We put our social calendars on hold this month and plunged into an open-ended period of physical distancing. Here are some of the amusements we used to replace shopping and hanging with friends. – March, 2020 FROG VIEWING A bevy of green-lipped frogs are a lot easier to see now that we’ve reconstructed […]
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Two party weekends, some high water, a snow storm, garden starts, the grand kids, free eggs, and cheddar biscuits. Oh yeah. SUPER BOWL WEEKEND A fun weekend with our friends Heyward and Caroline involving disc golf on Saturday and Chili Cook-off and game watching on Sunday. More at: Super Bowl Weekend HOME,
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Fun with Heyward and Caroline: Saturday Disc Golf at Rock Ridge Park, and their 2nd Annual Super Bowl Chili Cook-Off on Sunday – February 1st and 2nd PRE-GAME GAMES Hey photo bombs Bob and Camille. Micah poses with his Delta Cart disc caddy and beer cooler. ROCK RIDGE PARK Rock Ridge
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From Hoppin\’ John, to a neighborhood work party, to work travel, pick-ax work, a gull-infested weekend walk, cheddar biscuits, Judy’s horses, all the way through to our finally finalized Last Will and Testament. FIRST BOWL OF THE YEAR Eat poor the first day, enjoy riches the rest of the year. Yellow Eye beans, with
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A nourishing last month of the decade, rich in friends, heavy with travel, in which Bob eked out leisure time on the road, we submerged ourselves in family bliss at Tyler and Emily’s with Amy, Molly, and Shane, we drove around in a cool car, and, as always, dined extravagantly. WARM FRIENDSHIPS Stuart stopped
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This month we harvest sweet potatoes, visit with a long-time friend, fly to Montreal for an audit, and welcome a new grandchild. MONSTER SWEETS They appear like body parts, blushing bruised beneath the dead vines, stubbornly clinging to the thick red clay below our garden loam. After some wrestling, we get them
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Business as usual, a long-awaited family visit, a glorious day at the State Fair, pre-frost harvests, and Nolan’s new baby sister. BOB’s COMMUTE PATH A very familiar scene from Bob’s oh-so-hectic work life. Good news, though — in 2020 his audit trips will likely drop by two thirds, from twenty-four to six. OLD
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Little monsters, metamorphosis, dirty work, chestnuts, a birthday at the beach, a bathroom upgrade, views of the earth from above, shore birds, fish, turtles, and an octopus TOUCHING OFF A NEW MONTH With a weekend walk at Jordan Lake Dam where a great blue heron stands atop the tailrace. EATING LIKE THERE’s NO
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What a month! Of course, Bob got to take off and land, this time in Utah. Then, our friends Haruka and Jason landed in Raleigh for a week in North Carolina, which was super fun. It’s been wet, so we have an atypically-green garden—a tangle of robust life, really—and we went for some great walks
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We are spending a lot more time outside now that the weather has backed off – August 25 – 31, 2019 OH? Another trip to Jordan Lake Dam. A BEAM CALLED JIM AND A PILE CALLED HORSE Bob takes a break with his new buddy Jim (Beam) which its own set
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