The Storm
We have had so many rainy afternoons this summer. Much of Transylvania County is a temperate rainforest with annual rainfall in excess of 85 inches. I...
Secret Sauce
We received an email from one of our camp parents late last week. Kim Hester of Washington, DC gave us permission to share her email with our larger ...
Profundity
I spend the early morning each day playing Spelling Bee in the New York Times. My husband and I have a friendly competition to see who reaches the “G...
ADAPT
Adapt Verb (used without object) to adjust oneself to different conditions, environment, etc. As we close out session number 3, I have become so very ...
It’s A Brave New World
Here we are again with a session closing night. The final campfire is ahead of us. Music is playing outside my window with cabins dancing, Enos are ...
It’s the Simple Things
Here we are a week into our 2nd session, and we continue to be amazed at the joys we are finding in the simplest of things: friendships, togetherness...
Joy!
What fun it is to be underway with session 2! Another super excited group of girls arrived yesterday. My heart went out to their parents. Goodbyes...
Opportunity Knocks
Here we are with closing eve of our very first session in the year of COVID-19. Daily temperature checks and symptom tracking, masks, constant cleani...
Summer?
I am looking at the calendar, and it tells me it is June, but with daytime highs of 66 and 57, we are finding that hard to believe! Fortunately, the ...
Honoring Ms. B
We have been truly touched by the outpouring of condolences and memories being shared with us about Ms. Bertha. We have forwarded as many as possible...