Colorado Here I Come!

It's 3CA conference time again. I wish Sarah was coming.

And There Was Also Turkey

G. Love And Special Sauce

Find yourself with a short to-do list and forty or so tomatoes lying around? Make some pasta sauce for campers who will book sometime in the future.

Gather,

Core and score,

Blanch,

Give 'em an ice bath,

Take a quick break to try to get pictures of the deer on the center grass,

Peel,

Chop,

Remove seeds (I'm a pretty unceremonious seeder),


Season,

Compost,

Store,

And clean up.

*Note: the kitchen is a lonely place this time of year, do not attempt without an Ipod.

Yes, little raspberry, I feel the same way.

Plural Mural

TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsPrince Is Coming To Town?

Jim and Jen's neighborhood has undergone a ton of construction this year. Every time I visit I am greeted with bright orange signs that say things like "New traffic pattern- Be Alert" (bossy signs!). There is now a roundabout at the Hasley Canyon exit. I know what roundabouts are, and I saw them all over the place in Norway, but when I pull off the I-5 at an exit at which I think I know what to expect, I'm going to need a little more to go on than this little posted doodle. It might as well be a happy face.

Being The Last One Awake At Jim And Jen's House Means That I Can Rifle Through All Of Their Old Pictures.

This kid-


Is now this kid-



but it was only six years ago that we blinded this little peanut- the tiniest Richard- with our flashbulbs.

So,

it's possible that I'm far taller in real life than I am in my head.

My Dad's High School Basketball Picture

New At Camp

Although it was covered up many years ago, I still see the giant pastel eagle when I picture the outside wall of the lower end restrooms. This Teen Camp '95 shot isn't its best showcase, but you get the point. We have a group of MMAPers at camp right now which includes an artist named Charlotte who has been cranking out murals at Bob Ross speed.









This work in progress graces the Birch Lodge, and from what I hear, there is a third mural up on Douglas Fir (I haven't been above the Big Pine Lodge since summer, but this calls for an investigation).