Side Trips

Monthly diversions that didn’t make the front page

New Office Space

NEW OFFICE SPACE At Our Piedmont Eco Industrial Park August 21, 2009 MOVEABLE REAL ESTATE It isn’t every day you see a tractor dragging a house across the lawn. Doug had commissioned this little house built as a place for his interns to take a mid day break. It is referred to as the Sleep […]

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Dizzy Bat

DIZZY BAT – A GAME OF COORDINATION, SKILLS, SPILLS AND PLENTY OF LAUGHTER At Bart and Kate’s Farewell Party, July 25, 2009 CHUG, SPIN & BAT   Upon our arrival, Bart explained the rules of Dizzy Bat, our featured post dinner game. Jack shows how its done.  THE RULES 1. Appoint a person with a

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Moncure Deck Party

MONCURE DECK PARTY Celebrating July Birthdays – Jason, Josh, Rachel and Tim July 18, 2009 A PERFECT PLACE FOR A PARTY   Scott and Rachel’s home is a great venue for a party. The weather was perfect, too – dry, not too hot, little puffs of breeze. So party we did! On the right, Rachel,

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Flowering Garden

FLOWERING GARDEN June, 2009 ECHINACEA   Bob caught some breathtakingly beautiful shots of the Echinacea at ‘golden hour’ one evening. He planted more flowers this year than last year. POPPIES AND ZINNIAS   The poppies unfolded slow enough that the pods just kind of hung on in some cases. Zinnias at ‘golden hour” illustrate the

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Mushroom Mountain

MUSHROOM MOUNTAIN A trip to South Carolina June 12 – 14, 2009 A REAL PEACHY PLACE   We drove by this giant water tower peach outside of Gaffney, South Carolina. It was commissioned by their Board of Public Works and sports a jaunty seven ton, 60-feet long peach leaf on one side. Its purpose is

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Crazy Amounts of Food

AMAZING AMOUNTS OF FOOD May, 2009 STARTING THE MONTH OFF WITH PLENTY Before we went on vacation, Bob pulled fistfulls of beets and armloads of kale from the garden. We pickled the beets, then blanched the kale and froze it for next winter.  LETTUCE BE GRATEFUL   Big salads are something we eat at least

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Trouts Guantanamo

TROUTS GUANTANAMO April, 2009 A word about the name of our garden, Guantanamo. We think there is no better way to call attention to a horrible thing than to name a beautiful thing after it. SPRING PLANTING CONTINUES   Bob continues planting the expanded garden in lettuce, peas, onions, flowers, wheat – you name it,

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UNC Growdown

 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA’S CAROLINA GARDEN COOP “GROW DOWN” April 24, 2009 A SPRING CELEBRATION . April is a perfect month for enjoying the outdoors and celebrating the many small farms and gardens that nourish us. The Carolina Garden Coop at the University of North Carolina invited Bob to their version of a Ho Down because

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Spring Shakori – 2009

SPRING SHAKORI MUSIC FESTIVAL April 17, 2009 TICKET BOOTH The ticket booth is where every one begins their journey into the hippie limbo of a Shakori Hills Music Festival. Festival goers are greeted by smiling faces such as Colleen’s. They come to buy tickets, pick up tickets and pick up free passes as in the case

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