I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in...

It's been far longer than I meant it to be since I made my last post, sorry about that.  Since this is about my current condition I'll tell you about my situation as it stands.  I drive cab, and dispatch, in the Upper Connecticut River Vally on the border between New Hampshire and Vermont.  This area includes Hanover, home of Dartmouth College, Lebanon and White River Junction.  It is really a great area of New England to live in.  I am renting a place in Enfield, NH.

At my job we have just gone through a major schedule change that is kicking my tail while I adjust to it.  Two nights per week I work from five in the evening to five in the morning, then three nights I work from midnight to eight in the morning.  Starting today I believe I have found the right sleep schedule that will allow me to function on this schedule better than I had been. At this point my scheduled days off are Friday and Saturday which will allow me to start attending more nearby SCA events as well as some Living History Association events down at Old Fort Number Four.

That's the good news, the bad is that my car broke down and it will cost excessively ($3000.00-$4,500.00) to get it repaired.  I will have to save for a good long time to get it fixed.  So I am on the lookout for a cheep car to get me back and forth to work, before my boss's good nature about getting me picked up to come to and from work is too greatly strained.

I plan to put up another crowd funding campaign to get the money together to attend the Metal Smith's Symposium (http://ekmg.eastkingdom.org/mss/) on September 27-29.  It is my intention to teach a class or two down at the site in West Virginia this year.  My hope is to get enough money to rent a van or car for the trip.  If it is unsuccessful I will not be able to attend since my income just covers my bills and all my reserves have gone to help resolve an untenable situation down in Georgia.

For the past month I have been thinking how to proceed with Project Trollhiem.  I have come to the conclusion that it might be more practical to start by establishing the campground and then developing the school from there.  I will attempt to teach classes in metalsmithing at every chance I get, but the development of the school will have to wait until we can get the campground going.  At this point I am three years from being old enough to take early Social Security Retirement.  If nothing else happens I plan to do that and I will use it to establish the campground. 

So that's where I am at.  Thanks for reading the blog.