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Robert
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Christine
Personal Interests |
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Days off usually find them out day hiking in the mountains
and valleys of the Green Mountains. |
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Christine ( holding Shino) and Robert are both
hooked on Golden Retrievers. |
2001
Robert, Christine & Shino on top of Camels Hump
one of
Vermont's highest peaks. |
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2005
Christine and Robert planted a small
orchard in the 1970's and now
press cider from the harvest. |
2005
Robert & Denny Wyman, an old friend and cowpoke,
spend time together moving cattle on a friends ranch in Utah. |
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| Bronze Turkeys were an annual staple, the
larger males weighted in at over 50 lbs |
Christine's love of natural fibers for
weaving, has prompted them to kept a variety of animals on the old
farmstead. |
Milking goats was a enjoyable aspect of country life for years. |
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Many riding trails can be accessed
directly from the studio, Robert on Sergeant Pepper a Classic Vermont Morgan
Horse |
Shino loves making paths in the snow |
Robert & Christine
boarded horses at their home and studio, as a side business in the 1980's. |
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Robert salmon fishing in Alaska 1993 (above) |
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In addition to raising a variety of farmyard animals, they
share a passion for fly fishing, which is often an impetus of their travel
destinations.
This has given them a chance to fish in some of the most
beautiful places on earth, from the local brooks of Vermont to the awe
inspiring rivers of Alaska and New Zealand. Photo at left (
New Zealand)2006 |
Robert Compton Pottery
2662 North 116 Road, Bristol,
Vermont 05443, U.S.A.
Phone: 802-453-3778
E-mail: Robert & Christine
04/17/08
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