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The continuing adventures of the Dahl family (overheard at the campfire)I love camping out. There’s just something about the smell of a campfire!Yes, and it’s definitely the best way to cook a steak or a few burgers.I’m not so thrilled by the black flies we encountered while we were hiking.Do you think we packed enough sunscreen? I want to take the kayaks out on the water tomorrow.I’ll check, I need to figure out how we’re going to store the leftover …

The adventures of the Dahl family continues… Jennie, Alice and Grace decided to head to the Pember Nature Preserve for a program on Bird’s Nests. It seems Jennie knows all about birds and their nests and even educated Alice and Grace. The Nature Center and the Pember’s loan kit has many nests to investigate. Please remember that people cannot collect eggs, nests or feathers of migratory birds. The Pember has a special federal and state license to collect these items …

The continuing adventures of the Dahl family We finally talked Elvis into doing a concert for us! Marie Davis and Jennie Kent roomed together in college. Jennie told us about taking naps before her afternoon psychology class and the music was on a constant loop of “Elvis at Madison Square Garden.” She knows all the words even after all these years. She confesses that she tried grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches but it didn’t really appeal to her.

The continuing adventures of the Dahl family People have been asking “what do the Dahls do at night?” Well, sometimes they order in pizza: “Hey guys, hurry up! The pizza’s almost gone!” Occasionally, they get together on Bernie’s desk in the Museum and hash over the events of the day around a “campfire.” There weren’t marshmallows the night we took this photo but Bernie has found bits of graham crackers and chocolate. (No eating in the museum!) Eliza really wants …

The adventures of the Dahl family continues… At present over 700 different species of dinosaurs have been identified and named. However paleontologists believe that there are many more new and different dinosaur species still to be discovered. The Dahl family discovered the Museum’s play dinosaurs.

The continuing adventures of the Dahl family OK, I’ve never played scrabble in French before. Ami Amour Baguette Bonheur Bonjour Chat Chien Merci Oui Do you think Spanish would be easier ? Uno Dos Tres Quatro Cinco

The continuing adventures of the Dahl family Grace: “What is the 518 Rainbow hunt?” Eliza: “Why are you painting a rainbow?” Ella: “It gives people something to do, being outdoors, being with family while we are being socially distant during this CO-VID19 Outbreak.” The creator of the group “saw a similar idea on Facebook from the Italian communities as they were hit hard by this devastating virus in their country.” She says, “we could all use rainbows and cheer in …