Hike Naked Day

Segue and Houdini on the A.T. in Virginia.


June 21st is traditionally the unofficial "hike naked day" on the Appalachian trail.
My buddy Segue sent me this picture of him and Houdini doing their best to expose themselves to nature.

The Music Camp

Black Betty and I are packing up the popup and heading towards Spartanburg on Friday to try a new festival experience. This will really be the 5th year for this little festival put on by members of The Bellville Outfit, but will be our 1st experience with it.

I actually learned of both the band and the festival while driving home from Asheville last month and listening to WNCW. The Bellville Outfit were live guests and I really enjoyed their music. They talked about the festival and I came home and purchased the incredibly affordable tickets ($60. each for the weekend and $30. a carload to camp).

The line-up looks awesome, the crowd should be small, and the camping fun! What's not to like?

Hungry Babies

I found some babies in my propane tank this morning!

Kitchen Jams

We had a big Thursday night family dinner last night. I cooked the last of our spring lamb, a nice leg over a hickory coal fire, Jeff brought delicious garlicky kale, and we roasted a big pan of potatoes, onions, garlic, red peppers, and mushrooms in olive oil. It was a great feast, the lamb was sooo tender and scrumptious, I hate to wait until next spring for another.

After dinner we had a kitchen jam with John on guitar: