North Carolina

November, 2007 – present

Shenandoah

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

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The Chronic Tinkerer

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

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

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.

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The Pennsylvanians

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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Matt’s World

MATT’S WORLD May 21, 2008 MAKING FUEL AT THE COLLEGE  Matt has a nifty biodiesel plant at Dickinson College and some groovy interns to run it with. Their latest rage is making liquid hand soap from the waste glycerin. MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE FARM Wearing his other hat, Matt and his partner Jen are running

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Ned’s Neighborhood

NED’S NEIGBORHOOD In which Ned shares his home, family and neighborhood May 17-18, 2008 ENJOYING NED’S BACK YARD   It was a perfect day to enjoy the expansive lawn behind Ned’s house. Bob and Ned fetched a ping pong table and set it up and Camille threw together some food. Ned’s son Grant dropped by

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