tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70283233372830789722024-03-13T20:07:49.856-07:00Barry & ChristySeeking a simple life, lived well.Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339928823957148452noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-37642235315276024142023-12-19T16:26:00.000-08:002023-12-28T11:15:05.245-08:00Happy Holidays 2023!<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnBmigh_-_Ole5Z0v3mybglmiN1y0HhVpm26a1PdJWXjAtaYaU-MsZVxzttRZJiU9AfFIts5bGQcCBGgefsEBxO3OAAzOZlSAQCFflJalKqCXzBHQinWDFFBpvPYhs6vLm2qIfo_hu6M9OSHdIRptiG-Ai4N_2HTWKXwoKcn23ZWxFRsAUw4yDOSS58Jg/s3124/GrammieListon6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="3124" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnBmigh_-_Ole5Z0v3mybglmiN1y0HhVpm26a1PdJWXjAtaYaU-MsZVxzttRZJiU9AfFIts5bGQcCBGgefsEBxO3OAAzOZlSAQCFflJalKqCXzBHQinWDFFBpvPYhs6vLm2qIfo_hu6M9OSHdIRptiG-Ai4N_2HTWKXwoKcn23ZWxFRsAUw4yDOSS58Jg/w640-h480/GrammieListon6.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hi Friends! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's been two years since <a href="https://barryandchristy.blogspot.com/2021/12/merry-christmas-2021.html" target="_blank">our last Christmas letter</a> - life is so full right now, I'm sure you understand! We continue to work on renovating our 1850's cape, although renovating may be the wrong word. Gutting, overhauling - those might be more appropriate. Our favorite days are when we are outside working together on our land - tapping our maple trees in the late winter, planting the garden in the spring, picking berries in the summer, and putting up the harvest in the autumn. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGLRWtv77UGynsELGFcBPg2jDLr5_Zjx9H5kyeMlS2VK4s-NN7WIlOb0-EO9f1j-VU6rT4jeYVx2mxHW5EPoJl4n7T5B9qgl3fJzEPb5Y-0Fm7GjDCh7m2VZhTgLUAx-j2vKvZDUbXbChAcNkLN06Rb-RpuBlNhzFZBF7f4H9yJLn0WSqTkV7E1STQ2Z9/s4032/Photo%20Aug%2027%202023,%2017%2043%2059.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n3f604lAr-_SLSdgg8iy2i3g22C4A3AMVkQENQLx6kShqEeCp-tcgABAPRgq6ypwG6OnCwfvJL_CZk5iv7xckCOEm-JEXOKUKsd5NdtCTGTmNoXiWwTvQZDCau0ihrEFk6mpwZJJ0d0Vz8ZDUR0ezpaG7PH3dSg8FtupNUMx5DP9ml6fGqKlJpwHXDTo/s4032/Photo%20Jun%2012%202022,%2010%2039%2000.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n3f604lAr-_SLSdgg8iy2i3g22C4A3AMVkQENQLx6kShqEeCp-tcgABAPRgq6ypwG6OnCwfvJL_CZk5iv7xckCOEm-JEXOKUKsd5NdtCTGTmNoXiWwTvQZDCau0ihrEFk6mpwZJJ0d0Vz8ZDUR0ezpaG7PH3dSg8FtupNUMx5DP9ml6fGqKlJpwHXDTo/w300-h400/Photo%20Jun%2012%202022,%2010%2039%2000.jpg" width="300" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGLRWtv77UGynsELGFcBPg2jDLr5_Zjx9H5kyeMlS2VK4s-NN7WIlOb0-EO9f1j-VU6rT4jeYVx2mxHW5EPoJl4n7T5B9qgl3fJzEPb5Y-0Fm7GjDCh7m2VZhTgLUAx-j2vKvZDUbXbChAcNkLN06Rb-RpuBlNhzFZBF7f4H9yJLn0WSqTkV7E1STQ2Z9/w300-h400/Photo%20Aug%2027%202023,%2017%2043%2059.jpg" width="300" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKJPtKbG_lynz4sTkzszV3d2sqQ-kHUoPJYjPhx5zFNNDSOtO8TXtNuHGBx3HyY_AktqnqKGhq7Mc-aAnBjko1EnrwCS_cRI-zMv3do6u-QtWLc-OYg0EbK2U9l8ks5PWDlkj-210FgT6X__eCwMP9aoEx9FeJYxayBUI8p7Lo2HxXEcKCmYsPhsTyQqO/s4032/Photo%20May%2012%202022,%2017%2059%2026.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKJPtKbG_lynz4sTkzszV3d2sqQ-kHUoPJYjPhx5zFNNDSOtO8TXtNuHGBx3HyY_AktqnqKGhq7Mc-aAnBjko1EnrwCS_cRI-zMv3do6u-QtWLc-OYg0EbK2U9l8ks5PWDlkj-210FgT6X__eCwMP9aoEx9FeJYxayBUI8p7Lo2HxXEcKCmYsPhsTyQqO/w300-h400/Photo%20May%2012%202022,%2017%2059%2026.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKJPtKbG_lynz4sTkzszV3d2sqQ-kHUoPJYjPhx5zFNNDSOtO8TXtNuHGBx3HyY_AktqnqKGhq7Mc-aAnBjko1EnrwCS_cRI-zMv3do6u-QtWLc-OYg0EbK2U9l8ks5PWDlkj-210FgT6X__eCwMP9aoEx9FeJYxayBUI8p7Lo2HxXEcKCmYsPhsTyQqO/s4032/Photo%20May%2012%202022,%2017%2059%2026.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJtm-ykmG4uT3oJ4Aa2MhwogLAhncT_jxoDeWiz6LYg6J5XB4nvGh1_qewt4UUoJ3Ox9R-FEPYcbVZ_vcz6ggS1erx90Q8IBURBNB9fgg41L60LigfDW7ZyxCxye78vLkKEbXbdCZI_u8ZpU8HRS3QmOX5t4b1d14pcGrw2itOpGropu4k8UrmBKBhNM8/s4032/Photo%20Oct%2015%202023,%2012%2012%2041.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"></a><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJtm-ykmG4uT3oJ4Aa2MhwogLAhncT_jxoDeWiz6LYg6J5XB4nvGh1_qewt4UUoJ3Ox9R-FEPYcbVZ_vcz6ggS1erx90Q8IBURBNB9fgg41L60LigfDW7ZyxCxye78vLkKEbXbdCZI_u8ZpU8HRS3QmOX5t4b1d14pcGrw2itOpGropu4k8UrmBKBhNM8/w300-h400/Photo%20Oct%2015%202023,%2012%2012%2041.jpg" width="300" /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Our baby girl, <b>Mabel Rose Howe</b>, joined our crew in April 2022. She is a delight - filled to the brim with spunk and joy and an eager desire to do everything her siblings are doing. They (most of the time) take great delight in her comradeship. She is 20 months old now and is loving the toddler life! Her favorite thing is to "read" books. She sits in her little rocking chair with a pile of books at her feet or she brings us books to read to her, making sure we know <i>exactly</i> what she wants!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUHP3BE_YF6bX5cCXuo35WvY7tVGSBomfB-LcCQtWiiB0S9ofrUxHanDdyB1Mrcmq49MRKapEI3yoG1kai02Js3NH52P4sBpRqjfpjgQPPcfZadRWvmG0QlCrqnZZnxE26l6kW19IYvW4Ua3yU2-0dioeEUmugHQKQ3PuBySILkiB6tYGlBDuMuvWJ_qW/s2048/2022-04-21-1072.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUHP3BE_YF6bX5cCXuo35WvY7tVGSBomfB-LcCQtWiiB0S9ofrUxHanDdyB1Mrcmq49MRKapEI3yoG1kai02Js3NH52P4sBpRqjfpjgQPPcfZadRWvmG0QlCrqnZZnxE26l6kW19IYvW4Ua3yU2-0dioeEUmugHQKQ3PuBySILkiB6tYGlBDuMuvWJ_qW/w300-h400/2022-04-21-1072.JPG" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTohK-UAGi7P8k5y-G_nfY6uLMC_fL-qwIu2TTzwzuFUVL0eRokCBU-AiITiMoa22lNU-9hnt3NLjiOAChNpdSDGV4GY11ClLPrkrJabtJTf7QW2etSVIbOVGTp_q477cLJedj-Rn-fYr9ED9v7p3J8IQ1AjwXzgpdY09Iw11MGtUDup6VDYXGSVMUz_O3/s4032/GrammieListon15.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTohK-UAGi7P8k5y-G_nfY6uLMC_fL-qwIu2TTzwzuFUVL0eRokCBU-AiITiMoa22lNU-9hnt3NLjiOAChNpdSDGV4GY11ClLPrkrJabtJTf7QW2etSVIbOVGTp_q477cLJedj-Rn-fYr9ED9v7p3J8IQ1AjwXzgpdY09Iw11MGtUDup6VDYXGSVMUz_O3/w300-h400/GrammieListon15.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRMFBTDGSUdr3GwiO2BYZtzKTSNHq0pbJqLIGwj60gPt-E_Ahuv4QNbFdFlOxlsizmmFtQc67OwtMRYWEvjNXxT7ae-orgwtx53JF3tt75pxaqlrh7tebPCStdP5nxwTqK6OeioriSGSNi_yOqydS5ar96fmWta98CV7FF3LHoBUZC9fq4vcwhO6wvjX-/s4032/GrammieListon8.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRMFBTDGSUdr3GwiO2BYZtzKTSNHq0pbJqLIGwj60gPt-E_Ahuv4QNbFdFlOxlsizmmFtQc67OwtMRYWEvjNXxT7ae-orgwtx53JF3tt75pxaqlrh7tebPCStdP5nxwTqK6OeioriSGSNi_yOqydS5ar96fmWta98CV7FF3LHoBUZC9fq4vcwhO6wvjX-/w300-h400/GrammieListon8.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUonMr3f8bjaKp0h81SA08-kTE9pt4Ohjvm0dKUyxcP8ChJ4ljbd6qX5GTw1bNhW7wwmxr0nWSzs_Wz8IKAESYBi-82FUIOPun62D6IbsXAPCGU9eA3Mr3zjbSl-AWJqkZFuxd7MMCGGWNdWU_shcuf_Qg_MKwSB9h3Iut51xu4Co9IG2wLUrFpGrGNO5V/s4032/IMG_5525.JPG" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUonMr3f8bjaKp0h81SA08-kTE9pt4Ohjvm0dKUyxcP8ChJ4ljbd6qX5GTw1bNhW7wwmxr0nWSzs_Wz8IKAESYBi-82FUIOPun62D6IbsXAPCGU9eA3Mr3zjbSl-AWJqkZFuxd7MMCGGWNdWU_shcuf_Qg_MKwSB9h3Iut51xu4Co9IG2wLUrFpGrGNO5V/w300-h400/IMG_5525.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxj4fFfHiTg3UZdE_pxEp5FQTIdkLqLVbBhlBTojrKat8ic7VB5Qxs2clQNrwa77OVu2-xkWQaPnkRi-wK2R4MtOmDH4N_fXhNAwX44NYc23zAvWtCdH4IIS9EUB1YkFvbXv8s3zg9dTj6Xo1bpqmtRmQqCNYlM05J3N1WFFzyTwduv8vTlnqZeQrP4se/s988/GrammieListon13.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5s74jFq-rBvlbCZWEWcPYGW16-yjrNsO31u4JrP7SdHUKCX_ysh7-Cpd_cxzzL1loRdBZLRPXZstBnxQN16nua-UcZ1lsjRy5cjyNLkmtnqg8izRhPGXr1rjZUWfEy4Er2rAZPc8mytSQTAMIk-9OJoM3GuifJ4yDdS20QqsCoX4Xykwh4VPx_AN85h__/w360-h640/GrammieListon12.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Conall Elliott Howe </b>is quickly approaching 4(!) years old! He is a cheery fellow, eager to help Mom and Dad. He prefers to keep his favorite things with him at all times (currently these include his pocket knife from Papa, a little plastic glow-in-the-dark man, and a "sword" stick that his older brother whittled for him). He is always happy to join in with his older siblings in whatever they have schemed up - often a courageous battle with Ansel and a "mommy and baby" type game with Amelia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tyrJiahL2mWplKf-AD_n-iCacPEksXZWLnsqkBo9o_d1eqcvhDGIIfywb2JWQ26nz4CqSEOf8ihB5Q1FUHbMtINBFDgTRk_LRCGoknsTJO3437ipjE-0U1o8RIzfUpLLyJExd5P36zmVVSumY5d5LLwxlkEaG4I0WpR0QdccYnCKnYXCpNe1xsdscC5o/s2704/GrammieListon14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="2704" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tyrJiahL2mWplKf-AD_n-iCacPEksXZWLnsqkBo9o_d1eqcvhDGIIfywb2JWQ26nz4CqSEOf8ihB5Q1FUHbMtINBFDgTRk_LRCGoknsTJO3437ipjE-0U1o8RIzfUpLLyJExd5P36zmVVSumY5d5LLwxlkEaG4I0WpR0QdccYnCKnYXCpNe1xsdscC5o/w640-h480/GrammieListon14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPosdXbbSTMEeoJyDXCiXaFF_EwlURzwO3mpvgReVL9aHzEw7SRSOcNnOPGQzrZnL8nsvO2vHDwebAzwybGsOQlu3qX2linTfS09RyzBP7Du12cw8eNGo7_MQv6my0gTTbuTI9qgVSXiGqNxBJNWlxhqMHsZE3HYuu329zLGoRh4lUsW44VtissB0nj0c/s1800/GrammieListon2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPosdXbbSTMEeoJyDXCiXaFF_EwlURzwO3mpvgReVL9aHzEw7SRSOcNnOPGQzrZnL8nsvO2vHDwebAzwybGsOQlu3qX2linTfS09RyzBP7Du12cw8eNGo7_MQv6my0gTTbuTI9qgVSXiGqNxBJNWlxhqMHsZE3HYuu329zLGoRh4lUsW44VtissB0nj0c/w308-h385/GrammieListon2.jpg" width="308" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTygU-uJVYhXkdpLEO-3Ruwm8_ZkL_qgLLH6TGly4WA7C_l-dPSHDkieL7dqvIgVN9U2qRVKR49kfSkO635wS6wDZHvFwrznlQhnvSbv75pMAnzQ0qieRWuLDAnKnfzmN7uGDi4VdPaoOAEeSqIDhwPDJMbhiqgCJ6pfdb2D5EC3R-ymU3PmorP0V89zAw/s3024/GrammieListon5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2267" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTygU-uJVYhXkdpLEO-3Ruwm8_ZkL_qgLLH6TGly4WA7C_l-dPSHDkieL7dqvIgVN9U2qRVKR49kfSkO635wS6wDZHvFwrznlQhnvSbv75pMAnzQ0qieRWuLDAnKnfzmN7uGDi4VdPaoOAEeSqIDhwPDJMbhiqgCJ6pfdb2D5EC3R-ymU3PmorP0V89zAw/w286-h381/GrammieListon5.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Amelia Rose Howe</b> (age 6) is a busy girl! She loves to create and make art of all types - watercolor, knitting, needle felting, drawing, etc. She is often found practicing her writing, reading, or math, or asking to practice piano or violin. She is a budding executive and motivates her siblings to clean up or join in her games. We are grateful for her natural organization skills - she often knows where her siblings' (or parents!) lost items are! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwSwLUJ1vwmL5rC773zFzOdbGDfenkkPzucMrmaYsulXZET8UUuyeiUhDQ2ix5Zor_c6Zw5Dn-JBhF9fXd3E9RXnL5tvh-fZU8R8Rh8PaU1FsSm1iRHfn6TphQpURC3BT8uovGlnoq9MdmNYJ_hpoC8RuXVBTKg9m_tRTgO3ghB3-rJQLd-lRJz81hmch/s4032/GrammieListon9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwSwLUJ1vwmL5rC773zFzOdbGDfenkkPzucMrmaYsulXZET8UUuyeiUhDQ2ix5Zor_c6Zw5Dn-JBhF9fXd3E9RXnL5tvh-fZU8R8Rh8PaU1FsSm1iRHfn6TphQpURC3BT8uovGlnoq9MdmNYJ_hpoC8RuXVBTKg9m_tRTgO3ghB3-rJQLd-lRJz81hmch/w300-h400/GrammieListon9.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApZlQ-TG3e0t08BxeSgSXCa_-uFG0rya6x4_7SB0qTvIXzXPq74rS9UxCS7JAkNTCjyWTBOb-aIfhlBecpJv9vh8NGPCRvsTGwPzDZI7LI9G2CkKNaco1jgi8afe7LLU9odGUidgJJ_lEWfZhvI6TF0agpydtLzM7RgwJJuUA5JGTXwriZFrnJmkWt48I/s4032/GrammieListon4.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApZlQ-TG3e0t08BxeSgSXCa_-uFG0rya6x4_7SB0qTvIXzXPq74rS9UxCS7JAkNTCjyWTBOb-aIfhlBecpJv9vh8NGPCRvsTGwPzDZI7LI9G2CkKNaco1jgi8afe7LLU9odGUidgJJ_lEWfZhvI6TF0agpydtLzM7RgwJJuUA5JGTXwriZFrnJmkWt48I/w300-h400/GrammieListon4.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwSwLUJ1vwmL5rC773zFzOdbGDfenkkPzucMrmaYsulXZET8UUuyeiUhDQ2ix5Zor_c6Zw5Dn-JBhF9fXd3E9RXnL5tvh-fZU8R8Rh8PaU1FsSm1iRHfn6TphQpURC3BT8uovGlnoq9MdmNYJ_hpoC8RuXVBTKg9m_tRTgO3ghB3-rJQLd-lRJz81hmch/s4032/GrammieListon9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwSwLUJ1vwmL5rC773zFzOdbGDfenkkPzucMrmaYsulXZET8UUuyeiUhDQ2ix5Zor_c6Zw5Dn-JBhF9fXd3E9RXnL5tvh-fZU8R8Rh8PaU1FsSm1iRHfn6TphQpURC3BT8uovGlnoq9MdmNYJ_hpoC8RuXVBTKg9m_tRTgO3ghB3-rJQLd-lRJz81hmch/s4032/GrammieListon9.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsns0I7zTJ7YKt4NPX785mvVOZecrqklBG2cOxQ3zhDGA2luMj158Wjod4XGqmxM3ix8U8OOetoF2D7asI8WTHQyuipND5KL1MqL6LJLfwAEg7G-sMEruqz0OpYIce7D61B1G0qG921D93b_NUXOcjLRMtHkEoaYIz0qWd5rEVIaIVfJgmtOBOKWF7hwoP/s4032/GrammieListon3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsns0I7zTJ7YKt4NPX785mvVOZecrqklBG2cOxQ3zhDGA2luMj158Wjod4XGqmxM3ix8U8OOetoF2D7asI8WTHQyuipND5KL1MqL6LJLfwAEg7G-sMEruqz0OpYIce7D61B1G0qG921D93b_NUXOcjLRMtHkEoaYIz0qWd5rEVIaIVfJgmtOBOKWF7hwoP/w480-h640/GrammieListon3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Ansel Timothy Howe</b> (age 8) is our philosopher. He is constantly asking questions and wondering about how the world works. He has a vivid imagination and loves history, engineering, whittling, and making armor out of anything he can get his hands on! Ansel also really likes to improvise on the piano and is a huge help mowing and weed-whacking around the farm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1TPKBqe_ff_vPljXGOK7PKZcs5WYBJBPjDZ2SvD-QZBiY3hTjyQPqR3X9n1xa0xGR1RpqhEhcNlzu0QjL8f6wv0gYzH_78y569ITkGfNk-mK_Hw8J5jjdOb_qJhPVRlWPe-LfQ-_tR0nxK3TrIeDqjGc9xV3XRGoi0fm-KozB4QolgXO08zd76mnisUs/s4032/GrammieListon1.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1TPKBqe_ff_vPljXGOK7PKZcs5WYBJBPjDZ2SvD-QZBiY3hTjyQPqR3X9n1xa0xGR1RpqhEhcNlzu0QjL8f6wv0gYzH_78y569ITkGfNk-mK_Hw8J5jjdOb_qJhPVRlWPe-LfQ-_tR0nxK3TrIeDqjGc9xV3XRGoi0fm-KozB4QolgXO08zd76mnisUs/w300-h400/GrammieListon1.jpg" width="300" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="2131" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLyKAdTaeLK5fnhi1iQnaBw-pqS25WKXCWedkgMVGv96XWADU0tKYFwGWJ62TNhi6wYSrRgV_mD94uqEYP4BjEnclVdlV9pDNHR9TFhTY0FAJ15eN6AMQ8yi6fSf-qkjwAZgMCOJraaYdzsROUxOlHcUeJ__DAAgVFhiVHHR3ZNCJ5zTcqDFoNe64b3iQ/w300-h400/GrammieListon10.jpg" width="300" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-haXdCkQs7yhT3goqPPoHhb6gIch2bBzwyTBxfCSZ21R2x0TEK0FTINrKY5VIGYgw9EUjM1BaW6sOV9kiDqDioL7yrgvKtt8rVkAr55vGaDt8CgZd2WiDhbGSQGRoEc0LzVlE6lWfiH1k4Xh3JJAfGgUe8YL6ZjOnwTgklPfmXO9_F_CzynXsW4OVq18/s3052/GrammieListon17.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3052" data-original-width="2289" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-haXdCkQs7yhT3goqPPoHhb6gIch2bBzwyTBxfCSZ21R2x0TEK0FTINrKY5VIGYgw9EUjM1BaW6sOV9kiDqDioL7yrgvKtt8rVkAr55vGaDt8CgZd2WiDhbGSQGRoEc0LzVlE6lWfiH1k4Xh3JJAfGgUe8YL6ZjOnwTgklPfmXO9_F_CzynXsW4OVq18/w300-h400/GrammieListon17.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFUazQ9Iqa9SAIPTBueJhNSvq2J5HI2pKUyvi6E1-2KY23gYwQV-GcdirM6_-oBQJcWkPW3cYFdSjCpXEDjHIGExqEt-gH7bQiAzb1LgvDHVmMKGon9YEmuiDp4ClDSs4HOSzt54ceshGP5az17jtsnkKiN2JYcy0jITywgifiqbcx6x0t96bUXoqj0To/s4032/Photo%20Aug%2027%202023,%2017%2032%2047.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFUazQ9Iqa9SAIPTBueJhNSvq2J5HI2pKUyvi6E1-2KY23gYwQV-GcdirM6_-oBQJcWkPW3cYFdSjCpXEDjHIGExqEt-gH7bQiAzb1LgvDHVmMKGon9YEmuiDp4ClDSs4HOSzt54ceshGP5az17jtsnkKiN2JYcy0jITywgifiqbcx6x0t96bUXoqj0To/w300-h400/Photo%20Aug%2027%202023,%2017%2032%2047.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Christy </b>(me!) is busy wearing the numerous hats of motherhood. I love adventuring with the kids to new places along the Maine coast and learning along side them in homeschool. In my free time (what's that?), I love to read, research, and I started taking piano lessons this fall. I'm living my dream life with these precious people <3. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzkhniJkv3Dx_HpwUTXE6I3uSNa7rnB9uCJdsmkPDUmSoOVMMrE92IeCX4FU4Ne9THUukOzRDfv268mZIsjlmlCcWxv4TFdGtDYc9a1EIGEgDehLzJSqu6hRxQrpv7Vk7F5DKhp5kOBIXM4cz8V_h-I2OD8ru7SaYkRpP6u3Nr6rlSeCh6_BUJBGOGHxr/s4032/GrammieListon16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzkhniJkv3Dx_HpwUTXE6I3uSNa7rnB9uCJdsmkPDUmSoOVMMrE92IeCX4FU4Ne9THUukOzRDfv268mZIsjlmlCcWxv4TFdGtDYc9a1EIGEgDehLzJSqu6hRxQrpv7Vk7F5DKhp5kOBIXM4cz8V_h-I2OD8ru7SaYkRpP6u3Nr6rlSeCh6_BUJBGOGHxr/w640-h480/GrammieListon16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxj4fFfHiTg3UZdE_pxEp5FQTIdkLqLVbBhlBTojrKat8ic7VB5Qxs2clQNrwa77OVu2-xkWQaPnkRi-wK2R4MtOmDH4N_fXhNAwX44NYc23zAvWtCdH4IIS9EUB1YkFvbXv8s3zg9dTj6Xo1bpqmtRmQqCNYlM05J3N1WFFzyTwduv8vTlnqZeQrP4se/s988/GrammieListon13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="988" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxj4fFfHiTg3UZdE_pxEp5FQTIdkLqLVbBhlBTojrKat8ic7VB5Qxs2clQNrwa77OVu2-xkWQaPnkRi-wK2R4MtOmDH4N_fXhNAwX44NYc23zAvWtCdH4IIS9EUB1YkFvbXv8s3zg9dTj6Xo1bpqmtRmQqCNYlM05J3N1WFFzyTwduv8vTlnqZeQrP4se/w640-h618/GrammieListon13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>Barry </b>is one busy man. He juggles being a dad, husband, farmer, orchardist, runner, general contractor, hospitalist director, and hospital medicine doctor. Don't ask me how he does it, but I think he is amazing at all of them! We are SO blessed to have him in our lives.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eLULugxwq-EFjh2VPwIBygOOl3on_VE1uBxWTWoAujT7ILdX7VaHmDoxFBG-guzDH6KXxToplZZCbjzh_tJKZEaXDzupAITLZY7oGwKdQqd-AcbJQgOSCJ-a1ZmAM8O1A_733syeXlQHmv3P4MWcA8ejRDj7jWxEvS2wmorEUMAD9DpDxE3uC_UOwXQ8/s4032/IMG_8057.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3eLULugxwq-EFjh2VPwIBygOOl3on_VE1uBxWTWoAujT7ILdX7VaHmDoxFBG-guzDH6KXxToplZZCbjzh_tJKZEaXDzupAITLZY7oGwKdQqd-AcbJQgOSCJ-a1ZmAM8O1A_733syeXlQHmv3P4MWcA8ejRDj7jWxEvS2wmorEUMAD9DpDxE3uC_UOwXQ8/w300-h400/IMG_8057.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZySfDntI96b0j7EWrseR-G-INtvft8t5NwStPg5jNiPV8l6hr0POC0j8BdaYrfGJt1FSsB6yNFw2HSdQCz-7HuT3IbrsblmShOqAFQujNJGaCkiGbrM0KZINFcfwehEse2WMXIoemETXnI5CkO9nUbDeoYYMeBIJOF8pTHBbQL_XPNwyh21M5ekNJUrY/s4032/IMG_5739.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZySfDntI96b0j7EWrseR-G-INtvft8t5NwStPg5jNiPV8l6hr0POC0j8BdaYrfGJt1FSsB6yNFw2HSdQCz-7HuT3IbrsblmShOqAFQujNJGaCkiGbrM0KZINFcfwehEse2WMXIoemETXnI5CkO9nUbDeoYYMeBIJOF8pTHBbQL_XPNwyh21M5ekNJUrY/w300-h400/IMG_5739.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P5bSnzp8Zb6ha1c4g_gE84W5Rwbg5Ua_W1g6sMpbyap_SASxxYaVu2Ta77CWSkB8xtidWRH2IH5SIFnak1BPUSnhSPsqF12Q9ADTMsPr8JFu5qvxLYoy4YU64xzamfHU2cwG8gWGIMCe8sg5NfXMXpBA2GXEV4IDFQfMNunGbYSoPv0RhCkiPgOmJg3W/s4032/IMG_6144.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P5bSnzp8Zb6ha1c4g_gE84W5Rwbg5Ua_W1g6sMpbyap_SASxxYaVu2Ta77CWSkB8xtidWRH2IH5SIFnak1BPUSnhSPsqF12Q9ADTMsPr8JFu5qvxLYoy4YU64xzamfHU2cwG8gWGIMCe8sg5NfXMXpBA2GXEV4IDFQfMNunGbYSoPv0RhCkiPgOmJg3W/w480-h640/IMG_6144.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdeq-KoFfipJkeryAtKJj1nJYfHFP3w9YmKlw-ebtWIaG5d0ElzbwcKJ8q3N22OU5LPvvVx0nVVpwjxpa_k-MIZpvVunMA6aCefxr2I932WQATDvTM4NshOcKuuG2sSRk2Pvr-MtOw2F4vdNxmNYHpXmqY7k-a2FDLz_c8hZ7I0HuTBXLXZ0oYj_InKWZ/s3540/GrammieListon11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3540" data-original-width="2655" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdeq-KoFfipJkeryAtKJj1nJYfHFP3w9YmKlw-ebtWIaG5d0ElzbwcKJ8q3N22OU5LPvvVx0nVVpwjxpa_k-MIZpvVunMA6aCefxr2I932WQATDvTM4NshOcKuuG2sSRk2Pvr-MtOw2F4vdNxmNYHpXmqY7k-a2FDLz_c8hZ7I0HuTBXLXZ0oYj_InKWZ/w480-h640/GrammieListon11.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Grammie, Barbara Alice Liston, passed away in September at the age of 94. We feel so blessed to have had her in our lives. She gave us a living example of kind wit, determined resilience, and sacrificing love. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgBPbAT9Xb4" target="_blank">You can learn more about her life here</a>. We miss her so much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDGlEHlZf1PPAEdSScqxwJgcMHRlndMV9cjV3BL0hGIyAC4rtmrL9Dl1HIl1k8quB0lhZj__fLCK5wX6FttN1_VF7-_IZQqz5hhng4OynbwcwPx9mgcLmlpsl-J6M4CvcWGGbPTLLSsgLlAofR4AA6pEzO8gtgZ-aI-pKP9-2s4deWe3bM_gci4_P-Fh_/s4032/IMG_6346.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDGlEHlZf1PPAEdSScqxwJgcMHRlndMV9cjV3BL0hGIyAC4rtmrL9Dl1HIl1k8quB0lhZj__fLCK5wX6FttN1_VF7-_IZQqz5hhng4OynbwcwPx9mgcLmlpsl-J6M4CvcWGGbPTLLSsgLlAofR4AA6pEzO8gtgZ-aI-pKP9-2s4deWe3bM_gci4_P-Fh_/w640-h480/IMG_6346.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPhzLGGcMrYIw9A6oemZhP_bNFxXFlWoDoLEa7dQ_2xA1aFjVq7Eu54YwYtYKQKp2PZAQZlfDjbZS0LOZjw34FXsAy5nsgTRJzmSglvZdoEVI0H7xxrDwiHqf3ZGtPFRoJx_ya9XvR9_TGEJvC1FZk4WzYFnkxkC7GYHKO4c2o8d6BL5nyT3MoLCrSE6g/s4032/IMG_6348.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPhzLGGcMrYIw9A6oemZhP_bNFxXFlWoDoLEa7dQ_2xA1aFjVq7Eu54YwYtYKQKp2PZAQZlfDjbZS0LOZjw34FXsAy5nsgTRJzmSglvZdoEVI0H7xxrDwiHqf3ZGtPFRoJx_ya9XvR9_TGEJvC1FZk4WzYFnkxkC7GYHKO4c2o8d6BL5nyT3MoLCrSE6g/w300-h400/IMG_6348.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's a sobering time in our world, where wrong seems to be prevailing more than good. But in the midst of this grief and genuine terror, I am reminded of a book I read in college (and one that deserves a re-read), <i>Man's Search for Meaning</i> by Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl.<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><blockquote>“The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance." </blockquote></span></span>Amidst this anguish around us, it is even more important that we seek out the joy in our lives. While we are not immune to the suffering around us, we are choosing to celebrate the Joy that is a reality of our daily lives as a family. Life with these small humans is an incredible gift.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Christy (and Barry, Ansel, Amelia, Conall, Mabel, Pepper (dog), Truffle (cat), Ginger (cat), Prufrock (rooster), Dotty-stripey, Silver survivor, and two other nameless black chickens)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNbgIGM9tNzoh_NsDD0RM0YucUB-FVnMOhZgWWvvy5HDWeV1tXnKDqH-7iVNIBiVUqtfP-qIncIseXFH8aHz-IAeTxmZOwb19C97NlghoXnUQro9vcvhSK6_KGa_-FM-zC4fqf8kiW8Yh-u7hslJXTpTT-V2NmX7-_UBQNQ2Q6Dp8UMOve91G2r9jl6gR/s3437/GrammieListon7.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3437" data-original-width="2578" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNbgIGM9tNzoh_NsDD0RM0YucUB-FVnMOhZgWWvvy5HDWeV1tXnKDqH-7iVNIBiVUqtfP-qIncIseXFH8aHz-IAeTxmZOwb19C97NlghoXnUQro9vcvhSK6_KGa_-FM-zC4fqf8kiW8Yh-u7hslJXTpTT-V2NmX7-_UBQNQ2Q6Dp8UMOve91G2r9jl6gR/w480-h640/GrammieListon7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p></div></div>Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339928823957148452noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-51741719436879588282022-08-11T12:41:00.004-07:002022-08-17T11:46:47.582-07:00Homeschool 2021-2022 Pictures<p>Just a few pictures of our homeschool year for Ansel, age 6, November 1-August 1, 2022</p><p><br /></p><p>Language Arts</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X87u4BO3zErGdN3xH4rSgtyPJxdaOslCc4ZmjUCTQIRvkmnCtWd3_WU26_cjkGb2W1WArgXFYTj3JgWenc6NB4RlYQmi_fhN0cZnbUP4wxFSrp0yhyE_WYTgQ5Gce3ZU4Pi93v9O1i_vrESi_UO-FCZufyGqrdCL59FyfU1cREdrz2rw08Toxt_0gQ/s4032/2022-03-10-226.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7X87u4BO3zErGdN3xH4rSgtyPJxdaOslCc4ZmjUCTQIRvkmnCtWd3_WU26_cjkGb2W1WArgXFYTj3JgWenc6NB4RlYQmi_fhN0cZnbUP4wxFSrp0yhyE_WYTgQ5Gce3ZU4Pi93v9O1i_vrESi_UO-FCZufyGqrdCL59FyfU1cREdrz2rw08Toxt_0gQ/s320/2022-03-10-226.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing store</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6Cl3DFq7jq6RZwnwMuQpNdPtLRwNqzDg2NltF7Hj2nbulH42c3fkg8_9ZY2LV5PqdSx5hLbPnAPfq7iuzzbKeDywRBb4Lut6DxizzBV1ze_rWWPbuNS0HuoJI4oHuuuvXgGuWrbXfGbDnO4cYrIOTGHW7RrIIu27YQ37DJrwemu4s1ClxlFQh-0iLw/s4032/2022-03-13-152.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6Cl3DFq7jq6RZwnwMuQpNdPtLRwNqzDg2NltF7Hj2nbulH42c3fkg8_9ZY2LV5PqdSx5hLbPnAPfq7iuzzbKeDywRBb4Lut6DxizzBV1ze_rWWPbuNS0HuoJI4oHuuuvXgGuWrbXfGbDnO4cYrIOTGHW7RrIIu27YQ37DJrwemu4s1ClxlFQh-0iLw/s320/2022-03-13-152.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pancake fractions</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMB9Hu6aOVk6AxJQvB_tKWsKcas26Ro9QolNddQaanqf5nYJxmvyxj5Wd83fgKO_qr0LYxRX3pvL5MGUJdgArKUOS1_YAiIwXt4PjEQL2wZHfvM2hGGJ3fDIjriXfVdN8R2jsRMCtWEfn8aoWrdQfLJBX5uRxv8Rmd_I_ACCNkgGByFj-OQ7-zGGcEw/s4032/2022-03-01-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMB9Hu6aOVk6AxJQvB_tKWsKcas26Ro9QolNddQaanqf5nYJxmvyxj5Wd83fgKO_qr0LYxRX3pvL5MGUJdgArKUOS1_YAiIwXt4PjEQL2wZHfvM2hGGJ3fDIjriXfVdN8R2jsRMCtWEfn8aoWrdQfLJBX5uRxv8Rmd_I_ACCNkgGByFj-OQ7-zGGcEw/s320/2022-03-01-5.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shapes and patterns</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nmd9xglNqa_b9WxqwrPbgU6q97gDSOPNXguuTUAD3ZdY6uk2klQWN-SQf2GpmUJgkXDZmyOUMoEDm3MWpMlppcc6pRqb4J0D34irpvSnKxtS-7t3Ge-kPVPnPoua40w5mRSuD-voTbOPddKVrNpQJGhduItDIiDfGHe3ImceIVoTl9QVknp3CRRIfg/s4032/2022-05-25-581.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nmd9xglNqa_b9WxqwrPbgU6q97gDSOPNXguuTUAD3ZdY6uk2klQWN-SQf2GpmUJgkXDZmyOUMoEDm3MWpMlppcc6pRqb4J0D34irpvSnKxtS-7t3Ge-kPVPnPoua40w5mRSuD-voTbOPddKVrNpQJGhduItDIiDfGHe3ImceIVoTl9QVknp3CRRIfg/s320/2022-05-25-581.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block counting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43hxhnsAyHC6OCaJd114HuW_F2a2HZ81KW-xKJlYVc3lsH5TuSGSFWsjJtS1I27cbrbRiqznm2huBQjgrSTJygdyKgmyb7O7khf2hopOQke6szgx83vc7mGflyR2BG3DbL6OeYzSamgDgWGxAtqSjaQNT04HbXfVq50wK5uP85-tDQivKX0838IRFiQ/s4032/2022-06-10-233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjP59RC2CHydNOZbA_hZVHBJkKI5hNRtMR6sDCoi9E15cKQVZvnV1XNfcllnfxSTU3vltGos9jWFGzd6zbLYO1kxvbaI5PHAmmBDqZ1pntjYhe1zcCR2Tb05UuDoYZHJv6ndZM1OwZDyhUTZIBnzMN7y7HC_AuPA41GiSj-_EsweF51Ra9kFS2AQJFsQ/s320/2022-07-17-292.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building water channels</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwhwlyMUU6S-EjxTsS4ZgjgE6-WS3YGvxKzuGef3lpT11ci801FD0t9-298U8fsAE-eRe1J8dF1AMaeqJD_YiYPNZUlWvrnuMbjaXwj0_te3JiluZJME6-hRW5plroGvwWtXRdQZEOb2z9dVorxHR9YDlv0iV_qX7r-phGezu6G26cjsNRgCfqCEOYA/s4032/2022-07-21-438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwhwlyMUU6S-EjxTsS4ZgjgE6-WS3YGvxKzuGef3lpT11ci801FD0t9-298U8fsAE-eRe1J8dF1AMaeqJD_YiYPNZUlWvrnuMbjaXwj0_te3JiluZJME6-hRW5plroGvwWtXRdQZEOb2z9dVorxHR9YDlv0iV_qX7r-phGezu6G26cjsNRgCfqCEOYA/s320/2022-07-21-438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Science</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWGnv3z4zJkwQKhX1p2m8NSB8B8O320ULPaQ3D00fY5N7tx9PPG8KH3KcbbfCrRlM7glLeoqJPYioRfjcijDTA-IvhYdOdUm9dqC08I05LP5U89nuLaqMyYBR4IIJdlPLqkFYcUiv-hVJO2ZuAts4r9Mg3dfE5_cPIl3WuoG1e3gCRmrMghGOrMOoJg/s320/2022-05-22-498.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild edibles picnic</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpdQl_MH6K2oT5NirgggGLaUrLkxKnEbzrVr8D5CU6HURCEiCLoElNnOtxJQJes0m-qoFvZ9z4oYoXT9MgqRc6Kl2-NvCQTr4VLpicZNTiUnwSWOKvl5IWRhjh6dTwOz6RaSFAO90En4FoKSWOuwV01HY0PFspO9xKzVTXq5ZzvhvInkWHbUaUtVRxQ/s4032/2022-05-22-485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpdQl_MH6K2oT5NirgggGLaUrLkxKnEbzrVr8D5CU6HURCEiCLoElNnOtxJQJes0m-qoFvZ9z4oYoXT9MgqRc6Kl2-NvCQTr4VLpicZNTiUnwSWOKvl5IWRhjh6dTwOz6RaSFAO90En4FoKSWOuwV01HY0PFspO9xKzVTXq5ZzvhvInkWHbUaUtVRxQ/s320/2022-05-22-485.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;">Barry resting at Gulf Hagas after he quit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Tf0aDtTEiA/YULE0XljydI/AAAAAAAAGKs/uDRrlO__nyQfG2ldpQnNYBLhJq9PR1kMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2020-09-26-841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Tf0aDtTEiA/YULE0XljydI/AAAAAAAAGKs/uDRrlO__nyQfG2ldpQnNYBLhJq9PR1kMQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/2020-09-26-841.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6LpkfJh0B6w/YULE3zxXv0I/AAAAAAAAGK0/T_4skZ5cZ9oW41pUhQJ5XxvYBjgcp41BACLcBGAsYHQ/s3041/2020-09-26-862.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="3041" height="218" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6LpkfJh0B6w/YULE3zxXv0I/AAAAAAAAGK0/T_4skZ5cZ9oW41pUhQJ5XxvYBjgcp41BACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h218/2020-09-26-862.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">4th time - June, 2021</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Barry stopped at mile 60</li><li>Brought Pepper the puppy!</li><li>Unsupported attempt; I didn’t take any pictures this time.</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;">5th time - September 13, 2021 - Barry sets new FKT!</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Brought Pepper</li><li>See Barry's write up <a href="https://barryandchristy.blogspot.com/2021/09/100-mile-wilderness-fkt.html">here</a> and my thoughts <a href="https://barryandchristy.blogspot.com/2021/09/supply-notes-and-wifes-musings-on.html">here</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IL5D-huDVE/YULRt3qB0xI/AAAAAAAAGNY/P7Yom0yrFF4RvxlNdRUEotZoWsCM6WfsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_9047%2B2.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IL5D-huDVE/YULRt3qB0xI/AAAAAAAAGNY/P7Yom0yrFF4RvxlNdRUEotZoWsCM6WfsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_9047%2B2.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xKmlG7h6wUQ/YULRt67iXXI/AAAAAAAAGNg/_a0fZF_HfbgSK6tYtG8--OdiXQhIcI9nQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_9051%2B2.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A_t0OxZ73wA/YULRx8fGnBI/AAAAAAAAGOA/lZQ-YN2yvm8ChuYkzN6H87dBmSh99jM_ACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_9099%2B2.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></div><p></p>Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339928823957148452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-23895976699066271452021-09-15T20:49:00.004-07:002021-09-15T22:17:13.166-07:00Supply Notes and A Wife's Musings on Barry's 100 Mile Wilderness FKT<p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Barry started talking about running the 100 mile wilderness over 3 years ago, I didn’t know what to think. I know he loves to run long distances and do crazy hard things, but I must admit I was nervous about the remote and rugged terrain, both for him and anyone supporting him. I had never even been up in the north woods, except for one hike up Katahdin when we were first married. At first I thought the resupply points would be few and far between but I quickly learned that, thanks to the maze of logging roads crisscrossing the wilderness, I could meet him quite a bit. I enlarged and printed out a few maps that I found online. I printed and wrote out directions on google maps because I knew my phone wouldn’t have service (I learned a better method though - see below). I peppered Phil Pepin with questions about access roads and directions. To say it mildly, I was nervous. The first few times Barry ran, I would rush off to the next road crossing thinking he might show up way sooner than expected and I needed to be there! But I learned - I learned to take my time, enjoy some hikes, and trust that he wasn’t going to somehow start running a 10 minute mile over Whitecap :P There was even one memorable time when I took all 3 of our little kids with me and they had a blast sleeping in the back of our small jeep.</span></p><p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">One unique thing about this particular run is that because I knew the roads so well, i was much more relaxed and I spent more time chatting with through-hikers. At the bottom of Whitecap on the KI road, I was surprised to meet two people (Owen and Christina) who were also supporting two runners (Doug and Gwen) who were running the 100 mile wilderness on that same day. I couldn’t believe it - the chances of two other people running it on the same day as Barry! Barry came through but I stayed to chat and I was able to help Christina with some road directions. </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-cd79d123-7fff-9a6f-92be-ef7225b16f20"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I also learned how to read my runner. I’ve supported Barry on ultra-runs since his first 50 miler before we were even dating in 2009, but I had never supported him on something so long and so potentially dangerous. The first time he ran it and pulled out at mile 52 was a scary experience. At mile 45, he had begun to look and act very, very out of it. His face had turned ashen. He looked like crap and he wasn’t really making a whole lot of sense. He had never looked like that in the middle of a run before (I do remember one race where he looked like that at the finish - the 2019 Pineland farms 50 miler where he got 3rd place) . His two brothers were with me supporting him on this attempt and I was very relieved that his younger brother, John, decided to run the next 7 miles with him. It was after that 7 miles that Barry fainted and fell head-first towards the ground. To say it mildly, I wasn’t really excited when he wanted to try it again the next year. But as I supported him over the course of the following 2 years and 3 more attempts (the one he completed it with a broken toe and the two where he pulled out at mile 83 and mile 60), I began to be able to tell when he just needed to take it easy and rest and when he needed to stop. So when he got to mile 81 on this final (successful) FKT attempt, I was ready. I could tell he was discouraged. I could tell he was exhausted. But he didn’t look dangerously unsafe. I decided that he was giving it all he had, he wasn’t taking the expected calories and water, but I didn’t think he was medically unsafe. That was a judgment call on my part and I didn’t make it lightly because after seeing him faint that first time, I have had horrible fears of him collapsed on the side of the trail in the middle of nowhere. But this time, I just thought he needed encouragement. He needed to know that he was on pace, that he was doing it, that he just needed to keep putting one foot in front of the other at a 16.5 minute/mile pace and he would finally succeed in accomplishing this amazing goal he had been shooting for since 2018. And it worked. He said he would have stopped if it hadn’t been for my belief in him. Because after running that far and being that exhausted, he had lost his belief in himself. If being married to Barry for 11 years has taught me anything, it has taught me to never underestimate him and that when the going gets tough, that is when Barry gets going. And he did. (See <a href="https://barryandchristy.blogspot.com/2021/09/pictures-from-barrys-100-mile.html">pictures from his different attempts here</a>)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W0Km4vJeaq8/YUK-gawfgAI/AAAAAAAAGKQ/2wdgnthV4wkIoC8xLpoFPPqqydhWs9YJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_9099.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W0Km4vJeaq8/YUK-gawfgAI/AAAAAAAAGKQ/2wdgnthV4wkIoC8xLpoFPPqqydhWs9YJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_9099.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A few support notes:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-The resupply spots (and the runner’s mileage) are as follows: Otter Creek lean-to (15 miles), KI Road (30 miles), West Branch pond road (44.8 miles), Johnston pond road (51.7 miles), Jo Mary Road (58.6 miles), Nahmakanta lake south end (73.8 miles), Nahmakanta lake north end (80ish miles), polywog bridge (82.10 miles), Abol bridge (finish).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-The KI/Jo Mary forest use road map that you can get at any of the checkpoints entering the wilderness area is invaluable. It’s way better at showing the roads than any map you can find online. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">-The GAIA GPS app works fantastic, even when you don’t have service (which is most of the time). It shows all the roads and trails and your exact position, even if you don’t have service. I went ahead and purchased the subscription so that I could download the area maps and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I would be able to navigate. However, I’ve used the free version in the past and it worked just fine.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-The Maine Gazetteer is also helpful for the few times when you need to drive off the KI/Jo Mary road map. However, if you're not in Maine much, don't worry about purchasing it. Usually you can pick up enough service somewhere on the main roads to get driving directions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-The main logging roads that you use to access the resupply points are very well maintained and don’t require high-clearance vehicles. There are rocks and potholes to avoid, but nothing that a smaller car can’t handle. There are a series of connecting roads between the KI road and West Branch pond road (after whitecap) that is more remote and has a few areas where I was thankful to have a vehicle with a little more clearance. However, careful driving in a low-clearance car probably would have worked fine too. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Stay on the main roads unless you know for a fact that you should turn on to a smaller unmarked road. Usually, if the road is not marked and you don’t KNOW you should be on it, than that means you should stay on the road that is obviously more traveled (Exceptions: 15 mile resupply point and connection between KI road (30 mile resupply) and West Branch pond road (45 mile resupply))</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-You can expect to drive 30-45 mph on most of the logging roads if you have a decent vehicle. But don’t underestimate the time it takes to navigate. This time I used the GAIA GPS app to record all my driving and I drove over 300 miles (not counting travel to and from the beginning and end points) around the wilderness area getting to all the resupply points. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-The 15 mile resupply point is hard to find and not marked with any signage. You take the Elliottsville Road off of HWY 15 just north of Monson. After crossing Big Wilson Stream, make a left. Continue past the bird sanctuary and the borestone mountain trailhead. You will come down into a valley where the road gets more rough and there is clear signage saying that you are on private land (no camping, hiking allowed, etc). Continue over a bridge and not too much farther along you will start to go up a hill just past a lovely meadow and there will be an unmarked road on your left. Take that road - it’s probably the roughest road of the entire day but it’s not too bad if you go slow and avoid the rocks. It goes for a ways, past otter pond (which you can’t see). There is parking at the end and a trail that is not marked. If you follow the main trail straight for a ways and then bear right up the mountain, it will cross the AT after about .75-1 mile. If you turn left on the AT, you will go down towards otter creek lean to. However, if you would like to access the AT much quicker and avoid the climb, just a short ways after the trail starts you will see a trace trail that veers off to the left. It is marked with orange flagging and will take you to the AT at Long Pond Stream.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-The Monson general store has yummy food and is well-stocked with local goodies. Much better than typical gas station fare. Even found some cool 100 mile wilderness stickers there (somehow I had a feeling we might need a memento this time!)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-The shortest way to access the KI road AT crossing (mile 30) is from the North (north on HWY 15 to Greenville, right on Pleasant St/E St, past the airport, past Rum pond, past the Hedgehog checkpoint, onto KI road, and then Right towards the Gulf Hagas (not left towards head of the gulf). The AT crosses before the Gulf Hagas parking. OR you can access it from the south but it’s a longer drive south through Milo and Brownville and up the KI road past the KI road checkpoint.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-The back road connection from KI road (30 miles) to West Branch pond road (45 miles) cuts of SO MUCH driving time because you don’t have to go back out to HWY 11 and then up to the Jo Mary road. Instead, head south on the KI road from the Gulf Hagas parking. You will cross the West Branch of the Pleasant River. There is a sharp left right after the river. Don’t take it. Instead continue on until the next major left. The Ki-Jo Mary forest use map shows this clearly. Continue up this road (some beautiful views in here) for quite a ways (don’t take the side roads) and then down into a valley and over a bridge. After the bridge will be a sharp left turn. It’s in this next section that the road gets a little rougher but keep going and this will eventually drop you out right across from B Pond on what we have always called West Branch pond road. Turn left and this will take you to the next AT crossing at mile 45. From there you can navigate back past B pond and over to Johnston Pond Road where you will turn left again and go to the AT crossing by Crawford Pond at mile 52. Then back out to the Jo-Mary road where you turn left to get to the last 4 supply spots. Again, the GAIA GPS app and the Ki-Jo Mary road map will make most of this quite clear.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-There is a Hendersonville checkpoint after the Jo-Mary road crossing and before Nahmakanta lake supply. It is usually open at night (at least it always has been when I’ve driven through) but it also has a phone that you can pick up and it will connect you with a 24 hour service that will raise the gate if for some reason it is closed. Of note, just north of this checkpoint is a long hill where I usually get enough service on my phone to send out a few text messages.</span></p></span>Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339928823957148452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-15312717937380228902021-09-15T19:41:00.003-07:002021-09-15T22:04:46.427-07:00100 Mile Wilderness FKT<p> My recent attempt to set the fastest known time (FKT) on the 100 mile
wilderness was not the first but thankfully for me and my
longsuffering wife it would turn out to be my last. Setting a speed record on the 100 mile wilderness had
become somewhat of an obsession. I grew up in Maine and when I started running ultramarathons, I always wondered if I'd graduate the the 100 mile distance. Even before I was aware that FKTs were a thing, I used to dream about running the 100 mile wilderness. I first took a shot at the record on an
absurdly hot day in July of 2019 and decided to stop after passing out at an aid
point on Johnston road (my wife has terrible memories of watching me pitch
forward face first into the dirt). The next year I tried again but I broke a big toe about 10 miles in. An FKT was out of the
question but I wanted to finish so I hobbled through to Abol bridge in just
under 35 hours, completing my first 100 mile "run" in the process. Two additional attempts followed, but both were ultimately
derailed by GI issues. As I weighed my 5th and ultimately final attempt, I knew
full well that my chances of success were not great. My training regimen over the
summer had been minimal. With 3 young children, a puppy, a farm in the early
stages of rehabilitation, and a full-time job as a physician, training for a
100 Mile Wilderness FKT just couldn’t be a priority. The most I had run in a
week all summer was 31 miles.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I did have two big things in my favor though: familiarity
with the trail and my wife Christy, the one-woman support crew of my dreams. I
knew exactly what to expect and how to plan for each section of the trail.
Christy knew how to access each road crossing and expertly meet my physical and
emotional needs.<br />
<br />
One thing that was different about this run is that I chose not to announce my
intentions ahead of time. I appreciate and generally agree with this guideline
but for me the announcements had begun to weigh on my mind. I wanted to run
without any outside pressure. I figured that I really wouldn’t mind if the FKT
arbiters decided to reject my record because of this breach of protocol. This
run was much more about a personal and spiritual endeavor than getting some
recognition. The FKT was a deeply personal challenge I needed to meet. If I met
that challenge I would be fully satisfied whether I was recognized for it or
not.<br />
<br />
As usual I would run northbound. I knew from my experience with the trail and
familiarity with Finn Melanson’s splits that I would need to preserve some
energy going over the brutal Barren-Chairback range and the long and undulating
climb up Whitecap. I would then spend that energy recouping my time on the much
more runnable 13.8 miles between the west branch pond road (bottom of the
northern slope of Whitecap) and the Jo Mary Road and try to keep up a
respectable pace for as long as possible on the remaining sections of the run.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMH9LauzKfY/YUKs7cQlnlI/AAAAAAAAAJs/XA8rcOVHNBYQnFIktGbGamFxnjEta5XJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG-9047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMH9LauzKfY/YUKs7cQlnlI/AAAAAAAAAJs/XA8rcOVHNBYQnFIktGbGamFxnjEta5XJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG-9047.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
Starting at 5:45am on September 13, 2021, my strategy initially went roughly according to plan. The day was
cool and initially overcast and I felt like I was moving well without pushing too hard. Somewhere along this section of trail I met an older guy named
Doug who was also aiming to run the 100 mile wilderness. We wished each other
well and I headed off marveling at the odds of meeting another runner on this
remote and challenging trail.<br />
<br />
Christy met me for the first resupply just past the Otter
creek lean-to. I was feeling good and was glad to see I was right on pace. Next up was the Barren Chairback range. On this section I tried
hard to dial myself back on the brutally steep and rugged climbs but pick up
easy speed on any flats and downhills. The weather was sunny now but there was
a cool and blustery wind that kept me from getting too hot. By the time I reached Chairback mountain I was
still feeling strong and made a quick descent to the KI road where I discovered
I was well ahead of my projected arrival. This gave me the confidence I needed
to finally take the climb up Whitecap easy. I kept reminding myself that even
if I was easily capable of running that long gradual climb, I’d make far more
efficient use of my energy by waiting for flatter or downhill terrain. For the
first time I was able to make it all the way to the top of Whitecap feeling
really good and rapidly dropped down the steep 3 mile descent down to the West
Branch pond road where I discovered I was now about 30 min ahead of my
projected pace.<br />
<br />
At this point my stomach began to gurgle, sending me intermittent waves of
nausea. In the past I’ve always kept on eating and drinking as much as possible
in spite of the nausea. This time I dialed back my intake and tried listening
to my body for a change.<br />
<br />
Apart from my GI distress I felt pretty strong. The terrain over to Jo Mary
road is relatively runnable and I was able to pull ahead of the previous FKT
pace and gain yet more time over my own projected splits as I surmounted little
Boardman mountain and tore through the trail leading up to Jo Mary Road. This
would turn out to be a good thing because I started to slow down as I made my
way over the trail from Jo Mary road to Nahmakanta lake. This section is
supposed to be about 15 miles but it felt like I would never get there. My GI
issues persisted and I still wasn’t able to eat or drink much at all. I was
deep into the run and doing very well overall but I was so tired that running
this section 15 minutes slower than I had planned felt like a major blow. Then
came the section of trail past Nahmakanta lake. The trail started out with a
brief runnable stretch but then it started taking these maddening meanders up
and down the slope of Nesuntabunt mountain. These little climbs felt like cruel
and unusual punishment in my fragile physical and mental state. By the time the
actual climb up Nesuntabunt had begun I was beginning to feel the FKT slip from
my grasp. I kept seeing these beautiful rocks that seemed to be calling my
name, inviting me to stop this nonsense and rest. Unusually shaped rocks and
stumps began to look like hikers, bears, and fantastical creatures. I wasn’t
hallucinating exactly but it felt like I was headed that way. My fluid and
calorie intake also continued to be frighteningly minimal. My pace had slowed
to a crawl. My right quad was beginning to give me increasingly severe jolts of
pain.<br />
<br />
There’s a little road at the bottom of Nesuntabunt. Christy was supposed to
meet me about 2 miles further down the trail at Pollywog bridge but she
presciently decided I might need some encouragement. When I saw Christy, I told
her I wasn’t sure I could keep going, that the trail past Nahmakanta lake had
really broken me down. But Christy told me I could still get the FKT, that she
believed in me, that when the going got tough I was the guy that could push
through. All I had to do was average a 16.5 minute mile for the rest of the run
and I could still get the record. She also said shared encouraging messages
from friends and family who had been following my spot tracker and were
cheering me on.<br />
<br />
“Running” a mile in less than 12 minutes is difficult even on the easiest
terrain on the 100 mile wilderness. I had previously tried and failed to
maintain a 16.5 min pace between Jo Mary Road and Nahmakanta lake and I knew
this final stretch of trail involved more climbing. But Christy’s pep talk
fired me up. I started off down the trail still feeling broken but not beaten,
not yet anyway. My body might be disintegrating and my knee was making any
downhill run look like a grotesque series of awkward hops, but I would find a
way. Christy’s belief had reawakened my own belief.<br />
<br />
There was no need to resupply anything when I got to Pollywog bridge. I still
had most of the calories and fluids I had picked up at the Jo Mary road!
Christy did give me some sour patch candies though. As it turned out, these
candies and a few cautious sips of water were the only things my stomach could
tolerate for the rest of my run.<br />
<br />
The hikers I passed on this final section probably thought I was a lot more
than half crazy. At times I was bent nearly double with stomach cramps. My
right knee became progressively more painful and I would involuntarily yell in
pain on the downhills. I grunted and groaned. I exhorted myself aloud—“come on
Barry, COME ON, just keep going!” My GPS watch had totally malfunctioned and
all it could tell me was what time it was. I thus had no idea whether I was on
pace to set a new FKT until I got to rainbow ledges and read the sign
indicating I had 6.1 miles to Abol bridge. I looked at my watch and saw I had
nearly 2 hours left to get the FKT. I also knew the trail was mostly downhill.
If it hadn’t been for my now swollen and extremely painful knee I believe I
could have finished these remaining miles in about an hour and 20 minutes,
possibly even less. As it was I needed all the time I had. I kept checking my
watch towards the end though because I knew this was going to be close. I still
wasn’t totally sure I would get it. Finally just as I was starting to really
wonder when the road would appear, I met a hiker going the opposite direction
who blithely informed me I had just over a mile left. I rechecked my watch. A
MILE? I might not make this. I broke into an awkward limping run but thankfully
that hiker was massively overestimating the distance. About 5 minutes later I
saw the road through the trees. What a good feeling to get on that road and
head towards Abol bridge. Christy was jumping and cheering me on. Even with the
bridge so close, it took focused and determined effort to keep running until I
touched the bridge. I was elated and relieved but so totally exhausted that I
immediately sat down on the bridge rail, then hobbled over and sat down on the
ground in the shade of our car. I had completed the FKT in 29 hours and 6
minutes, a mere 12 minutes faster than the previous record!<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EHAuD3JVLz0/YUKs7zR177I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/4-MnZ6E5vrcwh0pIkfP-4nfV9EgI9bw4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG-9096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EHAuD3JVLz0/YUKs7zR177I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/4-MnZ6E5vrcwh0pIkfP-4nfV9EgI9bw4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG-9096.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve included my splits below. I didn’t keep track of my
resupply times but they were usually less than 5 minutes. The times shown here
are my departure times at each point. Road names are a bit tricky in the 100
mile wilderness but I’ve included approximate mileage based on “book miles” as
reported in the Maine Appalachian trail guide.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Otter Creek
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>I’ve learned a lot about this trail over the years I’ve
spent trying to set the record. Here’s a list for the next prospective record
holder (no particular order)</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>For now, this FKT is still beatable for non-professional
runners like me but I agree with others who have pointed out that an elite
ultrarunner could probably run this route in less than 24 hours. I'm reasonably confident my own record will be surpassed soon, possibly even this year. </li><li>Do not underestimate the 100 mile wilderness. Acquaint
yourself with just how ridiculously rough the trail is before setting any pace
goals.</li><li>Dry trail conditions are critically important if you are
aiming to go as fast. There’s some sort of shale or slate rock in
the southern part of the route that is slicker than ice when wet.</li><li>Early June would seem like an ideal time to run the trail
because it’s still fairly cool and you have maximal daylight. However the trail
may not be fully cleared of blow downs. I attempted to set the FKT twice in
June and both times the blow downs slowed be down by at least an hour. Think
that’s an exaggeration? Imagine a huge spruce tree lying lengthwise down the
trail in the middle of the night and then multiply that scenario with a few
variations by 100 and you get the idea. I recommend running in September or
early October. More daylight is nice but the trails will have the fewest blow
downs and will be generally the driest. Late October and November offer the coolest temps but fallen leaves will make the trail slippery and hard to follow. </li><li>Cell service sufficient for text messages is typically
available on the summits of the Barren-Chairback range and Whitecap, but I
would take a GPS tracker with an SOS option. Even if you go with a support
crew, there are extended sections of very remote terrain.</li><li>I’ve run both supported and unsupported. If you can be
pretty minimal with your supplies and have a good game plan for rapid water
filtration/treatment, I believe you can run unsupported nearly as fast as you
could supported. If you anticipate your margins will be as thin as mine were
then obviously go supported. As my description shows, having a support crew can
also offer game changing benefits in more intangible domains.</li><li>Contact Phil Pepin (<a href="https://100milewilderness.info/">100
Mile Wilderness</a>) If you have questions about the 100 mile wilderness and
how to access the remote logging roads for your resupply points. He is a
genuinely great person and has a wealth of information about the trail and
access roads that would be difficult to find anywhere else. You might also stay
at Phil’s campground. I have stayed there and found it very clean and
comfortable.</li><li>Maine Appalachian trail maps were helpful early on when I
was planning my initial attempts and didn’t know much about the trail. I highly
recommend buying the relevant maps. </li><li>Your support crew can get good maps of the local logging
roads at the Jo Mary or KI road checkpoints. </li><li>My wife wrote up some helpful resupply and direction notes in another blog post. <a href="https://barryandchristy.blogspot.com/2021/09/supply-notes-and-wifes-musings-on.html"> You can find it here.</a></li></ol><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>Barry Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680263545285497459noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-70923312567330136412017-05-23T08:40:00.001-07:002017-05-23T08:40:06.666-07:00Stepping Stones vs. Core ValuesWe've found that parenting with simplicity in mind is sometimes, well, complicated. It requires intentionality, swimming against the current, doing things differently than what is currently practiced in mainstream parenting. It's a mindset that doesn't come naturally to our plugged-in, Western society.<br />
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Even amidst making decisions for our family that we feel are in line with our desire for a simple home where our true values take precedence, I have discovered that it's easy to get lost in the details of those decisions instead of focusing on the values that I'm really trying to get to in the end. That's one long sentence. Let me try to explain. Here are some of the parenting choices that we have decided on for our family, all of which (in some form or another) fit with our value of simplicity:<br />
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<li>Exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months</li>
<li>Cloth Diapering</li>
<li>Elimination Communication</li>
<li>Baby led weaning</li>
<li>A "montessorian" approach to toys</li>
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<li>A few, quality toys that encourage exploration and creativity</li>
<li>No electronic toys</li>
<li>Involve your child (yes, even as young as 1-2 years old) in real-life work (which is the best kind of play for them!)</li>
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<li>A capsule wardrobe approach to clothes</li>
<li>Plus more that we are still figuring out... </li>
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While I may choose to write a few specific posts on some of these decisions and why they fit into our approach to simplicity, that is not the point of this post. The point is that I have often spent hours upon hours, days even, researching and reading about these subjects. Buying and reading books, researching on the internet, etc, etc. Sometimes I will get so sucked in to a topic, that I forget/choose not to connect with Ansel. I forget/choose not to read my Bible or spend time in prayer. I forget/choose not to exercise and make healthy eating decisions. I forget/choose not to spend enough time outdoors. Sometimes I truly forget and a gentle reminder from Barry or God or another source points me back in the right direction. But, let's be honest, most of the time it is a choice that I am making. In an effort to make the best decision about parenting choice "x", I have neglected what Barry and I consider to be our core underlying values:</div>
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<li>A vital, living, daily relationship with God</li>
<li>Meaningful connection and closeness as a family</li>
<li>Service to those in need around us</li>
<li>A healthy, active lifestyle</li>
<li>Spending time in nature</li>
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These are the areas that I should be spending the majority of my time and energy developing. While some of the stepping stones listed in the first list can contribute to our core values, they <u>do not</u> and <u>can never</u> act as a substitute. A family may choose to use formula, disposable diapers, potty train at 6 years old, feed purees until age 3, have a roomful of plastic, electronic toys, and a pile full of mismatching clothes and yet still be doing a better job than we are in promoting authenticity with God, family, and the world around them. Barry and I have seen this many times and it is always a wake-up call to us. How incredibly tragic it would be to arrive at old age and realize that we failed to accomplish the most bedrock of character building tasks in our children.</div>
Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339928823957148452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-78463566133184343492017-05-17T17:48:00.001-07:002017-05-17T17:48:51.400-07:00Baby stepsSometimes the simple joys of life feel the best. For instance, watching Ansel walk and later on start to run has to count as one of the best things I've enjoyed in all my life. Ansel started with a few uncertain toddles and has now graduated to a repertoire of jigs, jumps, and freestyle patters notable for their improbable variety, daring, and often spectacularly unsuccessful execution. Without question though, he is learning to walk and run at what seems to me an astonishing speed, all without apparent effort, self consciousness, or even very much obvious purpose. He is simply learning to do something he was designed to do. The process is not easy, but natural and fun all the same.<br />
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I wonder if we would all be better off approaching life the way Ansel is learning to walk? Barry Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867146364159397351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-84132487415806946032017-04-09T23:53:00.002-07:002017-04-09T23:53:56.140-07:00real life simplicity <em>Disclaimer: this post is written by a sleep deprived medical resident working the night shift and is likely to contain gross errors of grammar, spelling, and logic, not to mention unpardonable sins of style.</em><br />
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Simplicity is cool these days. Peruse pinterest (or look over your wife's shoulder while she peruses hers), or observe the preachings/postings of minimalists on social media or just think of your coolest possible friends who (of course) have embraced simplicity and minimalism at least in part. <br />
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Then there is our home, where Christy and I are busily doing what bunnies do best: we have Ansel speeding towards his 2nd birthday in October and his younger sibling slated for arrival the month before. Meanwhile I am working my way through Internal Medicine Residency at Dartmouth, Christy is being a super mom, and we are both working on remodeling our house and yard. I need to pain the trim, spackle/pain the ceiling, fix the fence, paint the fence, order more fill and topsoil for the yard, put windows in the basement, insulate the basement...the list really does go on and on. We also try to be involved in our local church, teaching Bible study or giving a sermon here and there. Oh yeah, and we are also the church-school treasurers (Christy does most of the work to be honest). <br />
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Ridiculous<br />
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What does our model of simplicity home look like? I should really take some pictures But just imagine our table at breakfast time. Ansel is grinning gleefully as food traverses between his plate and his mouth, or just as often, every imaginable and unimaginable remote corner of the table and surrounding floor. The living room, which had been "reasonably" clean prior to his pre-breakfast cyclone of activity is now a minefield of blocks, books, daddy's tools, mommy's credit cards, a pot lid, an open bottle of lotion, a random piece of string from who knows where, and some very important bolts for fixing the picnic table, now scattered across the room. <br />
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We love it all. Our lives are enriched by the fullness of our days, the endlessly varied topography of our living-room floor, and the shrieks of laughter and love from our precious little boy. <br />
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Where is the simplicity in such a life? It's a good question. In one sense, we feel an acute need for much more simplicity both in our time and space. Yet there are moments when I feel certain we are getting things right--when we pile into our aging Toyota Camry to go cross-country skiing together instead of cleaning the house, when we stay up talking in bed after Ansel has finally gone to sleep, when we make maple candy on the last snow of the season.<br />
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I guess my point is just that simplicity is not a Zen garden, a gorgeous tiny-house, or a neatly folded and ruthlessly minimized wardrobe. Simplicity is a means to an end, not an end in itself. No doubt, we try to get rid of stuff on a pretty regular basis that doesn't "spark joy", we actually do fold our laundry in the approved neat-and-oh-so-organized recommended fashion, we limit the number of toys Ansel has to a few quality ones, and so on. We also try hard to limit our time commitments--I stepped down as a local elder at church, for instance, so that Christy and I could work on the school board together rather than me going to a church board and her to a school board on separate days. <br />
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For us, simplicity in real life is aiding us in our ability to prioritize what we value most. We have some room for improvement but we are also enjoying the stage we are at and trying not to get so caught up in the idea of simplicity that we lose sight of what really matters. Barry Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867146364159397351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-59660146587684507352017-04-08T16:39:00.000-07:002017-04-08T16:39:28.823-07:00It's been a while..Christy and I have talked several times about getting back into blogging here but we just haven't managed. Something really clicked for me when we were talking about blogs just last night though: one of the reasons we don't blog anymore is that we tend to waste time on the Internet. Sure, we are also incredibly busy. Finding time to keep up with just the bare minimum demands of life is often challenging. And yet if I invested the Internet time wasted on news stories, sports, Facebook and just general mindless web surfing into blogging, I'm quite sure that a regular stream of blogs would be the result. I really do have the time to do this, in other words. And why not? 'Twould be a much better use of my time, that's for certain. <br />
<br />Barry Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867146364159397351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-11052702943581145012013-06-13T20:46:00.001-07:002013-06-13T20:46:22.900-07:00Living FencesI found this <a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/living-fences-z10m0sto.aspx#axzz2TDUl2jF6">neat post </a>today on Mother Earth News about how to <a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/living-fences-z10m0sto.aspx#axzz2TDUl2jF6">build living fences</a>. I think the concept is really ingenious; definitely something I would like to experiment with once we have a place of our own!<br />
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Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895412686031870521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-89656347764134894372013-05-22T10:51:00.001-07:002013-05-22T10:51:53.739-07:00Will You Bee My Honey?I've gotten more interested in honey bees lately. They are so vital to our livelihood. Did you know that a majority of the bees needed for the agricultural sector of America are shipped in from outside sources? That seems so crazy to me!<br />
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I recently found this neat plan for a bee garden. I would love to do something like this when we have our own little homestead. This comes from Susan Brackney - author of Plan Bee. You can visit her <a href="http://www.planbeebook.com/">website here</a>.<br />
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<br />Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895412686031870521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-39673547460956872472013-04-29T20:30:00.001-07:002013-04-29T20:32:20.782-07:00Spring Green Onion Pasta with Asparagus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've been making our own pasta lately and it really transforms Italian eating. I have been singing its praises ever since Christmas, when we got our pasta press. If you have one sitting in a dusty cupboard, dig it out! If you don't have one, this can be made by hand but it is a bit more labor intensive.</div>
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We made this delicious pasta last week and I wanted to write down a few notes about it before I forgot. This is less of a "recipe" per se and more of some general guidelines.</div>
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<u>Spring Pasta With Asparagus</u></div>
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<i>The Pasta</i></div>
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Green Onion Pasta (devised and crafted by Barry!)</div>
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(We use <a href="http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes.php?recipe=542">this</a> basic recipe. The key to eggless pasta is to use semolina flour and knead it a lot! A KitchenAid works wonders here! You can add a lot of seasonings to the pasta. This time we added about a cup of chopped green onions. Often we'll add herbs, garlic, sundried tomatoes, etc. The possibilities are endless!)</div>
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<i>The Toppings</i></div>
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Steamed asparagus spears</div>
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Zest of one lemon</div>
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Slivered basil leaves</div>
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Carmelized onions</div>
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<i>The Dressing</i></div>
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Juice of one lemon</div>
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2 TBSP olive oil (I added in a dash of truffle-flavored olive oil as well)</div>
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Garlic powder</div>
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Italian seasoning</div>
Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895412686031870521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-46135376213348883672013-04-16T20:25:00.000-07:002013-04-16T20:26:06.489-07:00Smooth Celery and Allium Soup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I found <a href="http://www.honestfare.com/magical-celery-bisque-vegan-nondairy/">this recipe</a> for a celery bisque this morning and felt like I had stumbled upon a revelation. Smooth, creamy, celery (i.e. cheap, abundant, easy) soup! It was the perfect way to use up that wilting head of celery in the crisper. </div>
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The picture you see below is not leeks, like they appear to be. Instead, they are massive green onions which we should have picked months ago. But instead they've been happily growing away, waiting for a moment such as this.</div>
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The final product - delicious and creamy!</div>
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<u>Recipe</u> (adapted from <a href="http://www.honestfare.com/magical-celery-bisque-vegan-nondairy/">Honest Fare</a>)</div>
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Roughly chop celery (including leaves), onion, and leeks. Sauté with garlic and olive oil in heavy soup pot until tender. Add water and seasonings. Boil for additional 15-20 minutes. Blend until smooth. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve hot with chopped herbs on top.</div>
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(The original recipe called for silken tofu, which I was going to use but the soup turned out deliciously creamy without it so I left it out. Maybe I'll give it a try next time; it does sound delicious!)</div>
Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895412686031870521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-35054936367695317512013-02-11T19:57:00.000-08:002013-02-11T19:57:02.204-08:00Winter GardenCitrus and leeks does a happy tummy make. This bounty went into a potato leek soup and fresh orange grapefruit juice. Both were delicious, made even more so from knowing where they were picked.<br />
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<br />Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895412686031870521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-15885574101716820712012-08-16T07:07:00.000-07:002012-08-16T07:07:09.276-07:00Small HomeLove this <a href="http://www.jhinteriordesign.com/tiny-house/#">home of Jessica Helgerson</a>. Only 540 square feet and with a great history too! It's very cool what the owners are doing with trying to live as self-sufficient as possible. Check out the link for more pictures!<br />
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Veggie wraps with the siblings - colorful and full of flavor! Definitely worthy of a more permanent place in our meal rotation. Components: tomatoes, cucumbers, sprouts, lettuce, onions, green peppers, carrots, green hummus, vegan cheese sauce, and spinach wraps!</div>
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Just a few pictures from what we've been cooking lately. As you can see, there have been lots of tomatoes around here these days! Also pictured are plums (which were quickly made into plum jam), leeks, peaches, and fresh herbs being made into a yummy lasagna. The garlic sauce on top of both the lasagna and the pizza is <a href="http://barryandchristy.blogspot.com/2012/07/garlic-cream-sauce-vegan.html">the same incredible stuff</a> that I posted about last week - what a revolutionary sauce it has been!</div>
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Four pounds of backyard produce about to be roasted and made into tomato sauce!</div>
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<br />Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895412686031870521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-64304741271697382112012-07-07T11:26:00.000-07:002012-07-07T11:26:00.087-07:00"To Live Content"<br />
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-Roast the garlic as follows: wrap the whole head (unpeeled) in tin foil and then bake at 400 F for 30 minutes. Remove and open the tin foil package. Once cool, the individual bulbs of garlic squeeze out very easily.<br />
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Thankfully, Christy makes regular forays into my brain's cyclone of medical facts. One of her more effective techniques is to come into the study and sit on my lap. This treatment methodology has a remarkably rapid onset of action. With a beautiful woman sitting on my lap, concentrating on the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure becomes a singularly irrelevant pursuit. Other matters of the heart become overwhelmingly more compelling.<br />
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God certainly brought Christy into my life for many reasons. One of those reasons was balance. I was unbalanced before marrying Christy. Workaholism was real in my life. Everything I did seemed to center around maximizing my personal productivity, squeezing the maximum amount of work out of each day. Beauty was important to me, but I refused to soak it in. There was too much work to do.<br />
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With Christy in my life, I can't help but stop to appreciate beauty. Not only is she beautiful, but Christy has an eye for beauty and a heart with the depth and capacity to receive it. This explains why Christy brings so much beauty into my tired brain when she interrupts my frenzy of study by sitting on my lap. I notice first her own beauty but she will then talk to me and point my thoughts to other beauties in the world.<br />
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My experience with Christy in medical school has led me to conclude that beauty is an essential ingredient in the simple life lived well<i>.</i> Life is, after all, about producing beauty through a cycle of creative relationships with the natural world, each other, and God. This reality is both simple and beautiful.<br />
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<br />Barry Howehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867146364159397351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-66513950706289810682012-04-02T16:01:00.002-07:002012-04-02T16:01:44.070-07:00Small SpacesHere is an example where a small apartment, when done right, can be beautiful, open, and even more enjoyable then a huge and spacious mansion. This <a href="http://nordicdesign.ca/blog/2012/02/making-the-most-of-it/">little apartment </a>(from nordic design co.) uses space to its advantage. <br />
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Barry and I live in a tiny apartment that we've come to enjoy immensely. We've come to appreciate the small space as an asset (less to clean, more interaction) and not a detriment. A small space forces you to only keep the most useful and beautiful items because a small apartment just can't handle clutter. This simplification process is not always easy, but it's worth it! When we do move into a larger home in the future (almost anything will be larger then our current spot!), the lessons we've learned in our small kitchen will definitely guide our decisions regarding space and its use in a larger area. But for now, we are appreciating the benefits of a small and cozy home. You can see more about our simple kitchen space redesign <a href="http://barryandchristy.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/a-new-life-begins/">here</a>.Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895412686031870521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-48666594420080275282012-03-02T08:08:00.001-08:002012-03-02T08:10:49.560-08:00Roasted Vegetables<div style="text-align: center;">
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I love one-dish dinners. They're filling and simple. One of my favorites that I go to when guests are coming or I'm feeling the need for a wholesome, veggie-packed meal is Roasted Vegetables. It's vegan, gluten free, nutritious, and super yummy. Plus, I try to use vegetables that I don't often eat - parsnips and beets being two examples. Most vegetables take on a flavor that's hard not to love when they are roasted. I usually make this as a main course but you could have it as a side as well, just simplify it and don't include as many types of veggies.<br />
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Pick Your Vegetables: Sometimes I make the mistake of trying to have too many types of veggies. 3-5 varieties is best. Sometimes it's nice to go with bright, contrasting colors (see last photo) while other times I try to have more muted, neutral colors like the one below.<br />
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<br /></div>Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895412686031870521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-64062170793442907552012-01-31T16:02:00.000-08:002012-01-31T16:02:29.832-08:00Organizing: Spices!As we began the new year of 2012, I (Christy) felt the need for some additional organization, especially in our pantry and kitchen cupboards. We buy a lot of bulk goods and it's hard to neatly organize the numerous bags and little containers that we collect.<br />
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Organization does not always equal simplicity, but it can contributes a lot towards it! However, I'm learning that organization often seems to require the acquisition of more stuff! Containers for this and dividers for that. I'm still working on a balance, but I think a middle road is good here. My pantry is not going to get any better unless I figure out a way to store our bulk food in a neat and non-cluttered manner. This will probably not happen without the purchase of some type of storage solution. So my approach is this: buy wisely (quality), minimally (don't go overboard), and take it in stages. The pantry doesn't need to be finished overnight! I've made a few purchases so we'll see how it goes :)<br />
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One of my storage solutions is already in place, and it's one I'm immensely pleased with! Uncle Tim created this beautiful spice rack for our overhead shelving (see below), but it's not enough for all the spices we have. <br />
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If you're looking for a similar solution, check out <a href="http://www.shop.spicestor.com/main.sc">SpiceStor</a> and look for the 20 extra clips. They can be cut apart to accommodate larger spice bottles.</div>Christy Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895412686031870521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7028323337283078972.post-48981185854471058862012-01-25T11:50:00.001-08:002012-01-25T12:06:11.621-08:00Life Lessons with SammyToday in my nursing class we were asked to write down five everyday experiences that we were thankful for. My list included the following:<br />
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Do you remember Sammy? He's the Yellow Labrador that has brightened our lives for the past year of living here in CA. He is really our neighbor's dog but, having both grown up with family dogs, we've enjoyed his presence so much.</div>
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Sammy would always sit outside our door while we ate meals, hoping that we would notice his forlorn and hungry eyes. He loved food, frequently tearing green persimmons and avocados off the backyard trees and enjoying them for an afternoon snack. A lot of my food photography has Sammy, just outside of the frame, eagerly eyeing my recent creation. Sometimes I'd include him in the picture, just because. Barry had a particular soft spot for Sammy and would often sneak him food. I have never let Barry live down the time when he gave Sammy some of our precious ice cream. Sammy loved it!</div>
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Another of his favorite pastimes was rolling from side to side on the grass. He would roll and roll and roll with this look of pure delight on his face. He was probably just scratching his back on the grass, but to all appearances, he was having the time of his life!</div>
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Sammy's the dog who taught me just how smart dogs really are. He'd bring me his empty food bowl when I brought home groceries. And on one particularly hot day, he dragged the water hose over to my feet and then looked up at me expectantly.</div>
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I've never seen such patience in a dog as I did in Sammy. He'd lay down, put his paws across the threshold, and go to sleep, waiting for me to notice him and give him a pat on the head. He wasn't pushy, he just asked quietly. And that kind of asking usually spoke the loudest of all.</div>
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Sammy also helped to remind us what was truly important in life. No matter how good or bad Barry was feeling about his studies or how stressed he was from medical school, Sammy always greeted him with a big smile and an affirming nuzzle. When I was discouraged about my job prospects, Sammy would sit at my feet and help me ponder life. For Sammy, life was bigger then grades and exams. For Sammy, life was good. And he never failed to tell us that he loved us no matter what.</div>
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Inside Sammy's body however, life was not good. He was dying of cancer. But each day, without fail, he would roll vigorously on the grass, trot around the backyard seeking for new ways to escape, and greet each of us as we came and went.</div>
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When I came back from class this afternoon, Sammy greeted me with those same cheery eyes. I gave him a loving pat on the head, remembering my class assignment. I wish I would have taken a few minutes to tell him how much joy he had brought to my life. But I didn't.</div>
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This evening when I came home from spending time with a friend, my neighbor told me that Sammy had passed away. No more chances to sneak him a cookie or feed him ice cream. No more cheerful greetings at the gate.</div>
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But Sammy has taught us bigger lessons; lessons we'll try not to forget too quickly: Life is good and the grass is green, make the most of it! Even when all you can reach is green persimmons, chow down with enthusiasm! Wait patiently and take a nap, things will start to look up. And love, love unconditionally, love with cheerfulness and persistence, love even when there are no cookies or ice cream, love each and every day.</div>
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We'll try to remember, Sammy. Thanks for all you taught us.</div>
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