GARF ends this weekend, and I haven't had the enthusiasm that is normal for me, but that's becasue I'm tired. It's taking my fulltime day job, plus weekends at Horizon and stray fillins at Theatrical Outfit to make ends meet, and none of thise is guaranteed to last. So, I asked this question:

You asked: Balancing income and outgo, and also ( Read more... )

It's been months since I posted, and I've posted very little since last fall, when my laptop started having serious issues.  I had to spend most of my time in Safe Mode, with no audio, and even there, my keyboard was very, very flakey.  FaceBook (and some apps, oh the shame) are a lot easier to do if you cannot type coherently.  Now, I'm out of the ( Read more... )

And it was back to the standard near 90 temps that we expect in Georgia this time of year. Saturday was the first day this season without rain between opening gate and closing -- and I mean RAIN, not little drips and drizzles. It was a lot warmer than it has been, and I had a bad case of "I don't wanna" when it was time to get in costume ( ( Read more... )

Heavy rain beginning 5 minutes before opening gate lasting 45 to an hour. Clearing up. Rain beginning again in earnest just before 6:30 while we're doing last minute privy run and loading car. Highway all wet, so wipers needed for what's kicked up by wheels. Rain stopped, but began very strongly with thunder and lightening as I got home and Gail ( Read more... )

Rain early, south of downtown Atlanta. I restocked while in my jeans and t-shirt, but had a severe case of I don't wanna, so I didn't go to the back to change until opening. Raven's Nest is at the back end of the site, so we have a soft opening, and there were three others dressed and ready to serve. The rain ended early, and we had a generally ( Read more... )

The rain started a little past 9:30 after we passed the airport, and had become full rain when Gail and I pulled up behind the shop. It was pouring by opening gate, and looked as if it would be like that all day, but by noon, the rain had stopped, and during the afternoon, the sun came out, but wasn't hot and humid, since there was a lovely breeze ( Read more... )

And so we had accurate weather all weekend long -- rainy and chilly. Yesterday we had a noisy thunderstorm and heavy rain for over an hour before noon, with slow rain for hours longer, easing off to merely overcast and lowering. When the forecasts predict an 80%-90% chance of rain all day long, those who do come to faire are are prepared for ( Read more... )

I'm apparently in a once a week posting pattern.

GARF on Saturday and Sunday, cooler than predicted, pleasant customers. All day Sunday, a series of townspeople delivered roses to tempest_gypsy, courtesy of her husband. So much joy watching them in character, going directly to "the most beautiful woman" of the village. The roses filled Tempest's hat, and ( Read more... )

my life would be interesting. I think I blog to help me remember when it's too hectic to truly contemplate.

Monday, I had a hurried call from Stephen; he and Rick has just realized that the next day, when we were planning to meet to eat at La Fonda was May 5th, a very bad choice for Cinquo de Mayo. We went to the Brick Store Pub instead and I am ( Read more... )

POTD sighting: man wearing his kilt sagged.

That is to say, sagged, the adjective. That's right, the back of the kilt was down at the bottom of his backside.

All they could figure was that he'd borrowed his girlfriend's elastic waist skirt.