PAINTING SPOT – Helping our zebra change his stripes Spot goes to the Day Spa July 4 & 5, 2010 PRIMED AND READY TO GO We think that Spot is jazzed about getting a new coat of stripes but it’s hard to tell with those unsettling white eyes of his. Spot had a little rust […]
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TROUTS FARM YARD AND GARDENS A Labor of Love which feeds our belly and our need for beauty July, 2010 ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO Jeremy stopped by and Bob invited him to the garden to harvest potatoes and carrots. When they were finished, they pulled two buckets of water into the shade and washed them
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PUTTING SUMMER IN A JAR Test driving our new canning equipment July, 2010 LOCAL FOOD IS SEASONAL Our ancestors canned their summer abundance in order to have something to eat in the winter. Now that we’ve settled down, we can too! We are very excited about putting up local food from our garden and lovingly
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS June, 2010 Issue #109 JUNE BIRTHDAYS Camille celebrated her fifty-sixth birthday on June fourth. She took her obligatory birthday portrait and cooked her favorite meal, a vegan version of turkey tetrazzini. Click on the pictures to view the larger versions of these pictures. Just four days later, our friend Stephanie celebrates her
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BETTER FOOD AND GARDENS Eating our way through our best garden ever! June, 2010 CROOK NECKED PUMPKIN This giant squash is already huge on June 3rd and by the end of the month had quadrupled in size. The peppers, tomatoes, beets, potatoes, and carrots are also having a banner year. SPUD KING We love
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SANDY HOOK AND WEST LONG BRANCH May 17 & 18, 2010 SANDY HOOK This year cousin Mark, brother Jim, Bob and Camille took a side trip to Sandy Hook, a place full of wonderful memories. Many a summers day was spent at Sandy Hook enjoying the great swimming beaches when we were kids. Jim
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2010 ANNUAL ROAD TRIP NORTH 1500 miles driven, a dozen households and thirty-seven people visited, countless smiles, laughs, hugs and stories traded May 12 through 21, 2010 SHENANDOAH VALLEY – OLD DOGS AND RASPBERRIES This year’s pilgrimage started in the Shenandoah Valley with Glen Rodes and family and then on to Keezletown where Catherine Armentrout
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS May, 2010 – Issue #108 Including the third annual family visit road trip, loads of beets, party in the hood and obligatory zebra pictures. BLAST FROM THE PAST Camille’s cousin Barbara stands outside the house where Camille and her brothers grew up in New Jersey circa 1967. GETTING HIMSELF INTO A SPOT
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HANGING OUT WITH NED IN CABIN JOHN May 19 & 20, 2010 GOOD FRIENDS NEVER GROW OLD Camille felt honored to take the customary photo of Ned and Bob in their sunglasses. It’s become a time honored tradition, reaching back thirty years. 🙂 A FIXER UPPER Ned’s house was a construction zone when we
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS April, 2010 – Issue #107 A whole lot of gardening goin’ on! EASTER DINNER We got together with neighbors Jeremy Jason and Haruka for dinner April 4th. We took two pictures after dinner. Check out the other photo by passing your cursor over this picture. KALE ON A GRAND SCALE Kale
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