Another best month ever at home in rural North Carolina, celebrating two birthdays, and enjoying friends, food, wildlife, and work that feels like play. TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL Bob’s first college roommate, Ned spent a night at Trouts Farm. Spot photo-bombed this year’s sunglasses pic. CAMILLE’s 63RD Camille turned sixty-three on June […]
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We help manage the groovy little eco-industrial business park called The Plant at the end of Lorax Lane. Our life there is nearly as interesting and fun as our life at home. – June 5 through 26, 2017 LOGGING The one hundred acres adjacent to The Plant’s seventeen is being logged, giving it
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In which our friend, Trip hosts a weekend party with camping and everything in his kingdom of delights – June 23, 2017 A WELCOMING PLACE This was our first time here and we arrived at Golden Hour to find a warm house surrounded by cool lawn populated with dogs and cats. KITCHEN
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In which we play and work at home, then take our show on the road for this year’s family visit. 15th ANNUAL SPRING SHAKORI HILLS GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL A great blend of tradition and novelty. Our preparation ritual involves test tubes, frozen tequila, and Kahlua a.k.a. “Shakori Shooters.” Then off we go, prepared to
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Basking in vacation mode at Jim and Kathryn’s Lake House – May 15 and 16, 2017 ROUNDABOUT COTTAGE So named because it sits beside a little traffic circle, or roundabout in a cozy, tree-shaded neighborhood. LAKE FRONT Beyond house and home, Roundabout cottage is a place to slow your pulse and
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In which Camille enjoys quality walking around-outside-time with her brothers – May, 2017 LAKE MISHE MOKWA Jim, Joe, and Camille got in a nice walk to the grocery store in Medford Lakes on Jim’s day off. The best part of this walk was when Jim sang the Lake Mishe Mokwa sea monster song Kathryn made up to
In which we connect with ten of our grand nieces and nephews – May 18-21, 2017 PIZZA IN THE PARK John’s wife, Darla has been staying with their grand children while their parents Brandon and Joanna are away. We wanted to spend a little time with them outside of the reunion, so Darla picked up
Brunch and fresh farm air – a tour of Dickinson College Farm with friends Matt and Jenn – May 21, 2017 OUR HOSTS Jenn and Matt fed us local eggs, blueberry pancakes, and sauteed asparagus with oyster mushrooms and spring onions, then took us for a walk where Jenn picked a four leaf
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My Parents’ Farm – 2017 May 31, 2017 The lights are on, but no one’s home One nice May day towards dusk, three siblings went out to Mud Level Road on reconnaissance. They were totally spooked when they saw the living room light on. So they walked around the house, goose-stepping through brambles and ivy
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April is one of our favorite months up here in the temperate zone with its cool nights, warm days, sweet-scented air, and the exuberance of untarnished life. REFLECTIONS April 3 – the skies pour puddles for the sun to kiss at the end of the day, life teeming just below the surface. ART,
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