HAY BALES July 1, 2008 There are eighty three acres at Oilseed, many of them open pasture. When a crew came to cut and bale, Camille was excited. After it was all baled, we got up early and photographed them morning sun. CAMILLE LOVES THE LOOK OF A FRESHLY BALED HAY FIELD You can see […]
TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS In which we celebrated Camille’s 54th birthday and basically stayed home June, 2008 – Issue #85 ANOTHER YEAR OLDER, BUT NO DEEPER IN DEBT And in fact, we aren’t in debt at all. Which is something worth celebrating – just in case Camille’s birthday wasn’t enough of an excuse. Our good friends,
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OUR BOUNTIFUL GARDEN – BOB’S LABOR OF LOVE A month of ups and downs at Guantanamo May, 2008 HERB’S EYE VIEW Guantanamo is the name Bob gave his vegetable garden. He was inspired to name it Cuba after reading Richard Heinberg’s “Fifty Million Farmers” but that name had already been taken by Lyle for
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FRANKIE AND JESSICA’S DC WORLD May 24, 2008 THE ABRALINDS LIVE HERE Frankie Abralind, Editor of Biodiesel Smarter and his wife, Jessica live in Washington DC. They put us up for the night in their cozy apartment within walking distance to the bus, the subway and an ice cream shop where we had dessert after
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS A MONTH OF GARDENING, TINKERING, TUMBLING AND RECONNECTING WITH FAMILY May, 2008 – Issue #84 FAMILY PICNIC This photo was probably taken in the 60’s of Grandpa Frank at the head of the table with Nana Helen on his right. At the far end of the table are Irene (Wallace) and Nicky
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SHENANDOAH Visiting the Armentrouts May 26, 2008 TICKY, BABE, AND BOB While we were visiting Mark (also known as Babe) and Catherine of Armentrout Path, Mark’s older brother Ticky stopped by. Mark is 85 years old and his brother is 93, all told, 227 years of Arm(a)(e)ntrouts! Commissioner candidate, Lyle M Armentrout, is also
THE CHRONIC TINKERER A tour of a farm where the farmer grows oilseeds to fuel his equipment May 26, 2008 “Fuelfarmer” is the online identity for a man who farms in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Here he stops his pickup at an overlook of his canola field, while recounting the history of this
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WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA – A Side Trip Winchester is just up the street from Keezletown and Harrisonburg, and since it is the birthplace of Joe Bageant, champion of the working class and one of our favorite authors, we decided to stop in for a stroll and a couple of pints. May 25, 2008 PICTURESQUE IN A
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THE HOME PLACE Keeping the memories alive May 23, 2008 DOORWAYS AND WINDOWS TO THE PAST Camille felt a bit like Alice in Wonderland, returning to this house after the death of her Nana nineteen years ago. Amazingly, the front door still looked the same, as did the view out the bathroom window.
THE PENNSYLVANIANS In which Bob, Camille and Joe spend a few days visiting family in Pennsylvania. May 19 – 22, 2008 FIRST STOP, MOM’S ROOM We all smiled nice for the camera and Father/brother Joe posed beside his portrait. The last time we saw Mom, she was in a nursing home, wearing a
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