Archive for the ‘Adventures’ Category

I understand that Peggy and my sister, Jean, have joined together and are looking for a hit man to put a contract on my head.  It seems in my down time due to the weather today, I managed to book three huge shows at the New Jersey Convention Center.  That’s right, folks, New Jersey.
That should [...]

One of the problems a lowly funnel cake vendor like myself has during the winter months is finding venues that either have stands with an exhaust system or allow you to set up outside for cooking and use runners to get the products inside.  The arenas that I’ve talked to have all concession stands taken [...]

I’d like to wish all of my family, extended family, friends and loyal readers a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.  I spent Christmas Eve night and Christmas morning at Peggy’s with Kagen, Todd and Allison, then drove back to the farm where we’re having dinner for mom and our [...]

Since I’ve been gone again for ten days, I’ve got some bringing up to date to do.  It all started the Friday before Thanksgiving.  Keep in mind, I’ve been fighting this stupid bug my sister gave me.
I decided to drive to Richmond Friday morning early, rather than go up Thursday night like I normally do [...]

Dear Santa:  All I want for Christmas is for all rainy days to fall on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.  I guess I should have sent that message before this past weekend.
I worked the auction on Friday and it rained the whole time.  Sales were about half of what they’ve been the past few weeks.
Saturday, was [...]

After a two year hiatus, Big Red returned to VMI today for a football game with Liberty.  Peggy and I were slammed the entire game and unfortunately had a line of up to 100 people for the whole game.  It was awesome and continues our run of terrific sales from last month.
I plan to talk with [...]

Last night, I finally got to sleep in my own bed for the first time in over a month.  I’ve been gone since September 25 and it was great to get back to the farm again.
But, what a fabulous month it has been.  I’ve added some pictures to the Belvedere set so you might want to click [...]

This will be a brief report as I’m only at the farm for a couple of hours to do some laundry, a little bookeeping and to set Tank up for a Jefferson Forest High School football game on Friday night.  I’m pretty much permanetly attached to Belvedere Plantation for the next week or two.
Last Friday, [...]

After this weekend, I can’t say anything bad about Peggy or my sister Jean forever.  Or at least a week or two.  Let me relate why.
Peggy and I worked the auction on Friday–a little slow–and then tore down and moved Big Red to Belvedere Plantation.  Friday night was disappointing.  JJ, Laura’s son, helped but mainly [...]

Belvedere Plantation’s annual Pumpkin Harvest Festival opened Saturday morning to gloomy skies and rain in the forecast.  For once, the weatherman was right.  Despite the warnings, Big Red was set up and ready to go.
We actually saw a little blue sky about noon and for a couple of hours, it was nice and a few [...]