Today was a fun rainy day at camp. The first town newspaper was delivered! As always we began our day with singing. It was raining so we made a raucous melody and rang our voices off the walls in the barn. It felt like we'd blow off the roof at the loud and crazy parts! Our visiting Community College Professor taught us two new songs to add to our repertoire: A song about a juice-drinking Moose and the other, about a wee bit of wee-wee! ("Oui, oui!" said Jacques in approval!) After singing we moved to our first Werk Bezerk period. Some homesteaders learned how to install hardwood flooring in their homes with our visiting Professor, while others continued construction of their houses in the workshop. Laying hardwood floors in class. It is astonishingly simple to install hardwood floors. Homesteaders had a quick lesson and quickly began cutting and sealing. Much bragging could be overheard from those in the class about how the new floors will improv...
Our most fun photo. Everyone's personality really shines here. Today was our last day together. We gathered for the last morning's singing. It was clear that everyone was feeling a lot of big feelings on the last day. On the one hand, we were celebrating a successful town, a fun Mini-Fair and all the times we shared this summer. For the same reasons, we were also sad to leave. We sang our favorites with a lot of emotion. Several homesteaders danced around the circle as we sang, arms waving emphatically as they acted out the action of each song. A homesteader dives into clean-up. From singing we dove head-first into cleaning up camp. We took down our mini-acres and disappeared the perimeter markers of the town. Homesteaders removed fences and filled in pools. Homes were removed and set aside to take home. There was much discussion of importing buildings for next year, so that they could "move on to other stuff quicker, like government and businesses and ...
Ready and waiting for guests at the Mini-Fair! Making mini-books and testing the candy machine. Thursday was Mini-Fair day. It dawned ominously grey, with a forecast for rain. No matter, as that's ALWAYS what happens at Mini-Fair. We sang our hearts out in the morning and then spent the day getting ready for our big party. Everyone was busy, and there was much laughing and joking as we made our final preparations. Creation of mini-foods, books, mathematical marvels and other Peep-sized commodities dominated the main space of the barn, rides were tweaked and tested in the workshop and signs were painted outside. Everyone was in good spirits. We used a lot of paint, nails and hot glue! Alex ??????'s Homesteader creates her signs. Takin' a break together. Team Village Activate! Testing LED lights in a Homesteader's ride. The weather grew even more ominous as we set up for our party--the sky looked as if it might open up on us any m...
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