Archive for January 2010
Winter Hike on Ragged Mountain
After a stretch of gray, sort of warm days, we’re back to the bright blue skies that characterize our January/February months…actually one of my most favorite times of the year. It’s cold with no humidity in the air so that the snow crunches under your feet and if you don’t wear sunscreen, you’re certain to…
Read MorePlanning the Garden
It’s not 10 degrees above zero and Steven’s been planning the garden for the past two days. He’s done the seed inventory, ordered a ton few more from Fedco and Johnny’s and started the walla walla, red bull, clear dawn, and alisa craige onions (not to mention the prisma shallots) in the sunny window downstairs. …
Read MoreFor Cheryl…your campsites
Hi Cheryl, This is what it looks like to stand at site 93 and look to the ocean…site 73 is the site in front of this one…both are really wide, shaded wonderful sites…a minute to the bathhouse and playground…2 minutes to the beach…
Read MoreAnd the wind howled…
The storm came out of the Southeast…it started raining in the early hours and didn’t stop for 48 hours…it was warm and there were times I thought for certain we’d find our sky lights and roof shingles scattered across the playground in front of the house. Sunday morning we had enough snow for a good…
Read MorePlanning for September
This week has been the launch of Fiber College 2010…we’re looking for instructors to teach the approximate40 classes that are always held the second weekend of September…if you’re interested…click here for the invitation…remember that if you can combine teaching (or vending) with your camping trip…it all becomes a tax write off 😉 In my world…
Read MoreGray, soothing skies
It’s the second day of monochromatic winter…everything is in shades of gray from early morning until there’s no more light in the evening…funny how during these days the nighttime sky is brighter than the one we look at all day. But there’s fresh snow on the ground, now cold winds and we’ve been skiing around…
Read MoreStill Surfing Around the Internet
We’re getting ready ready to launch our call for instructors for Fiber College (s0 there’s plenty of research to do)…it’s very cold outside…my laptop has a wonderful screen…the sun steams beautifully through the kitchen table window…all elements add up to spending alot of time surfing the internet this past week. Here’s are three blogs I…
Read MoreMore Computer Time
Running a campground offers us the marvelous benefit of living with the rhythm of the seasons. In the Spring we burst outdoors rested up from our current winter “quiet time”…and Spring seems so far away at the moment. Right now we enjoy spending more hours visiting with old friends, eating great food and poking around…
Read MoreHappy New Year
Recipe for a Florida New Year’s Morning Celebration (when you’re visiting Dad for the holidays): First pick the oranges from the tree that’s groaning with ripe orbes (JJ carried them in the backpack) Second squeeze them carefully Third add champagne Happy New Year to everyone! Just 18 weeks ’til Clean Up Weekend!
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