A good month in which Camille visits her bestie Pamela, we host a neighborhood potluck, and celebrate Bob’s 59th birthday. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Slightly out of Camille’s league, but good fun for the most part, Camille found herself at a college football game in Minnesota with good friend Pam and family. In the stands […]
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In which Camille and her good friend, Pamela go to a college football game – September 9, 2017 SAINT JOHN’s UNIVERSITY Pam and Camille find humor in a syphilis poster inside the school. St. John’s University is noted for its melodious bell tower, a modern structure with ageless big-bell appeal that was designed
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Pamela and her parents whisk Camille off to northern Minnesota for a weekend at her family’s lake house – September 9-11, 2017 NATURE’s WELCOME After a hard-hitting football game (see Collegeville Football), and an interminable drive, Pam and family reach Scott and Linda’s lake house. Camille (she’s the one with the pea-sized head)
In which Camille spends a week in Minnesota with Pamela and her family, cooking, eating, pulling tomatoes from the garden, going for long walks, and sitting on the deck watching animals rotate through the yard – September 7-14, 2017 WOODSY CUL-DE-SAC Pam’s parents, Duane and Shirley, live at the end of a wide, winding
This month, we were offered the greatest of diversions; a total eclipse. On August 21, a hefty segment of the American population put aside the sour news of the day to contemplate the heavens. We joined them with a road trip to the path of totality. THAT NATURE THING At The Plant: a swallowtail
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Romance, alcoholic beverages, peachy pears, potatoes, ponies, frogs and much more. TWENTY-THREE YEARS This month, we celebrated twenty-three years of wedded adventure, but that’s not the whole story. We met, fell in love, and got married in Loveland, Colorado, have slept under the same roof for twenty-five years, and been metaphysically aligned for twenty-seven.
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Another best month ever at home in rural North Carolina, celebrating two birthdays, and enjoying friends, food, wildlife, and work that feels like play. TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL Bob’s first college roommate, Ned spent a night at Trouts Farm. Spot photo-bombed this year’s sunglasses pic. CAMILLE’s 63RD Camille turned sixty-three on June
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We help manage the groovy little eco-industrial business park called The Plant at the end of Lorax Lane. Our life there is nearly as interesting and fun as our life at home. – June 5 through 26, 2017 LOGGING The one hundred acres adjacent to The Plant’s seventeen is being logged, giving it
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In which our friend, Trip hosts a weekend party with camping and everything in his kingdom of delights – June 23, 2017 A WELCOMING PLACE This was our first time here and we arrived at Golden Hour to find a warm house surrounded by cool lawn populated with dogs and cats. KITCHEN
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In which we play and work at home, then take our show on the road for this year’s family visit. 15th ANNUAL SPRING SHAKORI HILLS GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL A great blend of tradition and novelty. Our preparation ritual involves test tubes, frozen tequila, and Kahlua a.k.a. “Shakori Shooters.” Then off we go, prepared to
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