It's been good year overall, few up and downs. I've been able to continue my daily exercises, finished some old projects. Started some new projects, built a 3 wheel recumbent trike from the ground up my own design. Should be great addition to my excerise plan.

In the last days of the old year I'm planning for the ritualistic camping trip in the woods. Linda and I traditionally go out in the woods for 1 final camp out and bring in the new year camping. I cook big pot of traditional beans over the fire!

So we camp for first and last day of the year! What a great way to end up an start off, with a little dirt time. Spending time outdoors with mother nature, playing the flute eating great food.

Being thankful for all our blessing's, now that is truly Thanksgiving, I can't think of better way to reflect on the past and get ready for what is to come.

If only we could get the kids and grands to in brace the tradition we have started. I know the are building there own tradition's. Some years we backpack, some we just take the van but it's all great!

Forecast this year is for exceptional weather hits in low 80's lows in the mid to upper 60's no rain and clear sky's. It will be like spring in the winter, Yee Haw!!

Preparing for the Thanksgiving an Family Gathering,and My Grand Daughter's 18 Birthday Happy Birthday CW.

I traditionally Smoke a Ham this year I'm also doing a small hen turkey about 11 lbs. 2 Mince Pies,





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Woke up this morning temp 61 low humidity! Really got my camping blood to stirring. I have been working on shop project 3 wheel recumbent trike, more on that later.

Today I'm to be rechecking camp gear for Fl Trail Hike. May have about a week of 60 at night low 80 daytime.

Getting excited rewaterproffed the TEEPEE, should be ready now it's been 3 weeks smell should have dissipated. I used bees wax,linseed oil, turpentine more or less traditional oil cloth treatment for cotton canvas.

yea has fall is falling!!

Thinking about cooler weather!

It's just plain miserable outside,


I can hardly wait until fall, above picture cooking breakfast with gluten free campfire biscuit's ye ha!

I would love to get some dirt time!

But with the heat index at 100+ during the day just doesn't seem possible.

Options are;
1) leave late in the day after it's rain cooled but just received 3.75 inches and still raining likely for next couple hours, come back early next AM. Soaked

2) run the generator and ac