Summer swimming with Trip and Jenny, Bob’s work-related overnighters to Minnesota, Louisiana, Oregon, Illinois, a nourishing visit with Amy and a tour of her Scavenge Magic naturally-dyed clothing operation, lunch with Matt and Gael, Jordan Lake, the Columbia River Gorge, garden goodness and pest pressure, blazing sunsets, Shaine’s watermelons, and movie night with Buffy, Zoila, and Jennifer.
DINNER AND A SWIM
We enjoyed a fun and relaxing afternoon with Trip and Jenny in Snow Camp. It was a perfect day for a swim in their pond.
COOKIE’S WORLD
Cookies and frogs, squirrels and more. Check out what Camille does with her time now that she is retired: Cookie’s World
LUNCH WITH THE BOYS
Matt and Gael joined us for a light mid-afternoon lunch, after which we helped Gael back into his shoes and went for a stroll through the yard.
SUNDAY DAM WALK
Something we like to do on a Sunday morning is take Val down to Jordan Lake Dam and go for a good walk.
BOB’S WORLD
Bob makes the best of 11 days on the road for work, taking pictures of the impressive Columbia River Gorge and stopping to buy peaches with his buddy, Bill. See more, including a side-trip to Bonneville Dam on: Bob’s World
TO DYE FOR
Mixing a healthy dose pleasure into his travels, Bob spent a couple of days with Amy where she imprints cast-off clothing made of cotton, silk, and wool using black walnut and other natural dyes.
AN IDYLLIC LIFE
Amy and Jasper live on 10 acres with their dog, Osha, four friends, chickens, ducks, and at least one more dog. Bob got to see it all, and took Camille on a real-time Skype tour.
AGANAQ’S WILLOW BASKETS
Amy and Jasper’s property-mate, Aganaq hand crafts baskets from coppiced willow.
MARKET
Market is where the rubber meets the road; where artists like Amy sell their work.
Amy stands beside Mario man with his waffle necklace. Aganaq (on the right) with a friend.
SOLITARY EVENINGS
Meanwhile, back in North Carolina, a couple of unshared sunsets leave Camille with feelings of wonder and loss.
SUN-RIPENED SMILES
Shaine brightened the day for Camille when she brought over three watermelons from her back yard. Her garden is twice the size of ours and she is extremely generous with her harvests.
MOVIE NIGHT
We liked the documentary about Fred Rogers so much, Camille invited Buffy, Zoila, and Jennifer over to watch “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” over dinner.
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THIS MONTH’S QUOTES:
“I think it’s fitting to leave one final thought, an observation about a country which I love. It was stated best in a letter I received not long ago. A man wrote me and said: ‘You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American.'” – President, Ronald Reagan
“So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is to be run.” – Twitter
“George McGovern’s Democrats got tagged as the party of ‘Amnesty, Acid, and Abortion.’ Today’s Democrats risk being seen as the party of open borders, socialism and all-around wokeness.” – Bret L. Stephens
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