Bill Grumbine
08-04-2003, 9:06 AM
Good morning all
All is quiet here at the Five Barns complex. Rowdy and Bubba are wandering about looking for the last bits of crumbs dropped on the ground in hopes of finding some treat. Truth be told, it took us all of half an hour to clean up after the crowds disappeared. People were neat, and except for a few unwary souls who left their plates in reach of the pooches, the dogs went unrewarded for their diligent searching. We had a blast meeting you all, seeing new people, renewing old friendships. SWMBO and the girls worked real hard, and Lisa is already talking about next year, so I know she had a real good time too.
We couldn't have done it without all the help people gave us. I originally set the beginning of the affair for after lunch on Friday. I knew Ken S. was an early riser, but I had no idea he ate lunch at 8:30 AM! :D He was a big help, and brought me a beautiful board of curly cherry. I practically had to lock it up to keep people from drooling on it. We had lots of help from just about every one who was there. Lisa had many hands in the "kitchen tent", which made her job lots easier, and the many willing hands up in the shop and around the grounds helped my job tremendously. The amount of food that arrived was staggering, and the quantity was exceeded only by the quality. Many diets, including my own, were put on hold for two days.
We are both grateful for the opportunity to be able to do this, and we are especially grateful for all the kind sentiments expressed. We are glad to hear that so many people enjoyed themselves, but much of the credit goes to the kind of people that inhabit this forum. Again, we really enjoyed it, and will look forward to doing it again next year, and maybe then it will be even bigger. Oh yeah, I am still trying to get an accurate count, but based on Walt Drummond's calculations using the guest book and adding in those who did not sign it who we know of, right now it looks like we had 94 people altogether.
Again, thank you all for your contributions, your gifts, and your time in making this a great event for all.
Bill
All is quiet here at the Five Barns complex. Rowdy and Bubba are wandering about looking for the last bits of crumbs dropped on the ground in hopes of finding some treat. Truth be told, it took us all of half an hour to clean up after the crowds disappeared. People were neat, and except for a few unwary souls who left their plates in reach of the pooches, the dogs went unrewarded for their diligent searching. We had a blast meeting you all, seeing new people, renewing old friendships. SWMBO and the girls worked real hard, and Lisa is already talking about next year, so I know she had a real good time too.
We couldn't have done it without all the help people gave us. I originally set the beginning of the affair for after lunch on Friday. I knew Ken S. was an early riser, but I had no idea he ate lunch at 8:30 AM! :D He was a big help, and brought me a beautiful board of curly cherry. I practically had to lock it up to keep people from drooling on it. We had lots of help from just about every one who was there. Lisa had many hands in the "kitchen tent", which made her job lots easier, and the many willing hands up in the shop and around the grounds helped my job tremendously. The amount of food that arrived was staggering, and the quantity was exceeded only by the quality. Many diets, including my own, were put on hold for two days.
We are both grateful for the opportunity to be able to do this, and we are especially grateful for all the kind sentiments expressed. We are glad to hear that so many people enjoyed themselves, but much of the credit goes to the kind of people that inhabit this forum. Again, we really enjoyed it, and will look forward to doing it again next year, and maybe then it will be even bigger. Oh yeah, I am still trying to get an accurate count, but based on Walt Drummond's calculations using the guest book and adding in those who did not sign it who we know of, right now it looks like we had 94 people altogether.
Again, thank you all for your contributions, your gifts, and your time in making this a great event for all.
Bill