First off, the trailer tows well, but it was necessary to sell my Honda Element and buy a beefier truck to pull with. I now own a 1998 Ford F-150, shortcab, longbed, with a V-8 5.4L Triton engine. In short, Big-Ass Truck. Still getting used to how wide this new beast is, but she rides smooth and can haul what I need to.

So the year of travelling is kind of off to a rough start. Although my time at Sherwood Forest Faire was fun and I got to see old and new friends, the weather was more than a little disagreeable at times. Enough money was made to survive and for fuel to the next faire.

So here I am at Scarborough Renaissance Faire, with an actual booth to stay in (with electricity) thanks to a few friends of mine. I'm once again working for juggling toys and am happy to have the boss that I do. So far he's treating me fantastically, and in turn not only am I doing the job I was hired for (juggling) but also doing a little booth maintenance and such.

First weekend wasn't all warm and comfy like we always hope. It was a bit overcast and cool all day. A few cloaks but overall decent enough to make more than a few sales. Sunday however, was a completely different story. Cold. Rainy. Windy. Although our toys do work in the rain, we don't generally demonstrate and have out product out in the rain because it just gets filthy. And no one wants to juggle with funky toys. We did have two sales that day so I was paid a partial day for at least hanging around and keeping company when I didn't have to.

Tomorrow will be some cabinet rebuilding and some sign painting. Hopefully the sunny weather that we had today (minus the 10 minute rainstorm at 8pm) holds out and we can get some work done without having to freeze and dodge raindrops while we do it.

So...off too bed! I'll talk at you later!