In which Bob turns 56, we host another potluck, revisit Camelina, discover the perfect place to walk during spider season, replace some flooring, grow the biggest squash ever and make some soup. 2014 – 1964 Bob celebrated his fifty-sixth birthday this month. Here’s a picture of our beloved Bob celebrating another milestone, his graduation from Kindergarten fifty […]
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Another fun month featuring mushrooms, house guests, a biodiesel conference, one happy piece of yard art and an uplifting memorial. FUNGUS AMONG US August was a surprisingly big mushroom month. See what we saw at Mushrooms and More THAT FAITHFUL FRIGIDAIRE She’s always there when you need a pick me up
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Because, sometimes you just have to take a bunch of mushroom pictures with yer phone- August 5, 2014 A BIG MUSHROOM MONTH After a few days of rain, mushrooms were popping out all over, in meadows, woods and lawns. ALL KINDS Our friends noticed it too – there were all kinds
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A verdant and tranquil month with a few small surprises and a celebration to jazz things up. TWENTY YEARS We were surprised to find ourselves at the twenty year mark. It would seem that we have passed The Test of Time. We celebrated the milestone with dinner out. JULY 31, 1994 The wedding
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Probably the best month ever or at least the biggest in terms of pictures and pages. Camille celebrated her 60th birthday, we went to Switzerland for Bob’s High School Reunion and then we toured Italy all the way down to Sicily. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COOKIE June 4 – You don’t turn sixty every day.
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A birthday to treasure – June 1, 2014 (photos by Bob and Tami) INSTIGATORS Haruka broached the idea of celebrating Camille’s 60th birthday and she thought of everything from guest list to cards to candles. Bob and Tami helped her pull it all together. THE NEW HOUSE ON THE POND Tami
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City of monumental art – June 17 and 18, 2014 PIAZZA DELLA SIGNORIA We stayed two nights in a nice B&B just around the corner from this plaza full of art. ART UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Cookie – speechless in the plaza. PIGEON ART This is a copy of
A crash course in art history – Florence, June 17, 2014 PLAYING TOURIST We were in the good hands of Elizabeth, our lovely, witty guide. No idea what has caught Camille’s attention but she should be following Elizabeth’s blue flag down the street and into the galleria. GALLERIA DELL \’ACCADEMIA Unfinished
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A little taste of Rome – June 18 and 19, 2014 THE COLISEUM Probably the oldest stadium in the world, built in the year 80 and still being maintained. OH NOES! There’s a pigeon on my finger! Or, Oh No! The columns are falling! As tourists we often found irony in the mundane.
A visit to St. Peter’s – June 19, 2014 BOB AT THE BIGLIETTERIA Bob buys tickets for the Metro to Vatican City at the biglietteria (ticket machine) ST. PETER’s SQUARE By 9am we found ourselves standing in St. Peter’s square which just so happens to be round and capable of holding more than
