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July 25 2024
I didn’t carry trunks this morning. For the first time in forty years, I was sidelined and put on the injured reserve (or permanently removed from the...
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July 24 2024
I can’t believe this is our last day. It is a jolting fact that surprised me this morning. I awoke with the usual little details niggling the back of ...
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July 23 2024
I awakened thinking of last night’s play. Matilda is a fantastic play and an excellent movie, and it is worthy of this moment in camp. It was an ambit...
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July 22
We changed tables again this morning. After this change, mealtimes typically become more suitable for an elderly gentleman like myself (at least for a...
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July 21 2024
For Greystone girls, camp Sundays become the standard by which all future Sundays will be measured. Most will pale in comparison, particularly regardi...
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July 20 2024
Production Night was shockingly good. Each dance and every musical performance outstanding in every detail. The costumes, the timing (during and betwe...
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July 19 2024
Our last Sleep-Late-Friday began with cloudy skies, cool temperatures, and the promise of rain in the air. As we STILL have not had a rainy day, the c...
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June 18 2024
Last night’s Senior Celebration was spectacular. We quickly gathered on the pageant court for an early 7:15 start, knowing that it would be a long sho...
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June 17 2024
The 2024 Jimbolympiad threaded that elusive needle of the “perfect” EP experience. This is high praise, for we usually regret little things that didn’...
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July 16 2024
As Christians, we are called to be generous. I was taught to give generously, and most of our Greystone community believes likewise. We have all been ...
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July 15 2024
Breakfast conversations today were centered on the interesting question of “why am I at this table?”. Every week, we change tables, but this is not a ...
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July 14 2024
How do you handle unsettling news in a camp setting? This is not an unusual question; we have faced it many times. It always comes as a surprise at th...
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July 13 2024
The “early-morning report” from Jimboy adds humidity to the otherwise perfect sunrise today. It appears that the “Dog Days” of summer are upon us. Thi...
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July 12 2024
It’s sleep-late Friday, which gives Margaret and me time to languish before our morning meeting (the Head Staff normally meet around our kitchen table...
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July 11 2024
Another beautiful morning… another sunny summer day… another great memory from another great evening program… another day of activities… another day f...
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July 10 2024
If you are an early reader of the Blog, you might have noticed that we posted earlier than normal yesterday and thought to yourself “I bet Jimboy is t...
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July 8 2024
We are entering what I consider to be the most fun time at camp. The campers are settled in and very comfortable with each other and their plans for t...
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July 7 2024
When did the statement “time is passing quickly” become real to you? Probably not when you were 10 years old (for the young, time passes like a slow-m...
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July 6 2024
Last night every cabin did their own EP. Counselors are allowed to plan one special EP for their girls (we only have 1 cabin night all summer long); c...
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July 5 2024
The campers and counselors are getting tired, as they always do at this point of Main Camp. They are not exhausted, but they certainly have that relax...
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July 4 2024
The Fourth of July is much anticipated and genuinely celebrated at Greystone. We dress up in gaudy outfits from Walmart or Oriental Trading, play Amer...
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July 3 2024
It’s Challenge Day, that wonderful tradition that marks the summer as officially awesome in my world. Opening Day is more satisfying, Closing Day more...
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July 2 2024
As I write this, the campers are still wearing sweatshirts due to the brisk temperature and light breeze on this bright sunny day. Yes, it is a perfec...
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July 1 2024
Cell phones used to be cool “must-have” accessories. I remember the day I bought a Motorola Razor as one of the most satisfying purchases of my 30 yea...
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June 30 2024
I read a couple of papers every day, one of which is the New York Times. This paper might not reflect my region or most aspects of my daily life, but ...
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June 29 2024
We awoke to overcast skies with the promise of rain heavy in the air. While rain is unlikely, it is possible throughout the day… so everyone was very ...
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June 28 2024
There is a lot to celebrate about our EP last night… but I’ll let the pictures do the talking. Suffice it to say, it was a blow out night! We had a lo...
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June 27 2024
One of the many improvements to camp from our COVID summers was the addition of clubs to our daily routine. We substituted a class period with an opt...
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June 26 2024
Greystone’s mission is To Delight and Inspire for the Glory of God. This mission was only defined in these words a couple of years ago, but it reflect...
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June 25 2024
Main Camp is unique… I have never experienced a community that is like it. June Camp is close, but the shorter timeframe combined with the younger age...
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