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05/26/2026

05/26/2026

Cool mug I found at Goodwill

05/25/2026

Thanks Suzan Diaz for the chuckle!

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05/20/2026

Connecticut fall: apple picking, haunted houses, pumpkin patches. All fine. But nothing hits like a smoked turkey leg the size of your forearm at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire.

Nine weekends running Saturdays and Sundays from August 29 through October 25, plus Labor Day and Columbus Day Mondays. Lebanon, CT.

Get on the email list at ctfaire.com for the Early Bird discount code. Tickets go on sale August 8 and the deal lasts only 10 days.

05/20/2026

05/20/2026

Long hot day. Planted 2 community garden beds (boy was it hot) Finished waxing Bessie, my 32 year old bus (who waxes a BUS?!) In the last few days I washed, compounded and waxed her. She's road-ready for the season. I don't drive her far so you won't see her in Maine or NC. She winks and waves at every gas station, flirting and saying "see you later". Ha.

I didn't drive her last year. Too difficult to get into after femur break. Even now I keep a footstool nearby just in case.

She has new shoes, brakes, and a new bumper (that's a story in itself). I decided to sand the rust spot and paint it silver.

Because a girls gotta do ...whatevahhhh.

I'm going to patch and bondo a small spot near exhaust. If that goes well I may tackle the dent on front end. If not, a Wiley-Coyote "splat on canyon wall" sticker may look cool there.

Reorganizing inside starts tomorrow. I am upgrading it to more of a camping style. Adding some things in. Maybe I'll stay overnight at Ren Faire now and then. Not getting any younger! Might as well do it now. I have camped and traveled to NC and WV before. But I need some extra amenities.

There's always something to do. Going to relax and weave a basket tonight...in front of a fan.

No pictures of garden. Coming soon. Had to get out of the heat.

Stay cool and hydrate!!

05/20/2026

June 12 & 13! Waterford Craft School
Come weave with me!

05/16/2026

Time to get cleaned up and ready for summer season.
I mean....you compound and wax your bus, right??

05/16/2026

Some lacing....dye pot tomorrow

05/10/2026

Great weekend making brooms at .valley !
Full size sweeper, cobwebber, turkey wing, cake tester, plaited turkey broom...then students got to play and make what they wanted! Everyone went home with a big armful of brooms...broomcorn and Tampico. So much fun.
Thank you!

Look for more classes coming up here in September and November. Don't miss out!

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05/10/2026

Broom making day 1 at .valley today! Some hens wing, cobwebbers and full sweepers underway.. great day!