PLAYING WITH THE PONIES IN WHICH CHERYL INVITED SHARYL AND CAMILLE TO COME WALKABOUT HER FARM AND PLAY WITH HER SIX BOYS March 23, 2006 SCOOTER AND CODE RED Scooter is Cheryl’s husband Jim’s buckskin Foxtrotter gelding. Standing behind him is Codee, a chestnut colored Tennessee Walker. Scooter didn’t have much to say and Codee […]
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WINTER GETS SERIOUS Riding out a snow storm in our little town – February 15, 2006 (Dedicated to our good friend, Wilma on Maui, where it doesn’t snow very often) It snowed a little the night before… Camille walked Bob to work along the tracks and everything was white. The grain elevator and the parking
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CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP – PART TWO BOB AND SHAUN DRIVE FROM BERTHOUD, COLORADO TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA January 9 and 10, 2006 DAY FIVE Gallup New Mexico to Mojave, California We checked into a hotel in Gallup, New Mexico on old Route 66. Bob has decided that he now knows the two
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CROSS COUNTRY ROAD TRIP – PART ONE Bob and Shaun drive from Philadelphia to Marina DelRay January 5–8, 2006 DAY ONE Langhorne, Pennsylvania Here’s Shaun and the Jetta at the dealer in Langhorne, PA. Langhorne is where Bert & Ernie live! Odometer at the start was at 10 miles. We followed the sales rep to
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SHARING THE WEALTH Some folks eat duck on Thanksgiving. We decided to eat vegetables and feed the ducks in honor of the thankful holiday on November 25, 2005 SAY “SPRING ROLLS!” And a fine meal it was! Bob made spring rolls, sweet and sour vegetables with tempura fried tofu and rice. THE GIRLS Lined up
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THE INSIDE STORY OF MUSHROOM FARMING On expedition to an Organic Mushroom Farm November 12, 2005 SHELVES AND SHELVES OF STERILE BAGS We found out that a mixture of ingredients is sterilized and inoculated with mushroom spores. When the mycelium has reached a certain stage, they are brought to this warehouse and stored. Eventually, the
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HALLOWEEN, BERTHOUD STYLE BOB AND CAMILLE UNLEASH THEIR HALLOWEEN PERSONAS NEXT DOOR WITH THE NEIGHBORS October 28, 2005 This party had it all! WILEY HOSTS! Our hostess and host; Belle and Sam Elliot’s younger brother, dressed up in Wild West style. WILD REFRESHMENTS Now, THAT looks yummy – doesn’t it? The Caution Tape on the
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OUR TOWN Life in a walking/biking in Berthoud, a typical midwestern town September, 2005 RELICS OF THE PAST The grain elevator and the depot are in no longer in use. They stand beside the tracks, silent testimony to a time when trains moved people and grain in and out of this small, rural town. The
DAY TRIPPING TO CASARES WITH CECILE AND SILVIO July 16, 2005 A trip to the Pacific side of Nicaragua TO DIRIAMBA The taxi van we caught right outside Cecile and Silvio’s house took us to Diriamba. This boy, the driver’s helper, leaned out the window shouting, “Diriamba, Diriamba!” until the taxi was full. Nearly full,
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LA BOQUITA Animals by the sea – a leisurely afternoon spent at a beach cafe on the Pacific side of Nicaragua with Cecile and Silvio July 16, 2005 HORSES, OF COURSE The owner of this horse parked him on the beach by tying up his reins and went into the cafe. Molly and Camille took
