EMERALD ISLE BEACH GETAWAY August 9 – 12, 2010 ROAD TRIP Sometimes you just gotta leave the hood. And then again, sometimes you just gotta open the hood. Especially if one of the fuel return lines has sprung a leak. Bob pulled over at a Western Auto in Beulaville, bought some line and a […]
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HONEYSUCKLE VINE ERADICATION August, 2010 A VINE TO BE RECKONED WITH We use this side entrance to come and go to our neighbors and it has been an eyesore just waiting for correction. On August 15, Camille took care of it as evidenced by these before and after pictures. ALL TIED UP
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TROUTS LATEST PHOTOS July, 2010 Issue #110 A SWEET SIXTEEN YEARS Bob and Camille promised each other a great life together sixteen years ago and have been showing each other a good time ever since. PHISHING WITH OUR FRIENDS Sometimes we get out. This was our first Phish concert and we had a fabulous
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PHISHING IN RALEIGH WITH OUR GANG A concert to remember July 1, 2010 PARTY WITH OUR PHRIENDS This was our first Phish concert. This band has a huge following of fans much like the Grateful Dead only instead of “deadheads” Phish fans are known as phans, phriends, phamily, phiends or Phishheads. Jason and Haruka are
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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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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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