2024 Happy Blog Challenge Continues

Happy things from whatever today is (Wednesday?): This morning a friend and I volunteered for the Watch.  We got to drive around most of Pennsic looking for problems or people who needed help.  Things like unattended fires that we can douse or people who are lost.  That was the one thing this morning, there was someone who couldn't find their car.  We are fairly certain they were looking in the wrong parking lot and told him where to go.  The best part about doing watch is getting to see many of the areas that I might not walk so far to see otherwise. Predawn with the moon. After the Watch, we stumbled into a short court.  We stayed for that and then headed to help set up East Kingdom Royal. I started to help set up the pavilion and ended up being handed a book.  It was the directions to setting up the pavilion.  I was dubbed the “book lady” and got to let everyone know the steps to setting it up.  It was fun.  I learned a little and too...

Happy things from today: Between heat and rain and generally trying to not break myself, set up isn't quite done.  I keep thinking it is, then I see something else I wanted to do.  Today the rain came down hard and often.  Everyone in our campsite seems to have come out the other side with only mild wetness.  This is good. My friend from Maine arrived.  I got to climb up into the back of her truck to push things forward for removal.  It made me feel like a kid for some reason.    There was a pretty butterfly under the canvas on the common tent for a little while.  I'm not exactly sure of the type. I had time to visit with a few different people today.  That is one of the benefits of rain I guess, people stay around at camp.  When it wasn't raining, I was able to visit people in other encampments. Pretty sky. I am extremely thankful to all the people who have helped align my tent a little better in all the rain.  So much water! ...

Happy Monday! One of the weird things that made me happy today was watching my Leatherman dance.  I held the parts while my friend turned the tool in circles.  We didn't use it properly because the angle was weird.  My Leatherman looked like a ballerina. The shower works!  It took longer than I would have liked (as usual) but it is up and running.  I have plans to make it easier for next year.  Part of that is to organize all the parts better, and I think I've got a good start on that.  Yay! It rained.  What comes after rain?  A rainbow! We had our first fire tonight.  We bought less wood this year because we don't usually use it all.  Hopefully that was the right choice.  It was nice to sit around the fire and talk.  Next week there will be a Bard here, so maybe singing will happen later too. ☮ Continued reading:  My Wandering Uterus-tales of traveling while female , edited by K.A. Laity.  This book is an anthol...

Here are some happy things from PA: This morning I attempted to organize the tent more.  I made some progress.  One of the things I was looking for a better place to put was a light that Keziah has.  It was on a bin and I was hoping I could put it up somewhere.  Then I noticed that it has magnets on its feet.  I looked around the canvas tent until I noticed the center pole.  Pop!  The lamp attached to the pole.  Then I found the flashlights I picked up from work.  They are also attached to the pole.  I love magnets. It was a hot day.  We still did a bunch between shade breaks.  With a little help, my friend put more coats of poly onto all the shower walls and floors.  Some friends dug the sump hole for under the shower. With a bunch of help the shower walls were put together.   We are having plumbing problems again, but that is a problem for tomorrow.  Tonight, I rinsed off using the hose.  I feel bette...

Some happy things from today: The First Friday of Pennsic is the most quiet.  Most people aren't here yet.  On Saturday people really start to arrive and conversations begin to last late into the night.  Even if I go to bed early, other campers nearby will be awake.  Last night I slept well, especially for being in a sleeping bag and tent. Today we got the common tent up, trailer emptied, errands run, and some things in our personal tent set up.  It was a productive day. When we parked the trailer Keziah noticed some rocks on the low hanging part of hitch.  It had picked them up somewhere along the drive. Trailer rock collection. We got silly in the store. We found hair clamps that resemble Laurel Leaves. ☮ Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.