TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS September, 2011 Issue #124 1974 GHANA Bob was only 16 years old when he took a lorry north from Ghana with his brother Jim and friend Peter. Thank you, Peter, for sharing your photos from this trip! THIRTY SEVEN YEARS LATER It’s the same old Bob, celebrating his fifty-third birthday and […]
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WEEKEND GETAWAY TO NAGS HEAD August 12 – 14 AHHHHHHHHHH! For most of us, but especially those who grew up on the coast, a trip to the shore is balm to the soul! Bob got us a hotel room on the beach for some much needed rest and relaxation and enjoy a couple of nights
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS August, 2011 Issue #123 CHOPPING OUR WAY TO HEAVEN This is a picture of Haruka’s plate before six of us dove into a memorable meal. Camille and Amy spent the afternoon making eggplant parmesan from scratch. We bought the linguine but everything else was grown either in our garden or next door
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS July, 2011 Issue #122 JULY 31, 1994 – LOVELAND, COLORADO Bob and Camille get hitched on the dry grassland in front of their rented farmhouse seventeen years ago. In attendance were best man Mahlon, maid of honor, Shirley and daughters Molly, Emily and Amy. OKONOMIYAKI! Starting out the month right, six of
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FIELD TRIP TO THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY IN NEW YORK CITY June 2, 2011 SPECIAL TREAT Bob stands beneath the impressive entrance to the American Museum of Natural History, which on this day was under reconstruction. This was Camille’s favorite museum as a child. There aren’t many places a young animal lover can
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NEW YORK CITY In which Bob and Camille make their first trip to New York City together. June 1st and 2nd, 2011 CITY ISLAND Camille was tickled pink when Bob suggested they take a bus to City Island because it had been twenty years since her last visit. She lived on this little island
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ANNUAL TRIP CONTINUED June, 2011 IN OUR LAST EPISODE Our annual trip north to visit family and friends began last month with a visit to the Armentrouts in Shenandoah Valley, the Illos in Pennsylvania and New York and other people and places. Here’s the link: Annual Trip North – May, 2011 NEW YORK CITY There’s
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A BIRTHDAY STROLL THROUGH BROOKSIDE GARDENS June 4, 2011 THE THREE On June 4th, which happened to be Camille’s 57th birthday, Bob, Ned and Camille indulged themselves with a leisurely stroll through the beautifully tended greenhouses, wooded paths, lawns and gardens at Brookside Gardens. It was the first time for all of us and
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ANNUAL DICKINSON COLLEGE FARM TOUR May 27, 2011 HAVE SOLAR POWERED GOLF CART AND DOG, WILL TRAVEL Matt is always happy to show us what’s new at the farm. There’s a good deal of ground to cover, so we hopped into the golf cart with him. Sadly, Pinto Bean has passed away but Matt and
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WILD KINGDOM May, 2011 THE GREAT SOUTHERN BROOD The first indication something unusual was afoot manifested as white noise. It sounded like a hymn or a hum or some kind of machinery. Pretty soon everyone was hearing it, and there was talk of Locusts and Cicada Pizza. We did a little reading and found out we
