Nature Contained

Last Sunday for an early celebration of or anniversary and a late celebration of David’s birthday, Ken, Maria, David and I trekked out to Northampton to visit our dear friend and NC collaborator, Jen Bates and to take in a Ryan Adams show at the Calvin.

We had a great afternoon catching up, visiting some of Jen’s accounts and touching base on Nature Contained’s Squash Event which is slotted for October 13th. (Details will be posted later in the week!) If you are ever in Northampton and are in need for a magical coffee or tasty beer check out Northampton Coffee (for all things caffeine) and The Dirty Truth (beer & food) they come highly recommended from our panel of coffee and beer aficionados.

The Ryan Adams show was a perfect end to the evening. I feel fortunate that we were able to see him perform at such a lovely venue. It was definitely worth the 2 ½ hr. late night drive. On the way back to RI I got thinking about the past two years with Ken and our little world, which is filled with such fun and crazy things like summer camp, flower shops and our future role of becoming parents this spring. I am grateful that things lined up they way they did, that we both took foolish jobs at REI in the fall of 2001 and fell in love. Our timing must be right because at age the age of 9, Ken wouldn't be happy living in the world of gardening and due to an unfortunate trip to girl scout camp at age 8, I wouldn't fair too well in the world of camp. And here's the proof!

The image below depicts a passage that Sue, Ken’s mom, recorded in 1983- just before his family returned from 3 years living in Geneva. Sue did a phenomenal job documenting the boys’ lives while living overseas. This particular passage records a conversation where Sue is asking the boys what they will miss in Geneva and what they are looking forward to in Harvard, Massachusetts. Ken does not seem to be too impressed with European garden culture.

The image below depicts a letter that my poor parents received while I was a camper. My parents have a pretty good sense of humor, so they found these pretty funny. What a drama queen!
An here we are 2 years ago... celebrating with our friends at a summer camp, all adorned with flowers.