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    October 2020

    September 30, 2020 - By Roger D.

    More Rare Air, coming soon.

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    2019 Uncle Kurtis and Friends Holiday Showcase

    August 16, 2020 - By Roger D.

    Uncle Kurtis and Friends Holiday Showcase @ Asheville Music Hall 12-15-2019

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    August 2020

    July 30, 2020 - By Roger D.

    "Best snorkeling experience of our week"

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    June 2020

    May 31, 2020 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: Scene from July, 2017, among the wrasses in St. John.

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    April 2020 – inspiration to “dare mighty things”

    March 31, 2020 - By Roger D.

    Wishing each of you all the best throughout the difficult days to come, and looking forward to better days for us all.

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    Rare Air Episode 37

    March 1, 2020 - By Roger D.

    This episode of Rare Air is a time capsule from Caneel Bay in July, 2017… two months before Hurricane Irma hit, leading to the resort’s immediate closure. Today, it’s still closed, and its future uncertain. Who would have guessed?

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    February 2020

    January 31, 2020 - By Roger D.

    February desktop calendar now available - check back soon for a new episode of Rare Air.

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    Rare Air Episode 36

    December 31, 2019 - By Roger D.

    Scene from our visit to Brown Bay on July 7, 2017, two months before the onset of Hurricane Irma.

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    December 2019

    November 30, 2019 - By Roger D.

    Come back soon to see the latest episode of Rare Air.

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    Rare Air Episode 35

    October 31, 2019 - By Roger D.

    With this installment, the Rare Air encapsulation of our July, 2018, trip to Hawaii’s Big Island is now complete. May the artifacts from those memorable days and nights dance around in our collective consciousness forever. It was an exotic continuation of our adventures started in 2012, when we first set out to explore America and its National Parks together with our kids. The “trip of a lifetime” for Beth and me, it played out beautifully, ending with us all coming home to Asheville… as Amelia and Riley readied for their high school senior and freshmen years, respectively.

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Sharing a profound lesson from Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio, directed by Rémi Cans of Atypicalist, and presented by @tededucation
As some of you know, we moved around A LOT when Sc As some of you know, we moved around A LOT when Scott and I were little. I attended kindergarten in Greenville, then in Apopka, then in St. Cloud. When we wound up back in Greenville the next year, imagine my surprise to see that the lunch ladies included my grandmother, Eileen (Kious) Darnell, and my great aunt, Aldean Darnell. And yes, I believe my portion sizes were at least a little above average. :^)

This photo is c. 1970, and shows Aunt Aldean on the left (weird to see her not smiling, which she always was) and Grandma "Bam" on the right.
Feeling very blessed after spending the past week Feeling very blessed after spending the past week at our favorite cabin on Lake Santeetlah, and looking forward to what's next. 😊
So happy to have been able to join the celebration So happy to have been able to join the celebrations for our awesome niece, Caragh Kiefert. On the joyous occasion of her high school graduation, her parents Dan and Nancy, plus Aunt Mary and all members of the extended family are unanimous: She is a gem.
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