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 … Read more

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, … Read more

The Kingswood Promise

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

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 … Read more

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 to have a few moments to himself.  He discovered the treasure!

The game is as follows:  Find the treasure next summer.  Leave it in place.  Tell Rob where it is located.  He’ll place your name on the list of finders.  At the end of each session, we will conduct a raffle with several prizes available to all the winners.

I, personally, do not know where the treasure is hidden.  But, I have studied the poem and am willing to guess that the treasure is located somewhere in, or close to,  the pictures which follow.  So, study the poem and the photos.  Do not report your ideas to anyone else.  The fewer number of finders improves your odds of winning the raffle.  It is that simple.

A Kingswood Challenge

Come ye all, Come ye all, Kingswood Camp men.

And discover a treasure that is hidden within.

 

Keen eye, and word sense, and an inquisitive mind

Is all that one needs to get to “The Find.”

 

Neither age, nor grade, nor height is required.

Just diligence and a good walk-about will get one inspired.

 

The treasure tis little…. Eight pieces of silver,

Though more than a pound, there’s no fear of pilfer.

 

Not building nor boulder conceals treasure’s find,

Rather standing tall sentinel is a twin-trunked pine.

 

No water from treasure’s nest is round to be seen,

But the path of all cinder is surrounded by green.

 

A roadway to follow calls seekers for sure,

First looking left, then right to follow treasure’s lure.

 

Once close, distance gates bekon Kingsmen “Come Hither.
For a summer of memories before the snowballs weather.

 

Five steps taken skyward brings one closer to fame,

Though the diamond in the rough is the name of the game.

 

So look ye all, search ye all, listen to stories of ghosts,

But follow this piece of the puzzle to one of five posts.

 

In bounty worth savoring apart from the rest,

Is waiting for finding to proclaim you’re the best

 

So by reading and thinking and following the clues,

This adventure ends with a message that “Congratulates You.”

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Eighty Pages of Kingswood

Today’s Blues Buster is for those of you who already are “camp sick,” meaning you have started counting the days until Summer 2013.  Perhaps, Sara’s 2012 Kingswood Yearbook may help relive the pain of having to wait all these many weeks and months until we start up again. We received our copy of the First … Read more

Kingswood Around the Globe

Over the past several years, I have received quite a few photos from Kingswood families.  All feature boys wearing a camp T-shirt in some exotic place.  Starting today, please do the following: 1.  Wear your Kingswood gear on special occasions. 2.  Take a picture. 3.  Send it to me for inclusion in this on-going photo … Read more

Becky and Rob’s Turn

For the first time in days, thunderstorms gathering to the west were in evidence on radar, my obsessive space on the Internet.  However, by the time we all had gathered in the Kingswood Council Circle for the 4 PM ceremony, the storms had attenuated to but a few widely scattered cells, none of which would … Read more

To Sara and Baibhav

Sara and Baibhav had a fabulous wedding this weekend.  First, my toast to the couple, followed by a few of my amateurish photos.  Actually, we had two ceremonies,  the first after rehearsal dinner on Friday — a “mini” Hindu ritual.  Baibhav’s father, Govinda, spared us the several days it takes to perform the various traditions … Read more

The End, for now

I just got a phone call moments ago from a very satisfied first-session parent.  “Keep those reports coming,” was his sign-off line.  You bet I will, starting in September.  Every Monday thereafter, you’ll be receiving a “Monday Blues Buster.”  Since most of these reports go to mom or dad’s emails, please be sure that the … Read more