We spent much of October outside basking in the amber light of fall. We did things around the yard. Bob harvested ginger and turmeric and put our Troutsfarm sign back up. Camille went for walks in a post-hurricane rain mushroom wonderland and discovered a crazy plant that feeds on mushrooms! This is the time of year […]
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Two magical fall walks in a post-hurricane Matthew mycelium wonderland – October 6th and 7th, 2016 EXPLORING WITH JUDY With Halloween in mind, Judy and Camille decided to trek up the hill and see what was going on with an abandoned shed. HMMMM… We weren’t sure what to make of the
A most memorable month! Emily married Tyler, we met Bob’s grandson, Nolan, we stayed with Rob and Sharyl, and then with Shirley, and we connected with Camille’s brother, Michael, and load of other Colorado friends. Back home, we celebrated Bob’s birthday, harvested our first paw paw, made Kentucky Fried Tofu, went to a concert, and hung out
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The dog days of summer brought lots of comfortable sameness and a few surprises most notably, the speedy return of Bob’s smile, and an introduction to our grandson, Nolan. TURN AROUND Bob and John headed out for Boone in the work truck and had to turn around when they realized they were flirting
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Everything’s coming up Roses! And peppers, and more – August, 2016 THAT ROSE GARDEN BOB PROMISED That rose garden Bob promised is flourishing for the most part. It was dripping with roses at the mid month (photo on left) and Bob expanded it with weed mat, mulch, and deer fence at the end of the
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It’s easy to lose yourself in the woods, a stunt Camille practices often. We are ever grateful to Tami and Lyle for sharing their trails and trees. ALWAYS THE SAME, ALWAYS NEW The trails are so familiar one hardly need to look down at their feet, making it easy to note the unexpected. A NICE
In which we celebrate our anniversary, survive a big scare, and make pickles. TWENTY-TWO REMARKABLE YEARS July 31, we celebrated twenty-two years of marriage and happily signed up for another twenty-two. OUR LITTLE HOME It isn’t much, a thirty-year old manufactured home re-roofed and cabled to the earth so it won’t fly off
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Two birthdays and a funeral brought out the best in everyone this month. We also acquired a greenhouse and some beautiful canna lily plants, participated in a couple of Abundance NC’s events, and enjoyed the first of many fingerling potatoes from the garden. FOOD AND BEAUTY Bob and John work on the first phase
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More garden goodness and yard pretties, the secret to high quality of life is food and beauty – June, 2016 POTATO TIME Fingerlings are already finding their way into the kitchen. Potato salad is always in stock, and we have boiled potatoes with sour cream, parsley, and chives on Sunday, fried potatoes on
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Chris gave up the ghost before dawn in the arms of his beautiful wife in a bed he had made by hand, and was buried on the Farewell Trail just up the driveway from their house.
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