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In Years to Come
Today has been a day filled with wonder and reflection. It began down by the docks, where the paddlers were competing in a race where the canoers used kayak paddles and vice versa. The lake water was...
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True Colors
Today I moseyed on into arts and crafts to see what the campers were up to today. Turns out they were hard at work painting views of Lake Fairfield, Old Bald, and other camp icons. Down at the docks...
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In the Consecrate Silence Know
Today was the last Sunday of the session and the Chapel service truly made a mark to signify its importance. The Chapel service today was in remembrance of all of the years that campers and counselors...
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Sitting in the Bow and Taking a Bow
Today was another beautiful day amongst the trees and mountains, even though I was a little sad that it was the final day of some activities. To celebrate the accomplishments of the session, I visited...
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God of the Hills
Today was the last day of activities, so I decided to make the best of it and see what everyone was up to on this marvelous day. First, I went down to the archery field where the archers were trying to...
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Gone to Carolina
Today was the final day of June Session and a somber sense could be felt throughout camp despite the hustle and bustle of packing, recognitions and awards, and Final Shows. The recognitions began this...
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Deck the Halls of Castle with Counselors
Today was the first day of activities, and the campers were out and about with their middies on and ties tied, ready to face the day. First I stopped by the docks to see how the paddlers were spending...
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Singing in the Rain
This morning I woke up to the bright sun shining from behind Old Bald and I knew that it was going to be a good day. Even when it began to drizzle, my mood never slipped as the campers went off to...
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Rainy Day and Movie Night
This morning it was drizzling so I wrung out my tail and headed down to Jewelry to see what the jewelers were up to. As a matter of fact they were in the middle of making copper cuffs and wire...
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Nothing Could Be Finer
A turn in the weather provided us here with a beautiful day and all of the Merrie Woode girls surely took advantage of the bright sun and cloudless sky. In the morning, I caught up with the swimmers...
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Here Comes the Fun!
Another beautiful day here at the peppiest camp and the energy of the campers is truly soaring as we end the first week of activities. In the morning, I dropped by Tumbling to see what the acrobats...
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Slipping and Sliding into Sunday
The Blue Ridge morning we had today was so lovely that I knew immediately that it would be a good day. This morning I enjoyed some quiche and cinnamon rolls for breakfast and lounged around until...
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Always Full of Folly
Today was an especially fun day here at Merrie Woode. To begin, I hopped around the dock where campers in Earthworks were practicing their fly fishing skills and actually reeling some in for all of...
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I’ll take Merrie Woode Trivia for 100
This hot sunny day was perfect for hanging out by the lake, so I began my morning with a trip to the docks to splash with canoeing, kayaking, sailing and swimming! While I was down there, I noticed...
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Happy IndepenDANCE Day!
A very merrie Fourth of July to all of you folks out there! This day might be my favorite at camp because everyone is dressed up oh so patriotically. In the morning, we were all woken up by the horses...
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We Like the Food, We Like the Fun
This morning I chanced a visit to Lily Pad, where I had the enormous luck of running into an impromptu yoga class. Campers were bending and stretching all sorts of ways that gave me and my prehensile...
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We’ve Got Rhythm
This morning, I stopped by the Ceramics Studio and saw that the campers were in the middle of making beautiful shaker instruments out of clay. In Arts and Crafts, the campers were working away on...
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Rainbows and Butterflies
This morning, I decided to venture out to the barn to see what the riders were up to. As it turns out, the Drill Team was practicing away, while other riders were listening intently to a lesson taught...
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Sundays We’ll Be Together
Today was another lovely day under Old Bald. Sundays, I must admit, hold a special place in my heart, because they’re often the one time that every staff member and camper is together every week....
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Drama Llamas
I can’t remember the last time I’ve had such an exciting day full of new and interesting events and activities. Today the llamas paid us a visit and I spent the morning with them, frolicking on the...
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