Saturday at Shakori Hills Spring Grassroots Music Festival – a muddy affair made bright with friends – April 18, 2015 PREPARATIONS Shakori Shooters a.k.a. Brave Bulls a long shot of tequila with a splash of kahlua. Because it’s tradition! AFTER THE RAIN We lucked out. Our compost presentation was scheduled for Saturday and […]
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Fifteenth Annual Trail Crawl – Sunday March 29, 2015 THE MAP FIRST STOP Helen walked over to Abeyance with Camille and when they arrived at Megan’s house, they were greeted by a couple of cheerful blue bottle trees. HOST OF THE WOODS It was fitting we should come across a
In which Bob and Amy build a little home-away-from-home to fit Amy’s Volkswagen pick up. From scratch, using a sketch, advice from Jim Nitsch and some internet research! – March, 2015 MATERIAL PROCUREMENT After the sketches and advice a trip to the lumber yard was in order. That nice man Jim lent us
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There’s always something going on at work, mostly having to do with local food and community – March, 2015 LOCAL FOOD Camille signs a copy of Two Brauds Abroad for Rose at Local Food Friday lunch and Farmer Chef Geoff brings a cart of vibrant plant starts over to Piedmont Biofarm‘s western garden for
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Our daily repast, from fancy to routine. Just another month of groovy chews – March, 2013 COCONUT TARO CAKE We got tired of throwing the taro we’ve been getting from Edible Earthscapes into soup, so Camille started exploring other options. Last month she developed a delicious taro fritter recipe, and this month she
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In which the seedlings Bob started last month make their way outdoors into what was once a swimming pool – March, 2015 BLAST FROM THE PAST – THE SUNKEN GARDENS OF MONCURE The garden before it was a garden and as it stands now. Before we even bought the house, Bob and Lyle
Because, sometimes you just have to take a bunch of mushroom pictures with yer phone- August 5, 2014 A BIG MUSHROOM MONTH After a few days of rain, mushrooms were popping out all over, in meadows, woods and lawns. ALL KINDS Our friends noticed it too – there were all kinds
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A birthday to treasure – June 1, 2014 (photos by Bob and Tami) INSTIGATORS Haruka broached the idea of celebrating Camille’s 60th birthday and she thought of everything from guest list to cards to candles. Bob and Tami helped her pull it all together. THE NEW HOUSE ON THE POND Tami
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An unforgettable 40th reunion for the The American School in Switzerland (TASIS) class of 1974 – June 12 – 15, 2014 BLAST FROM THE PAST Bob attended TASIS for his last three years of High School. Although he was in the class of 1976, he knew the class of 1974 as the “big”
A very special place, the Italian part of Switzerland – June 11 through 16, 2014 ARRIVING IN LUGANO We arrived by bus with a number of fellow reunion attendees from Milan. As Mt. San Salvatore and Lake Lugano come into view, the reality of actually returning after 38 years began to sink in.
