Weekend

I had a bit of a mixed weekend. The weather was great but Saturday must have been "drive like an idiot day" around here. We almost got into an accident on the way to the farmer's market when a guy in a pick up swerved into our lane. We doubled up on some items from the market because we will not be going there next weekend, we'll be here instead.

In the afternoon we drove to the Horne Creek Farm for their annual corn shucking frolic and the idiocy on the road continued. I don't think I'll ever want to learn how to drive it is stressful enough sitting in the passenger seat. The event itself had a different feeling to it this year, more commercialized. They charged more for going in which in turn lead people to not buy any food. When we left around 4.30 there was still food to be had, in previous years they were sold out after the lunch rush. There was no quilting going on this year and the path to the cemetery and the creek had been fenced off. We were also handed a sheet with instructions on how to behave on the premises. They must have had some problems to come up with all that. Anyway, the weather was beautiful, we listened to some nice music and ate some old fashioned ice cream. The drive home was pretty much more of the same, it must have been a full sun for people to act so weird. ;-)

Sunday service was great. Several people got baptized and we heard some inspiring testimonials from them. I am really beginning to like this church.

Weekend

I had a fairly good week, apart from being eternally tired from not sleeping well. The difficult situation is still there but I seem to be handling it better. I am trying hard to live in today without being afraid of tomorrow and without letting yesterday (as in 40 years ago) getting to me. Not always easy, but I am trying.

The weather has become quite cool and refreshing in a hurry with temps in the 40s at night and in the 50s and 60s during the day.

Our weekend started with the usual trip to the farmer's market. We bought a chicken from a new vendor and that was by far the best chicken I have ever eaten. Not cheap by any means but we got three meals out of it. We also bought some okra which seems to be winding down already, acorn squash, eggs, peppers, kale, a sweet potato, a giant onion and apples.

On the way back from the market we picked up our repaired lawn mower and dropped some books off at the library. We also had the bright idea that we would both like to eat a candy bar. Well, changing our diet has definitely put us off anything overly sweet. We both felt bad after the sugar attack and decided that was probably the last candy bar we ever ate.

Sunday morning we went to church and right afterwards we headed to the Rising Meadow Farm for their annual farm fest. We took a different road this time and I did not get motion sick. Just to be on the safe side I had brought some of my homemade ginger ale along for the trip as well. The event was much smaller than last year, I guess that with the current economy being the way it is it does not pay for a lot of the fiber vendors to make the trip. But the weather was great and the farm is just beautiful. We also stopped at the Goat Lady Dairy for their open house, sampled the really good but very expensive goat cheese and admired the vegetable gardens. Just after we got to the farm my camera decided to call it quits. Re-chargeable batteries might be good for the environment but they are not doing well in cameras. The second set I took along did not work either, the seem to lose their charge quickly even when not in use. These are all the photos I got.

We ended our weekend with watching 'Northern Exposure' on library DVDs and eating home made popcorn. It was a good weekend.

Weekend

Our weekend started Saturday morning with our usual trip to the farmer's market. We went a little later, I felt the need to take things easy. We bought eggs, potatoes, peppers, onion, apples, black berries and a spaghetti squash. I am going to buy at least one type of squash every weekend from now on. Sadly, there were no plums for sale at all.

When we came home we did some housework (vacuuming and tidying mainly) and after a quick lunch we set out to explore the Guilford Courthouse Military Park. What was once a battlefield (in 1781) is now a lovely park with a nice hiking trail. We walked the trail, which is 2.5 miles long and then visited nearby Tannenbaum Park which also was part of the battlefield. While at the visitor center we found a few brochures about other interesting places and discovered a whole net of hiking trails around three lakes in Greensboro. Lots more to do in the future!

Sunday morning we headed to the NC Zoo. Now that was disappointing. I have never seen such a huge zoo witch so few animals inside. You have to walk 5 miles to get around the entire zoo, which we did, but to be honest, there are nicer places where I can walk without having to pay to get in. Not something we are likely to do again.

If you are interested:     Photos of the Military Park    Photos of the Zoo

Weekend Plans

Time to dust off those old walking shoes and head out!

Poppy

Weekend

Sunday afternoon we went to the open farm day at Rising Meadon Farm and Goat Lady Dairy, always very enjoyable although I got rather car sick on the way up.

Can you spot the froggie?

Saturday

Coffee and Shoo-Fly Pie for breakfast.
3 loads of laundry to take advantage of the beautiful weather.
A visit to the High Point Museum with a tour of one of the 18th century homes.

A trip to the library. I plan on lots of reading in the coming weeks.

Spiced cider in the crockpot and a cake in the oven.
Reading, or a movie and popcorn tonight.
I love weekends.

Corn Shucking Frolic 2010

We had a wonderful time yesterday at the Horne Creek Farm. The weather was perfect, there was music and dancing, craft demonstrations, food and a glimpse into farm live about 150 years ago. There was apple drying, apple butter making, quilting, knitting, making dolls from corn husks, dyeing with natural dyes, molasses making and of course, corn shucking. I bought a big jar of molasses for some Fall baking I will be doing soon.

Weekend

Saturday we spent most of the day ripping up the somewhat questionable carpeting the previous owners had put down in the enclosed porch because we have some water damage from the heavy rains last week. Now we are trying to dry out the wood floor in the porch so we can reorganize everything. The house is a mess, most of the stuff from the porch is now in the living room and I don't function well in chaos. We also had water dripping from the bedroom ceiling during the rain storm we had Wednesday night so Thursday we climbed into the attic to find where the water had come in - a small gap between roof and house of which there are several but only one let in water because either the wind drove the rain against that side of the house or the gutters could not handle all the water and it found a different way. We sealed the gap and now we have to wait for the next storm to find out if we got it done right.

On Sunday we went to the Farm Fest on a local sheep farm There was a lot to see and touch, all kinds of fiber and yarn and the animals who produce the lovely products. We came home without having spent a penny, I am very proud of us.
Here are some pictures of the 'fiber' animals.

Sheep

Angora Goats

Ram lambs of different breeds, Navajo Churro, Corriedale and a Corriedale cross breed

Alpaca (love those big eyes)

Fiber for spinning