Rotary Park – Wentzville, MO
We are preparing food for a communal dinner this evening with some of the vendors and a couple other performers who are staying on site. We are glad of the prospect of company because it has been a bit of a stressful day. We shopped for things we weren’t sure we [...]
Rotary Park – Wentzville, MO
This is an outstanding event. The audiences are generous and love to play, the vendors are varied and skilled, the organizers take amazingly good care of cast and performers alike and the site is lovely, if a bit hilly.
It is my hope to work with this organization again in the [...]
Rotary Park – Wentzville, MO
I’m parked near the treeline near the front gate of the Festival. My little propane stove is off to my right and I’m typing sitting in a chair set up just behind my truck. The tailgate is up and my pile of pillows and sheepskins is to my left, ready to [...]
Riverbend Campground – Pigeon Forge, TN
I have a lovely new tattoo on my left arm. I’ve been swallowing swords for going on 5 years now and had yet to have a sword tattooed on me, so we looked along the strip for a shop to handle my request.
The first shop we stepped into was shiny [...]
Riverbend Campground – Pigeon Forge, TN
We’re going to the Dinosaur Walk Museum here in Pigeon Forge this evening. I love dinosaurs, so I am immediately 7 1/2 years old again just thinking about it. 40 life-sized and accurate dinosaur models to look at, plus some taxidermied snakes for those who unaccountably aren’t completely fascinated by [...]
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