Kuba's Portrait

Elizabeth Allen finished Kuba's portrait and we are very happy!

So many others were good, but we liked hers the best.

 

On top of the World

We did some climbing with family this summer, Snake Mountain and Mount Mansfield. 
Both of the hikes were completely awesome.   

Eighth and Eleventh Grade School Year!

The boys are off to the next school year!  

 

 

This Guy - Has Class, Has Class

Kuba's latest performance was playing Rusty Charlie in Guys and Dolls. Guys and Dolls was conceived by Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin as an adaptation of Damon Runyon's short stories.  These stories written in the 1920's and 1930's, concerned gangsters, gamblers, and other characters of the New York underworld.  Kuba opened the show as one of three small-time gamblers, Rusty Charlie, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, and Benny Southstreet.  They argue over which horse will win the big race and sand the opening tune - Fugue for Tinhorns.    Click this link to see him in action!  

Fugue for Tinhorns

Frank Loesser

I got the horse right here,
The name is Paul Revere,
And here's a guy that says if the weather's clear,
Can do,
Can do,
This guys says the horse can do,
If he says the horse can do,
Can do,
Can do
Can do.
Can do,
Can do,
This guy says the horse can do
If he says the horse can do,
Can do,
Can do.
For Paul Revere I'll bite,
I hear his foot's all right.
Of course it all depends if it rained last night.
Likes mud,
Likes mud,
This "x" means the horse likes mud,
If that means the horse likes mud,
Likes mud,
Likes mud.
I'll tell you Paul Revere,
Now this is no bum steer,
It's from a handicapper that's real sincere.
This guy says the horse shows class,
Can do,
Can do,
Paul Revere,
I got the horse right here.

I'm picking Valentine,
'Cause on the morning line,
This guy has got him figured at five to nine
Has chance,
Has chance,
This guy says the horse has chance,
If he says the horse has chance,
Has chance,
Has chance.
I know it's Valentine,
The morning works looks fine.
Besides the Jockey's brother's a friend of mine.
Needs race,
Needs race,
My friend says the horse needs race.
If he says the horse needs race,
Needs race,
Needs race.
I go for Valentine,
'Cause on the morning line,
The guy has got him figured at five to nine.
Has chance,
Has chance,
This guy says the horse has chance.
Valentine,
I got the horse right here.

But look at Epitaph,
He wins it by a half,
According to this here in the Telegraph,
Big threat,
Big threat,
This guy calls the horse big threat.
If he calls the horse big threat,
Big threat
Big threat.
And just a minute boys,
I've got the feed box noise,
It says the great grandfather was Equipoise.
Shows class,
Shows class,
This guy says the horse shows class,
If he says the horse shows class,
Shows class,
Shows class.
So make it Epitaph,
He wins it by a half,
According to this here in the Telegraph.
Epitaph
I got the horse right here.

 

Boys On Water

 

Summer Job

 This year Anders had his first "official" summer job. He's had other jobs before - like mowing lawns, but this is his first real job where he actually gets a paycheck.  He's working on our friend's farm right down at the Intervale with his friend Charlie.  They work about 20 hours per week. They ride their bikes down together and spend a lot of time out of doors in the beautiful summer sun and air surrounded by growing things.  

Crows Path Continues

Again this year Anders was a counselor in training for Crows Path.  We got this email the other day from the founder of Crows Path.

 "What an awesome sight to see Anders teaming up with my son, Cedar aka Kit who is almost 4 now, in the big epic battle on Friday. I always imagined that Crow's Path would be an intergenerational community, and that as kids grew up in the program they would begin to expand and take on new roles as role models and beacons of inspiration for the next generation of kiddos. It was very cool to see Anders in that new role. I know I have more photos of Anders from way back when, but this one from 2017 is all I could find (you can just barely see his head poking up out of the corner). "

Teage O'Connor (he/him)