the question posed by the title of this piece is “nearly everything”; keep reading for a longer, and slightly more…
InTortoise TalkbyJamie Sheffield·Mar 22, 2022What Do Russian Tortoises Eat?I live with five Russian Tortoises, one male and four females, all of them rescues in one way or another. They’re fascinating tortoises…