It's very cold here in PA this week. Unusually cold for this time of year. My office looks out into the woods behind our house and I can see a nice 8-point buck chasing three doe around. It's a sure sign of winter and soon he will drop his antlers and wait out spring. The deer have it made here because we don't allow any hunting on our property so they have some protection from rifle season that will start soon. They clean up the bird seed that Barry intentionally spills every day so they are here a lot.
We'll soon be leaving for Tres Valles, Argentina, and have been getting stuff to take down for the guides. Today we received a Nikon lens, yesterday binoculars, we have a camera coming. Often it's fly tying supplies. Last year it was a coat from Cabela's. It's a good reminder of how lucky we are to live here where if an item doesn't come overnight, we're disappointed. Sometimes they wait a year in Argentina!
We're going to start hearing from Brooke a little more here in the blog. She's dialed into the submissions that Nancy is working on, the upcoming changes and events on the web site, and the general pulse of what we do here. So starting next week, she'll have something to say. I have no idea what she will start with, but I'm sure it will be interesting to read. Feed her (us) your questions if there is something you'd like to read about.
Speaking of reading, I wanted to share a great book with you before the holidays. We recently had the pleasure of John & Claudia Faris, who joined us on our trip to Spain. We enjoyed their company and now have two new good friends. At the end of the trip John gave us a copy of his book, Ten Was The Deal, and I started reading it that night. It's a delightful book of short hunting and fishing stories told by John of his childhood with his dad and grandfather. Set in pinewoods, along Piedmont streams, in Lowcountry fields or along the coast of the Carolinas. It's a lovely gift idea that will be enjoyed by all. You can find it on Amazon or Barnes & Noble or if you'd like it personalized it can be ordered directly from John at 864-573-9311 or on his website. I think you'll like it as much as we did. Paperback. 235 pages.
I've been asked lately to share a little more about what we do when we're not traveling. So here's what's on our agenda as of recent: Barry and I were in Towson, MD, last night at the Maryland TU meeting. Barry does most of the presentations but they've asked me this time so I spoke about my freshwater bucket list. It was a nice meeting and we were glad to be invited. I also just finished a piece for Country Magazine and we put together a feature for Overland Journal on our trip to Mongolia. There's always something on the to do list. For now, I'm trying to teach myself iPhoto and struggling. Anyway, we hope you have a good week and we'll stay in touch. -Cathy