So, ok, I didn't realize it's been like 3 weeks since I posted anything worth reading.  Here we go:

Labor Day weekend I spent at NYRF with Kat.   We lucked out and Eamon let us hire him to help out, give food and privy breaks and annoy people into the booth.  Then Lexi volunteered for the remaining Sundays.  Woot!!  Kat and I decided to play with ( Read more... )

All summer to date, grinning_fox and Potted Fox and I have been gearing up for NYRF, the largest faire either of us have vended at.  It's going well enough but it's certainly had it's problems.  The booth is at the very back of the faire, as far as possible from the front gate, in the children's area.  The booth does not do well in children's area.  The ( Read more... )

I've been reminded that I never posted this, just a rant that it got deleted, so here we are:

• So this brings us to Winslowshire Faire. Or, as Chad and I now call it, The Hide The Meat Faire. The faire is on an animal rescue farm. If you can think of the animal, it's probably there, roaming around with the 90 or so cats. The farm owners insist ( Read more... )

So we start last Friday.  I left for Silver Kindom (hereafter known as SWOT) really late and grinning_fox  and company left really late and somehow we arrived at exactly the same time.  By tacit agreement, K and I let Jaime set up the whole tent for us and we just put up the stock.  We goofed off for quite a while until it was time to set up the group BBQ, ( Read more... )

And as I said I would, I worked my butt off on Friday and drove like I was in the Grand Prix.  See, when I punched up the address, I realized if I pushed a bit, I could be there in time for grinning_fox 's show of her lighting design.  So I did and I did and got to spend some quality time with Tim watching the show and appreciating Kat's art.  Life was good.   ( Read more... )

 So, I could try recapping the past two weeks, but really, why?  Instead I think some highlights and a rant.

roadflare  is back for his final visit before he leaves for his long cruise.  It's also the official start of faire season.  I headed out to grinning_fox 's house to make some last minute stock items and spend a bit of quality time.   As per usual, spend most of ( Read more... )

Days just seem to be flying by.  I've been waiting for spring, but it also seems like I just finished washing my faire clothes and packing them away.  Tulips, daffodils, crocus and snow flowers are poking up, some already in bloom.  It's rushing by.  And only 2 weekends more until opening weekend.  I'm no where near ready, and once it starts, it's ( Read more... )

First, some background.  ( the sordid, funny tale....... )