2024 Happy Blog Challenge Continues

Some happy things from today: Bel, my youngest, leaves this weekend.  Today was our day to go for a hike.  Knowing that the parking lot was supposed to be closed, we headed for Mount Major.  There were quite a few cars parked on the street near the construction by the closed Mount Major lot, so we drove on.  After searching, we found a different hike and ended up climbing Belknap Mountain using the East Guilford Trail.  It has one of the Fire Towers in NH that is on my Bucket List .  Yay, an item checked off on my bucket list! Along the hike we saw somethings including salamanders, a garter snake, and different varieties of mushrooms and mosses.  I am pleased to say that although the mosquitoes and other insects weren't nonexistent, they were very few. _ Bel The Fire Tower at the top was recently renovated.  Had the day been clear, the view would have been spectacular.  Had the day been clear, the temperatures would have been higher.  ...

Some happy things for today: It is the first day of breakdown and the last day of food.  The food plan technically ended last night, with all meals today being things to empty the cooler.  Breakfast and lunch were from the cooler.  I am so very, very happy that I was able to participate in a meal plan this year.  It made my Pennsic time even more awesome. The shower came down.  At the end of today's blog, I am going to post pictures of the shower plumbing.  Feel free to ignore them.  I want them handy for next year when I forget how to put it together again.  🤣  We actually used different colored duct tape to color code the hoses and things so it should be easier next year.  This is the first year I remember looking forward to taking the shower down.   I look forward to leaving by the time I've been here for two weeks, but sometimes it would be nice if it all packed up by itself. Gideon has been practicing all week to perform ...