Day tripping in a rental car on Sicily – June 22, 2014 We felt the need to get up closer to Mt. Etna, the largest active volcano in Italy. Etna is constantly erupting and in fact had lit up the sky during a hail storm just a few days before we arrived on the train. […]
May 18, 19, 25 and 26 DINNER OUT WITH FRIENDS After arriving in DC, Ned, Camille, and Bob met Frankie and Jessica at a Mexican restaurant in the lively Adams Morgan district. A good time, and a few mojitos, were had by all. CABIN JOHN CREEK We had another great hike with Ned
Bopping around Camille’s childhood stomping grounds on May 19 and 20 with Father-brother Joe GRAND LADY BY THE SEA B&B We stayed in Highlands in a nice old home with a view of Sandy Hook, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the Freedom Tower. It had been two years since we had been in this neck
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A play date with brothers John and Joe in which we drove over to one of their favorite spots on North Mountain and hiked around on May 22, 2014 A PERFECT DAY It was a beautiful day for savoring the great outdoors. Before we reached the first trail head, John spied a
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We always enjoy our annual trip to the Dickinson College farm. OLD FARM – NEW FARMER Upon arrival in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania on a beautiful Friday afternoon, we took a trip to a nearby farm that was recently bought by some new farmers. They are raising many things, including mushrooms for the same
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Family get together in Shippensburg on May 24, 2014 THE FARM Camille’s father lives in this little farm house tucked in and amongst Amish pastures and fields. THE LANE This is the long, winding lane that leads to the house. All siblings but Camille lived for some period of time at “The
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Local food usually means home grown food and Chatham county is rich in both as there are many small farms, back yard gardens and ambitious cooks. – April, 2014 SOURDOUGH – BAKED OR ROLLED Haruka shared her sourdough starter with Camille, a starter that was given her by a woman who has kept
Another day, another accident. Living on a busy road provides us enough sobering moments that we do not take life for granted. – April 12, 2015 AN UNMISTAKABLE SOUND One minute we’re filling a plate with potluck food, the next we’re running out to the Moncure Pittsboro Road, drawn by the sound of tires
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Fifteenth Annual Trail Crawl from The Farm to Abeyance – April 6, 2014 FIRST STOP – MUFFINS AND SMOOTHIES MOVING OUT SECOND STOP – KEBABS ON THE BARBIE CREEK CROSSING THIRD STOP – BONFIRE AND SHELLFISH
All those years we lived in the tropics we heard from northerners that they wouldn’t want to live without the seasons, especially Spring. And while at least for us, we easily reveled in the nuances of tropical seasons, it’s true, Spring is a glorious event after a long, cold winter when nothing green can be
