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A non-eventing weekend
Well, instead of going to an event we spent a weekend at home. Probably just as well after getting back from the trip to England. Besides, Egils has been a let down ever since it moved from the lake site.
Jamie came up for the weekend and brought along his new french bell tent for a trial set-up. It looks great. We also had my parents, Ed, Suze, Z, as well as Jamie over to talk about the trip, look at pics, get goodies, pot-luck, and scheme about my glass furnace plans. Annie couldn't make it which was a real bummer since she got called in to work. There are just some times when you shouldn't pick up the phone.
Today I did a trial set up of the red pavilion using normal poles rather than the garage frame, and it looks like it will work all right. I need to get new ropes for the wall tent - I am thinking synthetic that is colored to look "natural" since I am horrible about letting them dry out and the ropes I have are mildewing badly. I started to waterproof the red pavilion, but ran out of Canvak when I was a little over half way done. I don't think their packaging estimates for coverage are very accurate. Hopefully it doesn't rain too much in between now and when the rest of my canvak arrives, because I am leaving the damn thing up. Maybe rain can be considered spring cleaning.
I wanted to go to June Fair next weekend, but Hank is leaving for a business trip to Florida on Sunday, so it looks like that is not going to happen. I am really yearning for a nice event, but at least we will have an improved camp by the time we actually go to something.
Jamie came up for the weekend and brought along his new french bell tent for a trial set-up. It looks great. We also had my parents, Ed, Suze, Z, as well as Jamie over to talk about the trip, look at pics, get goodies, pot-luck, and scheme about my glass furnace plans. Annie couldn't make it which was a real bummer since she got called in to work. There are just some times when you shouldn't pick up the phone.
Today I did a trial set up of the red pavilion using normal poles rather than the garage frame, and it looks like it will work all right. I need to get new ropes for the wall tent - I am thinking synthetic that is colored to look "natural" since I am horrible about letting them dry out and the ropes I have are mildewing badly. I started to waterproof the red pavilion, but ran out of Canvak when I was a little over half way done. I don't think their packaging estimates for coverage are very accurate. Hopefully it doesn't rain too much in between now and when the rest of my canvak arrives, because I am leaving the damn thing up. Maybe rain can be considered spring cleaning.
I wanted to go to June Fair next weekend, but Hank is leaving for a business trip to Florida on Sunday, so it looks like that is not going to happen. I am really yearning for a nice event, but at least we will have an improved camp by the time we actually go to something.