Side Trips

You don’t turn 50 every day. Ted helped Helen celebrate her fiftieth on July 11, 2015.   PARTY LIGHTS AND SMILES     Helen and Ted moved into the neighborhood less than a year ago and already have made it into a perfect place to entertain friends.   KOI POND PONDERING    Bob and Ted are likely […]

A vibrant new family moved into our neighborhood in July and Camille was on hand to capture one of the big moving days – July 22, 2015 MUST HAVES     This will be a home with music and pets. The piano was a major challenge but their two Boston Bulls just walked into their new

The last day of our annual May family visit happened to be in June. – June 1, 2015   BITTERSWEET REUNION Cousin Mark took Camille and her brothers to pay their respects to their grandparents, Frank and Helen. Although Joe and Jim have been to this grave, this was the first time for Camille and she found

Matt and Dana announced their engagement and Matt’s mother Melanie threw a party not to be missed on June 13th, 2015   ALL DRESSED UP    You have to admit we clean up nicely. Lyle, Tami, Bob and Camille car-pooled up to Chapel Hill to honor long-time friends Matt and Dana who will be getting married

Camille woke one day in June with Rose Fever, passing it to Haruka and Bob and inspiring us to take a stab at growing hybrid tea roses organically. – June, 2015   RALEIGH RECONNAISSANCE    Haruka and Camille drove up to to the big city early one pretty morning to get ideas and inspiration from the Raleigh

Our world is full of edible, beautiful, fragrant flora at work and at home. – June, 2015   AT WORK   Piedmont Tropicals is bursting with healthy ginger and turmeric.      Ginger on the left, red turmeric in the middle and yellow turmeric on the right.   POTATOES    In June, Bob harvested nearly fifty pounds of

Proof that April showers bring May flowers – May, 2015   PEONIES   We don’t regret investing in five peony plants a few years ago. They are among the first flowers to spark our yard with fragrance.   MRS. FDR    Mrs. FDR was the first to bloom this year on May 2nd, a week or two later

Our last days in Amy’s company were made even more special with the arrival of Kat, Justin and Miki – April 2 – 5, 2015   NEARLY FINISHED    Bob and Amy took the truck and shell for a test drive to make sure everything was secure before adding the back door.   SMOKY B&B –

The Annual Edible Earthscapes’ End-of-Winter-CSA work party and potluck – April 12, 2015   GROUP EFFORT    There are few things as satisfying as working together towards a common goal outdoors on a pretty day. CSA members happily volunteered to get a taste of farming by removing the row cover and weeding a perennial bed