WEEKEND GETAWAY TO NAGS HEAD August 12 – 14 AHHHHHHHHHH! For most of us, but especially those who grew up on the coast, a trip to the shore is balm to the soul! Bob got us a hotel room on the beach for some much needed rest and relaxation and enjoy a couple of nights […]
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS August, 2011 Issue #123 CHOPPING OUR WAY TO HEAVEN This is a picture of Haruka’s plate before six of us dove into a memorable meal. Camille and Amy spent the afternoon making eggplant parmesan from scratch. We bought the linguine but everything else was grown either in our garden or next door
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS July, 2011 Issue #122 JULY 31, 1994 – LOVELAND, COLORADO Bob and Camille get hitched on the dry grassland in front of their rented farmhouse seventeen years ago. In attendance were best man Mahlon, maid of honor, Shirley and daughters Molly, Emily and Amy. OKONOMIYAKI! Starting out the month right, six of
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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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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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