A month of creativity, in which we acquire art from Frankie, kick off a new project at work, publish a memoir, reap the rewards of ginger, broccoli, and garlic, count vultures, play with clay, and bake cookies. PICTURE FROM A THOUSAND WORDS Our friend, Frankie Abralind creates portraits of writers, typewritten in their own […]
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The legacy continues with another year of Spot photos. We picked this idea up at Casa Iguana, a diving and fishing resort on Little Corn Island off the coast of Nicaragua where it was the custom to snap a Polaroid of guests posed beside a beautiful stretch of Caribbean beach. Spot, a life sized zebra
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Lots to be thankful for this month, such as our neighbors (past, present, and future), and mild weather, blooms from the yard, fresh turmeric and ginger just in time for flu season, fun and fulfilling work, fried green tomatoes, our grandson, Nolan, and a Thanksgiving that couldn’t be beat! NEIGHBORHOOD EVENT Jenn and
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This month, our road was paved, Bob repaired our refrigerator and harvested the first ginger, Camille went to the State Fair, we celebrated two birthdays, and received a visit from a former house mate. BIG DEAL We got super excited when the pavers resurfaced the Moncure Pittsboro road. Our path to town will be
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Camille and Judy go to the fair on October 17, 2017 WALK RIGHT IN Judy and Camille had forty minutes to look around while they sat in the Subaru behind a long line of cars inching their way towards the $20 lots. They were a little jealous of the fair-goers who stepped off
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Seventeen acres, a dozen tenants, two farms, and a walking trail; that’s The Plant – October 25, and 28, 2017 CAMILLE’s WORLD Camille spends most of her time at The Plant in the role of gardener. This year, she oversaw the transformation of a weedy slope into a showy pink muhly grass garden.
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Anky throws a surprise birthday party at City Kitchen for her husband, Chris on October 21, 2017 THE BASICS Family and food, the basics. Oh, and libations. The guests arrived well in advance, and when Anky walked in with her unsuspecting husband, Chris, we leaped out yelling “Surprise!”, as is the custom at
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A good month in which Camille visits her bestie Pamela, we host a neighborhood potluck, and celebrate Bob’s 59th birthday. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Slightly out of Camille’s league, but good fun for the most part, Camille found herself at a college football game in Minnesota with good friend Pam and family. In the stands
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In which Camille and her good friend, Pamela go to a college football game – September 9, 2017 SAINT JOHN’s UNIVERSITY Pam and Camille find humor in a syphilis poster inside the school. St. John’s University is noted for its melodious bell tower, a modern structure with ageless big-bell appeal that was designed
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Pamela and her parents whisk Camille off to northern Minnesota for a weekend at her family’s lake house – September 9-11, 2017 NATURE’s WELCOME After a hard-hitting football game (see Collegeville Football), and an interminable drive, Pam and family reach Scott and Linda’s lake house. Camille (she’s the one with the pea-sized head)
