time for another bppd and ssc
last year at this time we spent the day and night celebrating the longest day of the year at the Hoyt Farm getting it ready for the 1st Burning Porcupine Festival
last year some people worked very hard ... and others mostly enjoyed the great outdoors
this year you can join us again. we will have feats of strength to attempt and less taxing activities. much of the preparations have already been made and we don't have to beat back the raspberries just to find the bonfire pit :)
bring your ideas and supplies for solar showers ... we will repair the last one (it survived the winter to my surprise) and set up another one if possible
we could also put up a couple of shelters for possible deluges during the week
come see what we have done with the place since last year and party all day and night if you would like. we have space for campers and for this weekend you can just shower and cook indoors
:_WeightOfTheWorld__by_Ugghhzi :campfire: :tent: :icon_cheers:
i guess by then we will have one or 2 lawn mowers ... so we can tame the front yard and other places that will not be hayed by then
some of the discussion of this weekend is happening on facebook, but let me catch you up
we will have lawn mowers by then, we can build another picnic table from scraps, we might be putting up a pavilion
on Sunday to celebrate Fathers Day....
There is such a thing as a free lunch
TISATAAFL
Kat will be making chili and fresh buns for the picnic lunch. It will be free ... yes you heard it ... free for all the Dad's who can make it. Bring your own drinks (sun tea and fresh lemonade will be included).
(Donations to fund the free lunch will be gladly accepted ... void where prohibited by law ... your mileage may vary ... not available in the free lunch state of MA)
we are working on a 45'x17' pavilion above the fire pit
we have the posts (from the woods), 6x6 beams from a discontinued project, and funky 2x8 purlins.
we could use donations from Burning Porcupine participants for the cement and metal roofing
looks like so ok weather for today, so we may actually get something done
Lunch break at Burning Porcupine Preparation Day.
;D 8)
the workers left in the afternoon, so John and i enjoyed the longest day of the year by the biggest bonfire yet ... there might still be a smoldering crater where that barn-foundation-full-of-junk was
the work gang moved and fixed up the shower structure ... mowed and mowed some more ... cleaned up other things ... and fixed up the fire pit
the feat of strength defeated or at least intimidated us into inaction
Quote from: jerry on June 20, 2009, 02:59 PM NHFT
Lunch break at Burning Porcupine Preparation Day.
Kat's homemade chicken soup, homemade bread, and, salad ... Mmmm!
Quote from: Russell Kanning on June 21, 2009, 07:15 AM NHFTthe biggest bonfire yet ...
That sucker burned - safely - for a good 8 hours.
Happy Father's Day
Dads out there
Quote from: Russell Kanning on June 21, 2009, 11:20 AM NHFT
Happy Father's Day
Dads out there
Get back on topic Kanning!
...and by the way... I got a free ice cream cone for being a Daddy today... and I'm only a kitty's Daddy. ;D
OMG... it was strawberry! ;D
Quote from: John on June 21, 2009, 10:05 AM NHFT- safely -
Me thinks someone (just) checked the "crater."
Who's your daddy? ;D
We have some wild strawberries here. Very nice.
Small and tart, yet - but very nice.
after John B. left ... we thought about "burning down the forest"
Quote from: Russell Kanning on June 22, 2009, 06:51 AM NHFT
after John B. left ... we thought about "burning down the forest"
With all the rain we have been having, you couldn't "burning down the forest" with a napalm airstrike. ;D
john b. came by to warn us about our piles
nice to know the government is looking out for us
we had to cover that pile just so it would burn
If this rain keeps up perhaps an Ark building class can be held.
i think we are high enough .... butttttt
any events that others want to plan ... is very welcome ... i am just listing the ones we have so far