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Entries from May 2010

Laura’s Proofs #6

May 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment

The last in this brief series. You might recognize some of these photos from Laura’s halloween and christmas cards.

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Laura’s Proofs #5

May 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

More Terraplanes. These are proofs from a photo shoot for their Chimpy Gladys album, if I recall correctly. The circled one went on the cassette.

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Laura’s Proofs #4

May 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Bottom left gallery scene was one of Laura’s favorite shots (over-exposed on the proof). Here are also the first of two sheets of the Terraplanes — a band at W&M. Probably the best group in Williamsburg at the time. Mike Kasenter and Jeff ? are playing. I can’t remember the drummer. I’m pretty sure that’s […]

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Laura’s Proofs #3

May 26th, 2010 · Comments Off on Laura’s Proofs #3

In Mexico during our honeymoon. That was my trusty radio bag that I picked up at a surplus store and had already carried through Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. I’m wearing a WCWM t-shirt. Shoe shine in the zocalo in Guadalajara bottom left.

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Laura’s Proofs #2

May 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Angela (right?), Casey and Laura. I don’t know who’s reading on the boat, but I’m guessing that’s Lake Matoaka. Anyone?

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Laura’s Proofs #1

May 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments

This is a short series of crops from some proof sheets that I found. This dates back to around ’89-’93. Old friends might enjoy the faces and sights. Like all these series, this is a very incomplete set of photos — just those proofs she happened to have saved (I haven’t found the original negatives, […]

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Lanali Farm

May 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments

So my market research is in and Lanali Farm is clearly the winner in the ranking contest. Thanks to everyone who participated. Here is a histogram showing the number of votes received for each rank where the darkest blue represents a the number of votes for a ranking of “1”, i.e. most preferred and the […]

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Farm name survey

May 18th, 2010 · Comments Off on Farm name survey

Here’s my short(ish) list. Names are in alphabetical order. All are pretty self explanatory except Lanali, courtesy of Steve, which is Laura/Naomi/Lily. It has a Hawaiian sound that the girls might like and could have flower connotations. Berry Basket and Berry Blossom came from Asher. He took a seasoned marketing approach and had me send […]

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Farm naming contest

May 13th, 2010 · 6 Comments

It’s got to the point where I really do need to name my farm. I’ve put it off for a few years, but I’m finally about to join the local growers association where I will be listed in their annual printed farm guide (oops, too late for this year’s edition) and website. I’ve got the […]

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