Photo Albums

Rosemania

Camille woke one day in June with Rose Fever, passing it to Haruka and Bob and inspiring us to take a stab at growing hybrid tea roses organically. – June, 2015   RALEIGH RECONNAISSANCE    Haruka and Camille drove up to to the big city early one pretty morning to get ideas and inspiration from the Raleigh

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Our Fertile Gardens

Our world is full of edible, beautiful, fragrant flora at work and at home. – June, 2015   AT WORK   Piedmont Tropicals is bursting with healthy ginger and turmeric.      Ginger on the left, red turmeric in the middle and yellow turmeric on the right.   POTATOES    In June, Bob harvested nearly fifty pounds of

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MAY 2015, ISSUE #168

Flowers, food, frogs, family, friends and fun – sounds like a fabulous month to us!   MAY FLOWERS    From peonies to chives, May is the best month for eye-candy. See more at: May Flowers   OUR LITTLE FROG    Hangs out by our water feature, eating mosquito larvae and making a splash when we walk by. Obviously

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My Parents’ Farm – 2015

My Parents’ Farm – 2015 May 31, 2015 Photos of the property recently vacated by my parents. THEN AND NOW 1980’s and 2015 – from lawn to jungle In 1988, brother Jim got his pilot’s license and flew over the farm, taking this photo. The barn is intact and all the cars are clearly visible.

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May Flowers

Proof that April showers bring May flowers – May, 2015   PEONIES   We don’t regret investing in five peony plants a few years ago. They are among the first flowers to spark our yard with fragrance.   MRS. FDR    Mrs. FDR was the first to bloom this year on May 2nd, a week or two later

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Family Reunion

As per usual, we spent a few days in Mom’s neck of the woods, visiting and getting caught up – May 29-31, 2015   LUNCH AT MOM’s PLACE    Mom lives in a place with a super-nice gathering room where the whole family can get together. We all bring a little something and dine richly.

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APRIL 2015, ISSUE #167

April was alternately wet and dreary, bright and cheery. We savored our last few days with Amy and welcomed Kat, Miki and Justin to Trouts Farm. Edible Earthscapes held their end-of-season CSA work party and potluck and Tami and Lyle threw another memorable party at Shakori. Blooms are blooming, mushrooms are popping and all signs point to

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Easter Weekend

Our last days in Amy’s company were made even more special with the arrival of Kat, Justin and Miki – April 2 – 5, 2015   NEARLY FINISHED    Bob and Amy took the truck and shell for a test drive to make sure everything was secure before adding the back door.   SMOKY B&B –

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