Across The Fence     
            
                          Spring 2002

Canoeing  in Rock Eddy is an excellent way to spend a spring day.   Canoes await the whim of our guests who have but to push them into the water for a day's fishing, or a leisurely trip to the end of the eddy where the bald eagle is preparing to hatch this year’s eaglets.  For longer downstream floating  involving point to point floating , we send most guests to an canoe outfitter near Dixon.  Contact Country View Acres (The Cardin's).  Phone: (573) 759-7363. Returning from a float you’ll pass a popular eatery, perched on a river bluff.   The Point Restaurant. http://www.pointsteakhouse.com/   A restful sleep in your cottage or cabin completes a memorable day.

“Come hell or high water.  Occasionally, our guests are able to glimpse the meaning of high water in these hill country creeks.   Recently,  folks from both St. Louis and Alberta, Canada had just left on  local jaunts when the skies opened, spilling about five inches of rain in an hour.
       Midnight saw your hosts at the creek, chain saw in hand, wading the receding water to cut away the trees lodged on the low water bridge. By 12:30 the road crew had the crossing navigable again, allowing our Canadian guests access to their cottage and  a deep night’s sleep.  Weariness had overtaken our friends from St. Louis, causing them to opt for a motel room in Rolla.  They were back at Rock Eddy in the morning, discussing the events of the evening over breakfast.   In all, a  fine little country adventure… memories that later prompt a “Oh remember the time” response.

Apologies to smokers.   In the past we have called our lodgings "smoker friendly," prompting repeated reviews of that policy as we valiantly attempted to beat back smoke odors.  We have conceded defeat!  The new policy:  Smoke only outdoors and on porches and decks.  We hope you’ll understand!

Free Kittens! OK, you probably see free kittens signs everywhere this time of year.  But we have our quota of barn cats (read, strays) and one of them had the bad luck to get pregnant.  Born on Easter Sunday, we now have four playful kittens in a box in the feed room.  Kathy named them: "Flopsy," "Mopsy," "Cottontail," and "Peter".  First four callers get a kitten.  Aren't they cute?

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On-line Reservations at REB Farm.   Its  amazing how fast the Internet changes things!  We have recently installed a secure online form for requesting reservations.  It’s a good idea to  check our availability calendar at www.rockeddy.com , then choose your method to reserve you stay:  (1) Phone us at 1-800-335-5921 or  (2) click on the “Make a Reservation” button to fill out your  request on a secure on-line form.   We’ll respond as quickly as possible to confirm your stay. 

 The lure of worldwide travel should be “surrendered to” early in life, we think.  Travel makes lifelong changes in thinking and ways of relating with other people!  An interesting website for young folks may be just the thing for kids graduating this spring.  We wish that we had such a resource when we were young and footloose.  http://www.goabroad.com is a resource for  young people wanting to work, teach, or travel abroad.  Subscribe to their newsletter to keep informed on overseas opportunities.

 This Tasty Florentine Omelet was discovered on our recent Canadian trip.  Breakfast in a little restaurant in Mill Bay, BC (on Vancouver Island) yielded this recipe, which the owner was kind enough to divulge.  Click to see our version.     www.rockeddy.com/Recipes/florentine_omelet.htm     

In the words of Gomer Pile, “Well Goolleey!”  That is our reaction to this worldview at night from the space station.  Click on  http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg       Be sure to zoom in for a close look at continents , pick out cities and find country borders, and also see who is using the bulk of the world’s energy to light up the night.  We find it a fascinating geography lesson. Having a  globe or world atlas at hand will help when your knowledge of our world gets stretched a little thin.

  All our best from the bluff, Tom & Kathy Corey

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