Chasing away the winter blues with a farming conference, community get-togethers, honest work, bird watching and culinary experimentation. CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CONFERENCE FOR FARMERS Chasing away the February blues with an energizing gathering of farmers, policy-makers and social activists at Central Carolina Community Conference. Carol gave a presentation on Slow Money (matching local […]
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Despite frigid January temperatures, we still managed to eat well, party hearty and complete a few outdoor projects. This is perfect weather for writing, and both Bob and Camille have been working on their first books. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Spot made some new friends at our annual Hoppin’ John Party on New Year’s Day.
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The last month of 2014 was kind of dreary, but mostly cheery with a little celebrating, a bit of puzzling, a Christmas dinner and the birth of a new compost pile. IN THE KITCHEN They don’t call her Cookie for nothing, Camille whipped up a dinner salad of turnips and sun chokes and dressed
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At home in rural North Carolina with winter breathing down our necks, we emptied our cameras, selected twenty-seven photos and cobbled together the following snapshot of our month. LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT Veggies keep marching in the door and we continue filling up our bellies. Bob harvested the last of the peppers before a
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A deceptively normal month featuring emergency vehicles, a big giant claw, foraged mushrooms, monster bugs and another edition of Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, all at home under the sunny blue skies of the longest fall in history. EL JARDIN Where fauna and flora abound. This prehistoric looking bug, measuring one and a half
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In which Bob turns 56, we host another potluck, revisit Camelina, discover the perfect place to walk during spider season, replace some flooring, grow the biggest squash ever and make some soup. 2014 – 1964 Bob celebrated his fifty-sixth birthday this month. Here’s a picture of our beloved Bob celebrating another milestone, his graduation from Kindergarten fifty
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Another fun month featuring mushrooms, house guests, a biodiesel conference, one happy piece of yard art and an uplifting memorial. FUNGUS AMONG US August was a surprisingly big mushroom month. See what we saw at Mushrooms and More THAT FAITHFUL FRIGIDAIRE She’s always there when you need a pick me up
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Because, sometimes you just have to take a bunch of mushroom pictures with yer phone- August 5, 2014 A BIG MUSHROOM MONTH After a few days of rain, mushrooms were popping out all over, in meadows, woods and lawns. ALL KINDS Our friends noticed it too – there were all kinds
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A verdant and tranquil month with a few small surprises and a celebration to jazz things up. TWENTY YEARS We were surprised to find ourselves at the twenty year mark. It would seem that we have passed The Test of Time. We celebrated the milestone with dinner out. JULY 31, 1994 The wedding
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Probably the best month ever or at least the biggest in terms of pictures and pages. Camille celebrated her 60th birthday, we went to Switzerland for Bob’s High School Reunion and then we toured Italy all the way down to Sicily. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COOKIE June 4 – You don’t turn sixty every day.
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