Every summer for as long as I’ve worked at camp, we’ve gone to Green Meadows Farm for a day on a real working farm. Last year, it was the first week of camp, it was a bit chilly, and most photos have me in my sweatshirt. This year was a different story. I’ll let the [...]
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I can’t believe there are only two weeks of camp to go before the school year starts up again! Where has the time gone? While my mind can’t wrap itself around the fact that the summer is coming to a close, the weather begs to differ. It’s been hot, humid, mosquito-y, and full of outdoor [...]
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Today was quite a random day… I’ll let the numbers do the talking. 224: Campers in attendance 10: Campers in my group 3: Amazing junior counselors 2: Monsoon-type thunderstorms before 9 a.m. 20: Game tokens per camper 400: Jackpot won by me on silly token game 1: Cupcake Birthday Care Bear won 1440: Game tickets [...]
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Every summer, my campers are nicknamed the “duckies” because they follow me around like a mama duck. At any given time, my girls can be found walking behind me in a line. If I turn, they turn. Sometimes, they take their nickname seriously and quack while walking to the bus! When I found these mini [...]
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Have you all missed me?? I know I’ve missed you all… but it’s been a SUPER busy week full of celebrations that went way past my bedtime most nights. Therefore, blogging has taken a back seat. But I’m back today, and make sure you’re in a comfortable seat, you have about 3 days worth of [...]
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What a day! There’s nothing like a lot of humidity at a county fair full of prize-winning animals to make for a necessary shower at the end of the day! Last year, our day at the county fair fell on my birthday. This year, being the day BEFORE my birthday, I made sure to walk [...]
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In case you haven’t noticed in the dozens of post I’ve done on the matter, I get food nostalgia. I have so many memories of specific dishes, recipes, smells, that remind me of different times in my life. This is an odd one though. There are few foods that I remember loving as much as [...]
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Yesterday was one of my favorite field trips we take at camp! There’s a great arcade/fun park called Enchanted Castle, and as usual, it was a great day. Sorry for the general lack of pictures! Most of my shots are of our whole group, and I only have permission to post pictures of Skylar… so, [...]
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Today marked the halfway point of my 11th summer at camp… just a few photos to help illustrate what went on this week. Pom-poms, Chicago skyline, amazing contrail, Skylar (and all my other campers!) as Rosie the Riveter, and my happy Friday grill. Have a great weekend!
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Remember me?? I used to be this food and cooking blogger that wrote every day… yeah, pretty much, this summer is kicking my butt! I’ve been busy and beyond exhausted, but hopefully things will calm down soon. So, by popular demand… 224: Campers in attendance 10: Campers in my group 2: Campers that put clothing [...]
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