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Driven-pheasants-at-the-chateau-de-la-VerrerieDownload From our friend Nick in France at www.GourmetFly.comSHOOTING TRIP TO FRANCEDriven pheasants at the château de la VerrerieAMERICAN GROUP ON OCTOBER 16TH 2021Please find enclosed the pricing for the driven pheasant shoot of Sat 16th Octand the nights of Friday 15 & Saturday 16th.VENUE & LOCATIONChâteau de la Verrerie,Website: https://chateaudelaverrerie.com/Many pictures on my own website also, like on this page:http://gourmetfly.com/Wedma.htmRoad from Paris to the closest market town “Aubigny sur Nère”https://goo.gl/maps/jRfwe8HSdqYGtfDaANote that the château provides the accommodation, but the hunts are organized by my partnerJerôme Latrive, on the 1.600 hectares of land around the château. There is no need to drive to gohunting (except on mud roads with estate’s Land Rovers). The average price of the rooms is200 euros per night plus “continental” breakfast at 15 euros per guest. It is recommended tostay there the nights of Friday and Saturday, but you can arrive earlier and use the château asbase camp for your holiday and various explorations of the Loire region.PRICE OF THE HUNT:Based on 8 to 12 guns, and a bag of 300/400 birds (wild pheasant) the price is 55 euros per bird.The bag is divided by the number of guns to fix the final price, and the balance on the spot.Example: if 350 pheasants are shot by 10 hunters. The price of the day is 55 euros x 350 birds =19.520 euros / 10 guns = 1.952 euros per hunter.& Downpayment: 50% at the reservation, based on 350 birds, as above in other words theamount to block the reservation is 1.952 / 2 = 976 euros per gun.NB: Cartridges, Loader, Meals & tips are not included.My own fees for the office work is @ 150 euros per “gun” covering the preliminary work andfollow

Gyotaku is something that I have always wanted to try, but haven't found the time to do yet---although I purchased all of the stuff and have read all of the books on how to go about it. I have been following fish gyotaku for a couple decades but just haven't found the time to do it. An artistic friend also does bird gyotaku, which is really unusual, and something that might be an interesting way of capturing the harvest of a hunt more permanently. I'd also like to do some Chinese brush paintings like the ones below:

https://youtu.be/GmFwRkl-TTc I read this somewhere else, but it's an interesting list of rules for your daughter: 1. Make your bed every day, even if it’s right before you get in it. 2. Don’t wear holey underwear…in case you’re in an accident and they cut your clothes off. 3. Travel light through life. Keep only what you need. 4. It’s okay to cry when you’re hurt. It’s also okay to smash (some) things; but, wash your face, clean your mess, and get up off the floor when you’re done. You don’t belong down there. 5. If you’re going to curse, be clever. If you’re going to curse in public, know your audience. 6. Seek out the people and places that resonate with your soul. 7. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. 8. 5-second rule. It’s just dirt. There are worse things in a fast food cheeseburger. 9. Happiness is not a permanent state. Wholeness is. Don’t confuse these. 10. If you’re staying more than one night, unpack your bag. 11. Never walk through an alley alone. 12. Be less sugar, more spice, and only as nice as you’re able to without compromising yourself. 13. Can’t is a cop-out. 14. Hold your heroes to a high standard. Be your own hero. 15. If you can’t smile with your eyes, don’t smile. Insincerity is nothing to aspire to. 16. Never lie to yourself. 17. Your body, your rules. 18. If you have an opinion, you better know why. 19. Practice your passions. 20. Ask for what you want. The worst thing they can say is no. 21. Wish on stars and dandelions, then get to work to make them happen. 22. Stay as sweet as you

Ideas from this month's issue of our favorite magazine Need to get water pump and battery for hosing off horses https://www.longhorntrailersales.com/2021-elite-trailers-12-horse-polo-with-tack-room-horse-trailer-Mymi%7CNaf.html https://horsetrailerworld.com/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=18053&start=1

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The Navajo have used Blue Bird for about a century, why aren't you using Colorado Flour from Cortez, Colorado? We love Blue Bird flour for all of our baking needs and it's available at King Soopers.

Reflections on COVID, Culture, and Technology A Different Kind of Thanksgiving Be thankful that a new day has arrived. No matter how difficult things may seem, the sun will rise again tomorrow. During the COVID shutdowns, many stores closed on Thanksgiving so people wouldn’t gather in large crowds. In some ways, that encouraged a return to simpler traditions. Instead of spending the entire holiday shopping or glued to devices, families spent more time hunting, reading books, playing games, cooking meals together, and reconnecting at home. Returning to the Outdoors Local parks saw record numbers of visitors, and more people began spending time outdoors. Even kids developed a renewed interest in hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities. People also started cooking at home far more often, while restaurant visits declined and grocery bills increased. These shifts reminded many people of a slower and more grounded way of living that had been fading for years. The Downside of Constant Screens At the same time, many people became consumed by nonstop news cycles, social media, and fear-driven conversations surrounding the virus and politics. Endless time spent staring at screens and worrying about government failures created another cultural problem of its own. According to Verizon, U.S. video game usage during peak hours surged after quarantines began, and television viewing also increased dramatically. While some positive lifestyle changes emerged during shutdowns, excessive media consumption and digital dependence became major downsides. Cancel Culture and Political Division Over the last several years, the idea of “cancel culture” has expanded dramatically. Public figures, celebrities, and even political leaders can now lose platforms, careers, or public support almost overnight because of controversial opinions or statements. Social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook

My favorite Chatham painting But he was also known for his lithographs, this one being my favorite Stephen Collector, a good friend of Chatam's before he passed, loves photographing in the fog, which was also coincidentally prevalent in a lot of Chatham images Jim Harrison, Tom McGuane, Russell Chatham, Jim Fergus, Stephen Collector formed a tribe for birds and tarpon in the wake of Hemingway's passing. John Gierach, Archie Best, and Mike Clark sort of did the same thing with dry flies and bamboo rods in wake of Lee Wulff. Tides come and tides go, some bigger than others. But the ones who write and photograph about it leave something behind for us all to enjoy. __________________ Russell Chatham (October 27, 1939 – November 10, 2019) was a contemporary American landscape artist and author who spent most of his career living in Livingston, Montana. He was essentially self-taught and his work eschewed the narrative tendency of much western art and presented landscapes that stand in intimate relationship towards the human figure even in the absence of it. In the early 1980s Chatham began making lithographs and stood as one of the world's foremost practitioners of that craft. In addition to Lithography, Chatham also produced original oil paintings. His oil paintings currently sell for tens of thousands of dollars, and there was a multi-year waiting list for commissions, but according to his dealers, he preferred printing lithographs as the more challenging art form. (Longtime Livingston residents can recall a time when early in his career Chatham traded his canvases for essential services in a barter arrangement.) Despite being a print, Chatham's lithographs have little to do with modern process lithography, which always starts from a photograph and typically only uses 4 colors. His