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["Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>]

Jeanne would like very much the apple pumpkin bread recipe!
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: paxamicus AT earthlink.net 
  To: akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com ; homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org 
  Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:50 AM
  Subject: Re: [Homestead] Paddle through time


  Our house in Virginia is on the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah. I 
couldn't canoe with the kids there but upstream on the Shenandoah was 
absolutely beautiful, and I know exactly what you mean about slipping back in 
time. I used to imagine the same thing, what it might have been like when it 
was pristine and beautiful before we messed it up. There were just enough 
little rapids I felt ok with the kids in the canoe and they got a little 
thrill, but mostly I could just ship the oars and let the river carry us 
along. So wonderful. We had a halfway place with a sandbar where we'd picnic 
and wade.

  Have a great time!

  PS  I made an apple pumpkin bread for a community picnic the other day that 
was so yummy I can't STAND it.  : ) I've made it twice since and given them 
away and gotten raves.  Want that or are you done with apples yet? ; )





  -----Original Message-----
  >From: Akka Homestead <akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com>
  >Sent: Sep 26, 2008 12:47 AM
  >To: Homestead List <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  >Subject: [Homestead] Paddle through time
  >
  >Before I forget, thanks Moon for the fried pie recipe.
  >
  >Last summer, we played in the canoes and ignored the wood.
  >This summer, we played with wood and ignored the canoes.
  >We hope to make up for lost time on Saturday, when we will be heading
  >down the Oostanaula river with NERA/CRBI.  Finally, we will be basically
  >in our own backyard.  This stretch of river is the closest to our house,
  >but we have never traveled this section. Here are some links with
  >pictures of the river and area:
  >http://www.newechotarivers.org/  (This is NERA, a environmental river
  >watch group that we are members of)
  
>http://fruitsnutsflakes.blogspot.com/2007/07/paddling-oostanaula.html?showComment=1184606700000
  >http://sunburyyachtandpleasureclub.blogspot.com/    (scroll down the
  >page a bit...I fish at this ramp sometimes)
  >http://www.gatrailoftears.org/snapshots_070113.htm   (we ride bikes on
  >the riverwalk paths here-seen in bottom photos)
  >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oostanaula_River  (this is the takeout spot
  >near my house.  On bad days at work, I used to stop here to fish on the
  >way home)
  >
  >I'm actually pretty excited about it.  Whenever I do things like this, I
  >feel transported back in time, maybe even back to the 13th century.<G>
  >These waters were the turf of the Cherokee and the Creek tribes, mostly
  >Cherokee in this specific place.  The water is low and slow so there
  >will be lots of rocks and the river will be shallow.  I think it will be
  >a good chance to see some really big mussels and sturgeon, among other
  >wildlife.  It is only a 7 to 8 mile stretch, so it should take maybe 3
  >hours or so.  It is a leisure trip with stops at shoals.
  >I look at trips like this as a way to gain experience on the river
  >should I ever need to really use it as a 'highway' as well as to study
  >the natural resources that I have immediate access to.  I wish you guys
  >could go, too...well, if anyone lives in the area and wants to go, write
  >me and I will give you details.  As always, I encourage everyone to get 
involved in saving and protecting your local river and watershed.  You guys 
know the importance of water and ecosystems.  
  >
  >Akka
  >
  >
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