This Month’s News…

We spent our summer vacation this year on the OBX in Duck, NC.  A good time was had by all.

One day we pulled a very old, very heavy plank from the surf.  It appeared to be shipwreck remains, possibly burned at one time as it was sooty to the touch.  Based on the design of the nails in the plank, we think it may be from a ship constructed in the late 18th or early 19th century.  We told the town about our find in case they want to do some further research on it.

Mom and Dad went on a berry-picking expedition to Crooked Run Orchard.  They returned with lots of blackberries, some of which Dad immediately turned into one of his famous “Fagerli Pies.”

Our backyard garden started producing this month…tomatoes, peppers, beans and last, but not least, zucchini.  Mom’s resulting Zucchini Bread seemed to disappear as fast as she could make it.