SHENANDOAH Visiting the Armentrouts May 26, 2008 TICKY, BABE, AND BOB While we were visiting Mark (also known as Babe) and Catherine of Armentrout Path, Mark’s older brother Ticky stopped by. Mark is 85 years old and his brother is 93, all told, 227 years of Arm(a)(e)ntrouts! Commissioner candidate, Lyle M Armentrout, is also […]
THE CHRONIC TINKERER A tour of a farm where the farmer grows oilseeds to fuel his equipment May 26, 2008 “Fuelfarmer” is the online identity for a man who farms in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Here he stops his pickup at an overlook of his canola field, while recounting the history of this
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WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA – A Side Trip Winchester is just up the street from Keezletown and Harrisonburg, and since it is the birthplace of Joe Bageant, champion of the working class and one of our favorite authors, we decided to stop in for a stroll and a couple of pints. May 25, 2008 PICTURESQUE IN A
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THE HOME PLACE Keeping the memories alive May 23, 2008 DOORWAYS AND WINDOWS TO THE PAST Camille felt a bit like Alice in Wonderland, returning to this house after the death of her Nana nineteen years ago. Amazingly, the front door still looked the same, as did the view out the bathroom window.
THE PENNSYLVANIANS In which Bob, Camille and Joe spend a few days visiting family in Pennsylvania. May 19 – 22, 2008 FIRST STOP, MOM’S ROOM We all smiled nice for the camera and Father/brother Joe posed beside his portrait. The last time we saw Mom, she was in a nursing home, wearing a
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VISITING THE NEW JERSEY SIDE OF THE FAMILY May 23, 2008 HADDONFIELD Joe tries out Jim’s bike and Camille plays around in their lavender kitchen. AUNT KATHY’S PLACE Our first stop was Aunt Kathy’s. She has lived here, next door to where Nana lived ever since marrying Uncle Frank, Camille’s father’s brother.
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MATT’S WORLD May 21, 2008 MAKING FUEL AT THE COLLEGE Matt has a nifty biodiesel plant at Dickinson College and some groovy interns to run it with. Their latest rage is making liquid hand soap from the waste glycerin. MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE FARM Wearing his other hat, Matt and his partner Jen are running
NED’S NEIGBORHOOD In which Ned shares his home, family and neighborhood May 17-18, 2008 ENJOYING NED’S BACK YARD It was a perfect day to enjoy the expansive lawn behind Ned’s house. Bob and Ned fetched a ping pong table and set it up and Camille threw together some food. Ned’s son Grant dropped by
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LAWN TUMBLING Or, IF YOU MOW IT, THEY WILL COME May 11, 2008 OUR AWESOME FRIENDS Jack and Adah demonstrate strength, balance, coordination and timing with handstands on the lawn outside Camelina. Lacking these qualities, Camille grabbed the camera and took some pictures. ENTER HARUKA Who, upon arrival, put down her backpack and began
LIVE MUSIC ROCKS THE GOURDS, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 2, 2008 Kevin Russell and Shiney Ribst started out the set and then the rest of the band came onstage and got everyone out on the dance floor. Jimmy Smith, Kevin Russell and Max Johnston are all excellent musicians. Max Johnston’s sister is Michelle Shocked.
