TWO DAYS OF REMEDIATION AT A PLACE CALLED YELLOW MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK August 29 and 30, 2009 YELLOW IS NOT JUST A COLOR It’s the name we use for a house nestled on the edge of acres of property owned by friends which has served as intern housing for the past […]
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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
CHICKEN COOP WARMING PARTY A Farewell Party for Kate and Bart at their Home on July 25, 2009 FAREWELL TO A NICE LITTLE HOME Kate and Bart are moving away from our town soon to increase their higher education levels. They’ll be leaving their little home with the sunflowers, chickens, vegetable gardens and strange
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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
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 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
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
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 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,
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
