18th June 2012 - and now it gets sunny !!!
Don't get me wrong, it is not a complaint - just seems such a pity that a whole weekend of LARP and running around had to be in the cold and the wet with the natural affect upon sales and general fun...
Well everyone got off site nicely last night - with the additional tasks of washing wheels and disinfecting the tent pegs against the nasty little spore that is riddling the plant life here and is causing all the Rhododendrons to be chopped up.
Was quiet and after another fine Cornbeef Hash and a glass of red - found myself happily asleep by 9.30pm with a good 12 hours of sleep to follow... Woke a couple of times in the night to hear the rain pour down - but it seems Susie has perfected the waterproofing of the corner of the bedroom and we slept without disturbance... Rain before 7 - fine before eleven seems to be true here - the glade looks like a Gypsy Camp or Chinese Laundry - with all the hangings stretched out across the glade on washing lines...
Susie has gone to get a replacement spare tyre for the trailer and get some shopping so we can eat tonight.. but the plan remains to take as much down as possible and have a quiet camp in the glade tonight and head off tomorrow.
Trade - wise - very low turn out this event - enough to make it worthwhile - but there is clearly far less money around at the moment and the numbers were once more down. Generally - even the pre-paid were about 10% down - so the weather had a bad affect upon people.....
Excellent local brewery - Wincle Brewery have turned out to be stars.. Looked at the next event which is not far away at Stone - and decided to see if they would deliver that far - having agreed they would - they will also look after our 2 extra Lager and 1 extra Strongbow until the event and deliver for us ... Put them in the cool room and get them to us ... That means 600 miles of carrying them around is avoided...
Means I do not have to worry about trying to persuade Bookers to take them back - and I will use for next event - even if it remains small.
Well - back to the packing....
7.30pm - and the main tent is down, most of the kit is stowed away with a few exceptions... sitting with a Gin and Tonic outside the tent - the dogs are fed and are chasing their ball up and down the field.. Have to grab the gin every so often as Rusty tends to charge under the table with little concern for consequence...
Once again the Weather Gods have been kind and the take-down has been dry all day - with sun for most of the day.
9.30pm - sitting in our tent - it is light outside.. but in the tent it makes it feel later - and I do not think it will be long before I go to bed..
But - sitting in my tent - I am sure I dine better than many in a fancy hotel..
Dinner this evening was Pan fried Loin Pork, caramelised apple in red wine.. fine green beans and mashed potato... yum - followed by strawberries and cream.. A nice Bottle of Red wine to wash it down..
Yes .. I remember why I love this life...
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