Friday, June 25, 2010

Our aim for today was to get to Brooklyn and the Shindig.

The fastest route would have taken us down Interstates the whole way, so we opted insted for the shortest route, which took us down WI 14 for most of the way, then had us zig-zagging down county roads for the last 20 miles.

The highlight of the trip was going past some Amish farms and seeing the locals with their horse drawn carts and plows.

We arrived at Rich's place about 2 pm to find Alice, Smoky Rick, Michael Mara and Marilyn and Dick Smith had arrived ahead of us. It was a warm day, as warm as the welcome we received. On the other hand, the beer was cold, which was how it should be...

Rich has a verdant 42 acre property with three lakes. A lot of the area is planted with corn. There are a number of large sheds, well equipped for metal work, and a small gallery at the front.


Gene and Chris arrived a little later. Others are still on their way. Susan and Mark are driving 1000 miles from Dallas; Elizabeth and Toni 600 miles from Oberlin. Richard and Marianne are driving from Boulder in Colorado.

Some of us spent the afternoon and evening goofing off and chatting away: Marilyn was busy at work teaching Smoky Rick how to do fold forming, and doing other copper work

(For some reason I am having difficulty up loading images today)

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