Weekend Stuff

It's been a quiet weekend around here.
Unless you count the sound of The Fuzz's little chainsaw.
With the weather turning colder these days, it was time to work up a bit of firewood.
He had already scouted out a few dead trees back before the leaves fell, and had marked them with a nice bright X. Now it was time to bring out that little green chainsaw. First he filled it with gas and oil. Then it was time to begin the "Pull-on". Surprisingly, things went well and he soon had several dead trees on the ground. Finally, it was time for a break by the fire and a cold Blue Ribbon.
After that, The Fuzz and His Sweetie planted some Prickly Pears out by the road, then stacked some of the wood.
For some reason, The Fuzz had gotten an urge to watch Brazil again.
So we put it on our Netflix que. It is a bit strange.

Soaking It Up

Here they are.

Soaking it up.
There's something about this kind of weather that makes the pooches appreciate that little wood heater.
Did you miss that little bitch, up under there?

Thanksgiving Morning

And just a wee bit damp.

Danger!

Danger!
Check it it out for your own safety.

"An estimated 2,000 fires occur each on Thanksgiving in the United States, resulting in an average of five deaths, 25 injuries and $21 million in property loss each year, said the agency, an entity of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency."

And...

"...Keep an all-purpose fire extinguisher nearby..."

Hanging In There

The Last One

Well, maybe not the absolutely last one,
But it's getting close.
Hard to believe Thanksgiving is almost here.
I wonder how long 'till snow.

An Autumn Day

We went over to that Mechanically Minded Daughter's place to watch her mechaniking again. Whilst we were there, The Fuzz's Sweetie decided to get a few of the leaves up. It was a good day for it, weather wise.
It turned out that due to an apparent unavailability of parts, this mechaniking ended up involving a bit of "Rigging". It is hoped that this is only a temporary situation.
After the work, we all slipped inside for a flick, that perennial favorite, "Sense and Sensibility".

Renaissance Festival 2010.4

And who could pass on a chance to see that Master of Mayhem, Gypsy Geoff.
He was going to great lengths to stay warm in the cold.

He even got out of this mess!
That Gypsy Geoff is a slick one.

We did wimp out and leave a little early. After we got though the nasty traffic, we took the back roads home, stopping along the way for a bite of super.

And so ended our annual Renaissance Festival trip.

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Here's more pix from our trip to the Renaissance Festival.
These are the Infamous Hey Nunnie Nunnie Ladies. The Fuzz's Sweetie and that (inappropriately attired) Young Daughter, really enjoyed them. Unfortunately, The Fuzz, himself is somewhat hard of hearing, and missed a lot of it. But he said he'd take their word for it, and he did get the pix.
Here's a look at Sarah Marie Mullen playing on her harp with freezing finger tips. We had just purchased some Very Expensive Toffee when we heard her, and stayed to listen for a bit. When we liked what we heard, she stopped a bit to warm her frozen fingers and tell us about her music. We're suckers for this sort of thing and took home a CD.

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During our excursion to the Renaissance Festival 2010, we stopped in at the Rock Place to ad mire the rocks. They have fossils and a bunch of other cool stuff.This looks a lot like some kind of weird surrealistic landscape. But it was just one of the cool rocks there. The Fuzz couldn't afford to by it (nothing there is cheap!) but, he did manage o get a couple pix for you.And we'll have even more exciting pix soon. If we can get that Fuzz off his lazy butt.

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We went over to the Renaissance Festival over the weekend. To the right is the Bell Guy of Cast In Bronze fame. He can get a bit dramatic at times.
We try to get over there once each year for fun and just to hang out with "normal" people.
It was a bit on the cool side, shoot, it was downright COLD.
Things started a bit slow, but they did pick up after a while.
It looked like some of the clothing vendors were wearing half their inventory, just to stay warm.
This Umbrella Lady was pretty wrapped up herself.
The Fuzz and His Sweetie always dress appropriately for this event. But this Year that Young Daughter decided 21st century garb was more her style. Too bad for her.
By lunch time there were plenty of people there.
This was when we slipped off into the woods for our little picnic.
Well, that's all for now. Keep watching for more exciting pix from Renaissance Festival 2010!

Kovering the Kitties

When we were trying to move out here, the county man told The Fuzz he would have to provide 2 points of "egress" before he (county guy) would sign off on things. So The Fuzz threw together this little porch.
That was OK at the time. But we needed a little covering over it now that the Kitties were living out there.
We still had a bit of salvaged tin left over from a similar project on the other "point of egress". So The Fuzz went to work on a plan.
He was going for a sort of minimalist approach this time, with no fancy carpentry involved.
He decided that it would be easier to build this thing on the ground (actually the floor of the future shed) and then, lift it into position. But there were a variety of complications of course. Due to the unavailability of the planned materials, he was forced to redesign. This necessitated a bit more "joinery" as can be seen here.
Finally, the thing was assembled. Now it was time for the, hopefully, simple installation. Here's a look at the plan. The ladder would be used to slide the roof up to the top of the porch (A) where it would swing down into position and be securely attached to the trailer (B). Then, the outer edge would be secured to the vertical supports, already there.
Unfortunately, this was one of those situations where things are not so simple as one might hope. The ladder shifted, the roof was too heavy and it hung up at the top. It took The Fuzz, His Sweetie and Young Daughter at least an hour to wrestle that thing into position. But in the end, I am happy to report, that they did finally get that thing up there.And here's a night pix. I just like these things.

Sucked In

The Fuzz had plans for an exciting post of something or other. But he got sucked into watching The Yellow Submarine instead.It's hard to believe he could have sunk to this level.
He realizes there's no substitute for a good post, but for now, we'll just have to settle for this.

Coffee Night

Here's a pix of Coffee Night out here in the woods.

Sometimes we go into town, but we often just stay home and make our own.

Whiners

The Fuzz apologizes for not getting back here sooner. Sometimes things just don't work out.
Since there was no school Friday, he asked his boss man if he could take it off. The idea of sleeping in had a certain attraction, and he was hoping to get a start on a project he had in mind. But we'll discuss that later.
It worked out that the Young Daughter was visiting a friend. So The Fuzz decided to take His Sweetie for a visit to a Local Winery. He was trying to be sneaky, and not let her know where they were going, but at the last turn, she figured it out. Above, you can see the Wine Lady giving them the Wine Tour. The first pix is where they chop up the grapes.
Next, is the squisher, where they smoosh them. I guess doing it by foot is passe.
Then we move on to the place where the wine works off. Here's some of the barrels for aging the wine. They also have some stainless steel tanks in here. This room is all insulated so it can be kept cool.
This is a fairly small operation. They grow a lot of their own grapes, but they do have to buy some locally as well.
And then came the most important part of the tour, the Tasting Room. The wine was pretty good, and suckers that they are, The Fuzz and His Sweetie did pick up a few bottles.All in all, The Fuzz and His Sweetie had a pleasant visit here in North Carolina Wine Country.