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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In which Bob travels to Alabama, Mississippi, Maryland, Oklahoma and Texas between January 8 and 17 APOCALYPTIC A typical destination for Auditor Bob. CO-CONSPIRATORS Rebecca and Erin retrieved Bob from the airport and chauffeured him to work sites. SIDE TRIP Work doesn’t have to be all-consuming. This is the mantra of
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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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Business travel is more boring than fun, but Bob does a good job of finding pleasure on the road. This month his travels took him to Chicago, Atlanta, SW Minnesota, and Calgary – December, 2019 ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO Bob proves that business and culture most certainly do mix with a visit to
In which we spend a few days visiting Emily and Tyler in Colorado, get to know little Nolan and Evie, and revel in the company of family and friends. AT HOME WITH THE WEE ONES Emily and Tyler relaxing at home with two-month-old Evelyn Fox and four-year-old Nolan Trout. EVIE FOX FAN CLUB
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Welcome to Trouts Farm’s Hall of Fame! Spot, our much-photographed milk can zebra, has been relegated to the front porch after several falls threatened to irrevocably bend his beautiful ears. Although he is rusted and his ankles threaten to give out, he still welcomes company with a playful eye roll. We keep an album inside
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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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