Life Is Good

Life is Good. Well it certainly is now that Leslie is back home from her trip to Wisconsin. She went up to help her mother recover from a knee surgery. After a week without her I was ecstatic about her return. Leslie got to see our grandson Li'l Bobby while up there. Wish I could have held him for a while. I sure do miss the little guy who's getting bigger every day.

The day I was to pick her up from the airport was pretty busy at work. Head home, shower, change clothes, check phone messages and hit the door running for Nashville. Um...check messages you ask? Yeah. Got a call from a guy name Ben at Blade Magazine. I decide to call him after I'm on the road for a few minutes. Ben tells me that I won a trip to the 2011 Blade Show in Atlanta June 10-12th. I had entered a contest by signing up for KnifeBroker.com. Never did I think I'd be the winner. The spoils- 2 tickets to the Blade Show plus VIP passes, hotel accomodations, airfair from Memphis or gas money to drive and $250 in spending cash. There will be more about this later when I get everything squared away.


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The first "Farmers and Merchants Festival" was held 3rd Thursday of the month on the historic Square in Waynesboro. This was sponsored by the Wayne Co. Chamber of Commerce and there will be three more festivals.

I must say that it was better attended than I thought it would be. Many families and friends walked around enjoying the vendors and the music. Jeanettes had live music pouring out of their restaurant and there was Gospel music performed on the newly painted gazebo. One group was selling food plates with all the proceeds going to help victims of the recent tornadoes in Alabama. There was a booth with a local cast iron pan manufacturer, produce, art gourds by Joan Appelt, a painter, tool handle maker, restaurants and others. My tables were set up with all my normal stuff knives, jewelry, chimes and my fire stix. Didn't sell a lot but had a great time. The next Farmers and Merchants Festival should have more vendors and a whole lot more produce for sale. I've waited patiently for the farmers market. Hope enough people stop to buy so vendors have a little encouragement to keep this going.