Posted in October 2012

Past “Sandy’s” at Kingswood

Past “Sandy’s” at Kingswood

Sandy now is north of Washington and mostly out of personal harm’s way.  Likely, though, it is at this very minute bearing down on poor Kingswood.  As anyone who has ever witnessed a summer storm along the shores of Mother Tarleton knows, we can absorb a lot of water at camp and quickly get back … Continue reading

Kingswood Kitchen Remodel Update

Kingswood Kitchen Remodel Update

Enough people hang out in the Kingswood kitchen — what other camp in America can make the claim that their kitchen is “Social Central?” — that we felt you might like an off-date Blues Buster to show you the progress made up to now.  Much more coming before summer 2013.  How about a campaign to … Continue reading

Re-uppers Re-vealed!

Re-uppers Re-vealed!

            The preponderance of the evidence shows that most of the boys shown in the following photos will be returning to camp in 2013.  This is a marvelous start, given the earliness of the recruiting season.  Remember:  everyone who re-enrolls before Halloween receives Sara’s 2013 Kingswood Yearbook, a fabulous value, … Continue reading

The Kingswood Promise

The Kingswood Promise

As a family, we have been working on this essay for several weeks.  Here it is: THE KINGSWOOD PROMISE        

Autumn Session

Autumn Session

Alice and I were at camp this past weekend, for yet another wedding.  This one was “merely” for friends and it was such a relief to be present but not in charge of the festivities.   I took loads of photos, and my thoughts on each are captioned below.   Oh, and I found the … Continue reading

A Kingswood Treasure Hunt

A Kingswood Treasure Hunt

A family friend named John was at both family weddings this August.  He must have had some time on his hands between the events, as he prepared the following Kingswood treasure hunt for summer 2013.  Side story:  Rob Wiff, on the very day of his ceremony, took a solo walk about the property in order … Continue reading