The Longest Day of the Year



Strong  independent women moving tables.



Dragging the surprisingly heavy canvas tent.

Carving/whittling (not cobbling) marshmallow sticks.

June 21st was the longest day of the year, and we decided to take advantage of the extra sunlight to set up the tent for the upcoming wedding. It was almost the full crew, Steve, Amanda, Sophie, H.O., Lorri, and even Lorri's sister, Sally, and her husband, Carl. We were only missing Lib! But even with so many helping hands, it was not easy to get the heavy canvas pieces up on the metal frame, and then there was the matter of sewing each piece together. Carl and Steve ended up with the job of standing on top of ladders and putting the canvas together. Carl joked that it should have been us girls doing the sewing, but we were having fun cutting up tree branches, carving sticks for marshmallows, (which we'll be selling at the Farm Stand for 25 cents each) and burning the debris. I completely understand why boys love playing with sticks and fire after the other night! Amanda, Sophie and I had a running joke about being "strong independent women" as we lifted heavy tables and raked up leaves that we piled up in a wheelbarrow and then dumped on the fire. With all the great people and festive spirits, it hardly felt like work! And best of all, we got to test out some of our marshmallow sticks at the end and made s'mores!