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 […]
TROUTS FARM GARDENS May, 2011 A PIECE OF NANA’S GARDEN AT TROUTS FARM Camille’s Nana grew hydrangeas and she is happy that Trouts Farm came with a healthy hydrangea bush. This year, blooms began to appear during the first week of May. RED HOTS The red hot pokers weren’t far behind the hydrangeas and together
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS May, 2011 Issue #120 STRAWBERRY SEASON It happens every year and we generally invest in a flat. This is 24 pounds of strawberries which ended up as jam. JAMMIN’ Bob found time to make jam and boy is it tasty! Here he holds one of the strawberries from our patch outside the
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SHIPPENSBURG VISIT May, 2011 RED OAK B&B When Bob and Camille visit family in Shippensburg, they stay in the beautiful home of John and Darla. Built by Darla’s grandfather and father, this stone house was moved by truck from its original site a few blocks away. A NICE PLACE TO RELAX John and Darla put
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ANNUAL TRIP NORTH May, 2011 ANCESTRAL LANDS We started our journey this year in Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley, staying at our favorite B&B and stopping by for a howdy at Melvin and Betty’s on the left and Mark and Catherine’s on the right. As we sat and chatted in the living room, a pheasant
TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS April, 2011 Issue #119 SURPRISE! All four of us in the kitchen again, this time making fifteen pounds of breaded seitan cutlets. OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD This is the irrigation pond our neighbors dug to water their gardens. It’s a great place to hang out and a great time of year
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ASPARAGUS PLANTING AND POTLUCK April 10, 2011 In which a number of friends gathered to help plant a few thousand crowns of asparagus. GETTING STARTED Jason prepared the field and told the volunteers what needed done and how to do it. PLANTING AND SORTING Jeremy and Bob planted while Robert sorted the crowns
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POND WANDERING April 3, 2011 In which we enjoy a spectacular April afternoon wandering between two ponds with our next door neighbors Amy, Garth, Jason, Haruka and Robert. IRRIGATION We don’t take enough time outside enjoying the day as a group. To remedy this, we set aside an afternoon to get together and just
SHAKORI April 23, 2011 In which we settle in for much needed play time at our favorite festival of music, dance and just about anything else you can imagine. MUSIC AND DANCE Here’s a man who made an instrument using a tin can, a water bottle, scrap lumber and baling twine. The only new
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS March, 2011 Issue #118 R.I.P. TICKY ARMENTROUT Paul “Ticky” Armentrout, 95, of Keezletown, Virginia passed away March 1, 2011. This month we picked up the mail and found a beautiful letter from Betty Armentrout informing us that we won’t be seeing Ticky this year during our annual family visit to the Shenandoah
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