My Family Tree is Full of Nuts...

Today was a good, incredibly productive day. Seth sent in his grades for his high school dance class, and didn't have to head into work until noon. I spent the majority of my day online, typing up content for our new, soon-to-be-launched website, writing press releases, answering emails, and posting (professionally) on Facebook.
Seth got home from high school just as I was taking the laundry off of the line.  We cleaned up the house a bit, and I found the truck keys, and around 3pm David Slatkin, our mutual friend from Cleo, got in to the farm from his place in Charlottesville, Virginia. Slatkin is a graduate student (studying religion, specifically Buddhism) at the University of Virginia. He's made it out to our last two Pink Moon Festivals, and is on a very short list of Cleos who've been to Rock Camp. He's also dragon'd with us before, for EOTO in Charlottesville, and for Particle at Pink Moon III.
Seth gave Slatkin the new-and-improved, spring tour of the farm while I continued working into the evening. I made vegan, veggie, fried rice for dinner with red peppers, onions, broccoli, garlic and mushrooms.
Now all I've got to do is make 35 cupcakes for Seth's final dance class tomorrow morning and go to bed. I'm exhausted, but I feel generally accomplished!

Slatkin & Little Kitten, "My Family Tree is Full of Nuts!"

Rock Camp Productions will be at Rootwire Music & Arts Festival August 16-19, 2012

Rock Camp Productions is excited to be bringing our famous glowing characters to this year's Rootwire Music & Arts Festival in Logan, Ohio, August 16-19! We will be present all weekend, parading our giant glowing stick figure puppets Dr. Molly and Siddhartha (Sid) Glo throughout the venue, and the amazing Puff T. Magic-Dragon just might make a special appearance through the campgrounds! Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for incredible, and once-in-a-lifetime shows all weekend, not only from RCP & friends, but throughout the festival.

Sid & Molly Glo

     It looks like Rootwire 2012 will be as spiritually grounded and mind-blowingly artistic as years past, at least that's the impression I got from their Facebook event page:

"What is Rootwire? Simply an environment designed from the ground up to inspire and enlighten, created entirely by those in attendance. It is an attempt to re instill the values of the original psychedelic movement, to transform society. Also, to banish the pitfalls of todays modern music festivals, which are funded by corporations, and designed solely for profit.

Rootwire 2k12 will feature the Live Music, Visual, and Performance Art of the Nations Greatest Visionary Masters. 3 Stages, Massive Circus Tent, Visionary Art Gallery, Art installations, Guided Meditations, Yoga, and Ceremonies, Forums and Live Speakers, Film viewings, Woodland Lighting, Wooded camping, Workshops and Lessons, and much much more.

It has been said time and time again, Rootwire is the ideal festival, but dont take it from us, ask someone who has attended and they will surely tell you this is the ONE not to miss!

We invite you to be yourself, all are welcome, come home to Rootwire."

Pre-sale tickets are $85 (for general admission camping throughout the weekend) and are available here. 

So get your tickets and spread the word, Rock Camp is going to Rootwire!!

Struggling Angel

A beautiful song, written by Keith Moseley and Kyle Hollingsworth for the late Sarah Gewald. She is survived by many friends and family, including close Rock Camp Productions friend, and EOTO's old road manager, Sarah's husband, Chris Gewald. Go to the SCI bandcamp site, make a donation of your choice and download the song! 100% of donations go to Front Range Hippotherapy (www.frontrangehippotherapy.com) in Sarah's name. Please support this great cause by making any size donation you feel comfortable with and download this beautiful, heart wrenching song.





- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Location:Everywhere

Artist Feature: Galaxy Dynamite!

 

  For those of you who don't already know Galaxy Dynamite! is an incredible psychedelic rock band out of Norfolk, Virginia. They are one of my favorite bands, even though I only discovered them a couple of years ago. I first heard their catchy name at the official Hulaween after-party at the NorVa in 2010, with EOTO and DJ RahBee (where Puff T. Magic-Dragon appeared). Galaxy's unique and vibrant sound left me wanting more and more, and I made sure to book them for Pink Moon III, in 2011, here in Rock Camp.
   The members of the band, Baker Cunningham (guitar, synth), Sam Wolfe (bass), and Mike Mahgerefteh (drums), are young but phenomenally talented musicians. Each of them has been playing and creating music since their adolescence, and their individual influences shine through in their tight jams and trance-y melodies, ranging from greats such as Joe Satriani, to Nirvana, to Ozric Tentacles and The Disco Biscuits. The guys try to be as "organic as possible when coming up with new material". They have never used a pre-made set-list to guide their shows to date, and are a truly live and improvisational band. Their "songs" are more like themes which can branch off in any collimation. "Not having the constraints of written structure allows for so much more freedom to take the music in any spontaneous direction [they] choose at that moment".
   Galaxy Dynamite! has been performing pretty prolifically since their conception two years ago. They began by playing a weekly open mic night at 37 & Zen in Norfolk, Virginia. On June 26, 2010, they played their first professional gig, a party for Penthouse Energy Drinks at the Regal Beagle in Virginia Beach. Since the addition if their new guitarist/keyboardist, Baker Cunningham, in January, they've practiced constantly, and their sound has evolved and grown. Sam and Mike have been creating music side by side for nearly a decade, having played in three different bands together since high school, and their close friendship shines through in their cohesive and endless jams.
   It's precisely those endless jams that set Galaxy Dynamite! apart from other bands. Where as most groups must reconvene their jam, or bring the jam full circle, to go back into the last lines of a song, Galaxy Dynamite's "songs" are more like transient overlapping themes that flow like cosmic strings through their sets. If that riff sounds good, they go with it, build on it, and play it out. They don't always know if what they try onstage will work, sometimes it doesn't...but more often than not Galaxy Dynamite! sounds amazing, and the feeling is mutually displayed on the faces of players and audience members alike. Such pure improvisation is, to me, indicative of incredible talent, and is something few bands can actually pull off. Not just anyone can get onstage with such energy and enthusiasm, and produce such soulful and fluid music off the cuff. Their unique style launches them into a lofty category with improvisational greats like EOTO.
   Early in the game the guys dreamed of playing the NorVa. They have attained that goal (plenty of times over) having now performed there with EOTO, Ozric Tentacles and Conspirator. They have appeared with many other big names and talented performers including Boombox, Future Rock, Ballyhoo, The Heavy Pets, Iration, Sonic Spank, The Mantras, Damn Right, and DJ RahBee, and in incredible venues throughout the region and beyond, including The National (Richmond, VA), Emilio's (Richmond, VA), Cleo of Alpha Chi (Hartford, CT) and Pinky's Farm (Rock Camp, WV) to name a few.
   Speaking as a booking agent, promoter and stage manager,  these guys are cool and incredibly easy to work with. They rage hard at every performance, and always seem to give 110%, with huge smiles on their faces the whole time! They genuinely just want to get out and play, and are constantly putting themselves out there for new and exciting opportunities. Galaxy Dynamite! is determined to take it as far as they can, to keep the jam going. And they are definitely going places.
   They are currently holding a residency at City Dogs in Richmond, Virginia. They are also booked for  Pink Moon 4, here in Rock Camp, WV September 15th. For a complete list of their upcoming tour dates, music, and more information visit their website at www.galaxydynamite.com and visit their Facebook page! If you're interested in booking this unique group whose organic electro groove has the straightforward ferocity of a punk band, contact Allie at (703)-362-4728 or send an email to galaxydynamite@gmail.com

The Longest, Best, Weirdest Day Ever

The last 36 hours have been incredibly weird, but also insanely fun. It all started at 12pm on Friday...and ends with me, sitting on the couch, on the stage in my front yard, in Rock Camp WV, listening to the incredible sounds of DJ RahBee, who is spinning live, right next to me, for the first night of our Memorial-Day-Weekend-Work-Party! Wow that was a run on sentence my high school English teacher would be proud of...
Anyway...Friday at 12pm Molly and Jerm and I headed from Cleo to my Dad's house in Bristol. Molly and I took on the daunting task of cleaning (gasp) the basement, while Jerm weed-whacked the ridiculously steep and huge hill in front of the house. We were so grimy and tired after four hours of decently hard labor (definitely hard labor on Jeremy's part)! Our friend Adam, who also resides in Bristol, came over to help and hang out. He and Molly left right before Jerm and I took off from my Dad's around 5pm for a Dave Matthews Band concert at The Meadows (or whatever it's called these days...it will ALWAYS be the Meadows) in downtown Hartford. We met up with Erica (my little sister), Ashley (my best friend from high school), and Melissa (another friend from high school) on lot. They'd been tailgating for awhile, so Jerm and I tried to sell some Puff T. pins and patches. Seriously...actually...like 10 different Bros and Way-Underage-Preppy-Bitches actually, seriously asked us what a patch was. "What's a patch?" Wait, what...really? We bumped into one guy on lot who called us out as actual "heads" in a sea of posers and just straight up idiots. We laughed at the crowd for a little while, and ultimately left on the note: "you know dude, only one in ten thousand come for the show".
And it was a great show, despite the trashed KIDS everywhere. Jerm and I did have to leave early though...because we booked it straight out of Hartford at midnight, on the dot. And so Saturday began.
The drive was wonderful. Best drive back to Rock Camp ever! Daybreak hit as we rolled through Pennsylvania (which, we determined takes a quarter of the entire time of the trip to drive through). As we drove through Maryland and West Virginia (the teaser part, before hours of Virginia driving) the clouds were rolling down along the hills and fog covered the road. It was beautiful. From there the hours progressed, we drove down the road, and the most magnificent weather broke through the cloud cover. By 9am it was already hot, and incredibly bright, clear, and just so gorgeous. Even though we were beyond exhausted, Jerm and I were having the best time...especially once we hit the back roads of Monroe County.
We made the trip in record time...10.5 hours from Hartford to Rock Camp without driving even one mile per hour over the speed limit (thank god for cruise control) the whole way. Straight shot - all night, and we pulled up to the farmhouse at 10:30am, just in time for the work weekend, to a very scruffy, very happy Sethro. He gave me a huge hug and kiss, gave me a bouquet of lovely pink peonies (not to mention two beautiful hanging pink petunia plants), and a tour of all of the cleaning up he'd done on the farm. We proceeded to relax and regale stories of each others weeks, seated comfortably on the front porch. Sabrina and Justin came up, followed shortly by Melrod and Katie! After a good bit of catching up, hugging, and whatnot, we began picking up the yard and front porch. Katie and Sabrina did a bang-up job cleaning the porch...it's so tidy and comfortable now. While Melrod mowed the grass, Justin and Seth gathered wood for bonfires and grilling, Jerm weed-whacked the entire yard, and Katie, Sabrina and I cleaned up the front yard. Around 6pm Robbie and Jennie came around! We talked business for awhile then Robbie set up his equipment on stage and the rage began. He's been playing for about two hours and he's been on fire! He's been mixing up an incredible set and it doesn't seem like he's winding down at all. It's been a pretty glitch-hoppy set, with some funky house and a little drum and bass thrown in. Jennie is attempting to teach Jeremy to hula-hoop (with and led hoop, which is hysterical to watch). I think if he'd just listen and feel the flow of RahBee's beats he'd get it. Then again, maybe Jerm's just not built to move like that. Anyway, it's entertaining.
This is such a phenomenal way to end such a great trip up north, such a great drive, and such a great day working and playing with great friends. I'm dead tired, but sitting here on the couch, on the stage, listening, watching and relaxing next to my all time favorite DJ/producer, with some of my closest friends...well, there's no place I'd rather be.









- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Location:Hartford, CT to Rock Camp, WV

Bleeps and Bloops and definitely a few Womps!

Jeremy and I are still in Connecticut, bouncing between Cleo and my Dad's house. We've been busy, throwing the graduation party on Sunday, my dress fittings, Rock Camp Productions work (having "real" internet is an incredible treat), not to mention Jeremy has done a bunch of yardwork for my dad.
I want to mention again that Eric & Ricky did a fantastic job on Sunday. The tunes were really good, and they played for a long time. They're good DJs and good guys!
I've spent today catching up on some business work, hanging around my dad's, while Jeremy weed whacks and whatnot. I watched DJ RahBee's broadcast on the-lost-art.com/live from 12-2pm. Erica (my little sister) even tuned in! It was a badass show. He plays every Wednesday on The Lost Art from 12-2pm EST...so remember to tune in. It's a cool site, and they have DJs of all kinds playing all the time, but RahBee is the only one on the site in his genre.
I fed Jeremy, who used to be  a butcher, a veggie burger for lunch. When I asked him how it was, he said, and I quote, "It's food. It's better than some things I've eaten."
We're sticking around up here until Friday, catching Dave Matthews at the Meadows in Hartford, then driving home for a Memorial Day Work Weekend! We're just beginning to adjust and feel rested, and there's a c-r-a-z-y weekend ahead of us. I am looking forward to getting home to Seth and the Farm though!

On the road again...

Jeremy and I have been on the road since 5pm Thursday. After stopping at Riffe's, Sabrina's, The New River Grill, and Jennie's we got on the road finally around 9:30pm. We drove all night to CT...no traffic, no trouble...straight shot. It only took us eleven hours as opposed to the usual fourteen!
We arrived at Cleo at 7am on Friday. Jerm and I passed out on the couch watching Avatar: The Last Airbender.
I woke up to one of my best friends Molly Dill, and we spent the day catching up and enjoying each others company. Around 7:30pm we headed over to Sully's (in Hartford) to check out the venue and say hello to Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. We grabbed some pizza at Lena's then headed home till the show started.The drummer scootered over to the house to chill for a bit, before heading back to Sully's for the show. But when we got there it became the dragon show would just be impossible...too small a venue with too many people! We were bummed, but it was ok since Pigeons came back to Cleo after the show and we got to chill!
We spent Saturday at my dad's, relaxing and recovering from the craziness of the two days previous. It was a great break before Sunday: Trinity Graduation.
The weather on Sunday was gorgeous ! It was sunny and bright and very very hot! We headed out to the Trin quad for the actual graduation ceremony around noon. It was long, but nice...and then we headed down to tent city to celebrate. A huge congratulations to all of my Cleo grads, and friends: Molly Dill, Chau Pham, Hannah Kaneck, Will Moffit, Queyn Tran, Terri Incampo, Dippi, Timmy, Elsie, and everyone else!
We headed back to the house and Eric (Gengar) Robinson and his friend Ricky came out to DJ for the Graduation Party RCP produced for Molly and Timmy. They're great guys and very talented DJs. Found them through the Festival Artists Collective! This was the second show they've played at Cleo, the first being Spring Break Blowout.
After not and incredible amount of sleep Molly and I headed out to Canton to meet up with my mother and sister, then well headed to Torrington for my wedding dress fitting. It's an incredibly gorgeous dress,but it definitely needed some alterations. It was too long, and almost impossible to shorten (for reasons I don't want to get into so as to not give away too many details)...the moral of the story being...I can't wear crocs for the wedding. Super. Frowny. Face. I have to wear actually pretty tall wedges, which spurred and very frantic, very silly emergency shoe store visit. Blah, but the dress is gorgeous. The seamstress is a slightly crazy, very funny, very Italian, little old lady...and she's a character.
We grabbed lunch after the fitting then Molly and I headed back to Cleo. Probably headed home to dads later, but for now I'm just relaxing. These trips are always just exhausting!


- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Volunteer of the Week: Paul Roberts

This week's volunteer is the loyal, dedicated and hardworking friend of RCP, Paul Roberts!

Paul has attended Pink Moon 2 & 3, and countless work weekends. He has a tendency of bringing cool people along to experience Rock Camp and our Pink Moon Family, and always works really hard...well past simply earning his ticket.


Paul laid ALL of the Pink AstroTurf on our backlight mini-golf course, has painted, pruned, mowed and weed-whacked all over the farm, helped build our laundry line, and continues to come back again and again! We always have a great time together. You can find Paul's initials on the cement block next to the mini-golf course.


Paul has also been on our dragon crew. He was Puff's tail for our set at Pink Moon 3 for Particle, and he came with us to a EOTO sow in Richmond, VA, at The National. Despite getting ticketed relentlessly by some spunyun, he had a great time, and he was unquestionably a great dragoneer!


I always love when Paul visits Rock Camp! He really appreciates the farm, in all of it's beauty. He's a good friend, and is always incredibly helpful. I love that he's part of the family!


- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Location:Rock Camp, WV

Artist Feature: DJ RahBee

  DJ RahBee is the Rock Camp Productions Resident DJ as well as a production partner with The Pink Moon Festival. His unique style and incredible showmanship has kept dancers throughout Appalachia and beyond raging for over 16 years!
  He first got into the industry listening to Herbie Hancock's Rockit with DJ Grand Wizard Theadore, Run DMC and Slick Rick/Dougie Fresh. RahBee explains, "what they were doing in the early '80s was revolutionary and unheard of. It was incredibly cutting edge music at that time." He was hooked, and continues his journey in the music industry today. His music is ever evolving and progressing, as electronic music is ever evolving and progressing, with new technology and exciting opportunities.

  According to RahBee his style is "all over the place" - spanning a huge cross-section of EDM genres from Dubstep, all kinds of House, Glitch,  to Glitch Hop, and more. RahBee calls his tunes "LazerBassMusic".
  No matter what he's playing, RahBee's "old school" style of icorporating turntablism with cutting edge music has a powerful effect.. We've all been to that show where it appears all the DJ is doing is pressing play on an iPod....not DJ RahBee! Every show is alive, and RahBee by no means stands there pressing buttons. On the contrary RahBee caresses the vinyl like you would a beautiful woman, manually manipulating every sound that booms out of the speakers and through our bodies. He produces jaw dropping mixes, and articulates every track masterfully. New music constantly flows from his fingers before anyone else has a chance to play or even hear it anywhere else.

  DJ RahBee has appeared with a wildly impressive roster of artists throughout his career; Griz, Freddy Todd, iLL So Naj, EOTO, Papadosio, and members of The Glitch Mob, just to name the slightest cross section. Some highlights RahBee mentioned from his career include opening up for EOTO at the NorVa in VA Beach for the Official Hulaween After-party in 2010, performing at Rootwire Music Festval in 2011, not to mention opening for Ooah of the Glitch Mob.

  While playing with incredible musicians is certainly an exciting aspect of the job, RahBee's favorite part about DJing is "playing for people who really get it and really enjoy the music for what it is!" According to RahBee there is no feeling more exhilarating than "looking out over a crowd of people while they dance and cheer for you!"
  DJ RahBee is currently booked for the Happiness & Harmony Festival, this weekend, as well as multiple dates and festies throughout the summer (dates below). RahBee also holds a weekly live slot on the Internet radio station The Lost Art, every Wednesday from 12-2pm.
  Be sure to check out and "like" his Facebook page, and while you're at it...tune into his SoundCloud for some great mixes. I promise, you won't be able to stay in your seat...DJ RahBee brings the party anytime, anywhere.

DJ RahBee's Upcoming Tour Dates:

Happiness & Harmony Festival - May 18-19

Nomadic Roots Music Festival - June 28-30

Housequake w/ Doc Martin - August 3

Rootwire Music & Arts Festival - August 16-19

Camp Barefoot 6 - August 23-26

The 4th Annual Pink Moon Festival - September 15-16

The WerkOut - September 20-23

A Very Good Day

It was a wonderful day on the mountain. After Seth got home from teaching dance at the local high school we ran some errands in Union, the town over. We picked up a pizza and wings from Queen's and arrived home to a message from the director of the Directing and Public Dialogue MFA program at Virginia Tech! Seth returned the call, and come to find out he was accepted into the program! They only take ONE candidate, so I am very proud!!
Looks like we'll be living in Blacksburg, VA next year! I'm already looking for a pet-friendly, smoker friendly place to live!
Needless to say after that Sethro was is a fantastic mood. He even had the patience to give me a few Photoshop lesson while I whipped out an EPK (electronic press kit) for a friend and client of mine. I finished a rough draft, and it came out really well if I don't say so myself!
We also spent a lot of time hashing out proposals to a few new festivals. It's a lot of work, and I've been doing a ton of writing lately, but I enjoy it...and Seth gets this glimmer in his eyes when we discuss puppets and dragons.
I also got a pretty decent guitar lesson of of Seth. He's really a phenomenal guitar player...I am not. I've got a few chords down pat, but my transitions between them are pretty awful and I can barely figure out how to strum or keep time...which is silly because I'm a trained signer and have pretty good rhythm in general. Just have to keep practicing I guess!
All in all it was a really great day. I'm incredibly proud of Seth and I'm optimistic for the future!


- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Location:Rock Camp, WV

Super Duper Early Bird Special!

NOW THROUGH FRIDAY!!

$15 Pink Moon Tickets, ONLY until we post our line-up!
Expires May 18, 2012


Send a check or money order made out to Seth Abramson for $15 to:

Pink Moon Festival - Ticketing
c/o Seth Abramson
RR 1 Box 137
Lindside, WV 24951

All envelopes must be post marked by Friday May 18, 2012. Please include your full name in the return address (so we may send you your tickets!)

Save $5 ($10 ticket!?!) by using your paypal account! Send $10 to jessofrockcamp@yahoo.com, and email your full name and address to the that address as well.



- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Location:Rock Camp, WV

Volunteer of the Year, RIP Isaac Wegbreit

Everyone at Rock Camp Productions mourns tonight. I was just informed of the untimely passing of Pink Moon Family Member, Rock Camp Productions Volunteer, and all around great guy, Isaac Wegbreit.

I first met Isaac at Elysian Fields Festival 2011. He was super psyched for Pink Moon 3! And then he started coming to work weekends with his best friend Paul Roberts. He was certainly among the greatest of volunteers, painting, building, mowing, dealing with trash, and exploring the corners of the farm with the rest of us. And every night he partied down with the rest of us! He was always such a good time, charismatic, and fun.

If you come to Pink Moon 4, stop by the small cement square just next to the first hole on our mini golf course. There you will see Isaac's initials, along with Paul's, mine and Seth's, and all of our all star volunteers from that weekend. Leave a flower, leave a kiss, and remember how many people it takes to build a strong, fruitful community...and how many are lost along the way.

Thank you, Isaac, for all of the smiles, laughs, and good times we had together. Pink Moon is for you, and all those we've lost along the way.

An untimely death is always hard on the community. Grieve. Love each other. Breathe deeply. Come together, and stay strong. And don't forget to celebrate. Celebrate Isaac's life, the joy he brought those around him, and the fact that he lives on in us, his friends and family. Remember him, but do not dwell. Hold onto him, but also let him go. Do not dwell. Don't ask yourself "what if?"...and don't blame yourself. Just know that, no matter what you choose to believe, he is in a better place.

We love you Isaac. We will miss you forever. Rest in peace, brother. Rest in peace.


For anyone who would like to read his obituary it can be found here (funeral details can be found there): http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesdispatch/obituary.aspx?n=isaac-lyle-wegbreit&pid=157563651&fb_source=message

- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Location:Rock Camp, WV

Rock Camp Productions Volunteer of the Week!

Welcome to our new weekly feature, the Rock Camp Productions volunteer of the week!



This week we'd like to honor Jesse Zimmerman! Jesse is a Rock Camp veteran for sure, having lived here on the mountain just before, during and after Pink Moon 2 in 2010. Jesse has been to tons of Rock Camp Productions and Pink Moon work weekends, and can often be found mowing acres upon acres, gathering fire wood, weed whacking, or fixing wiring around the farm.



We met Jesse at the Elysian Fields Festival 2010 in Boyce, VA. Not long after that he came out to live on the farm with us and helped us prepare for Pink Moon 2. Earlier this year Jesse was initiated into the co-Ed literary society, Cleo of Alpha Chi, in Hartford, CT.


Since then Jesse has done countless Rock Camp Productions tours with us. He has appeared under Puff T. Magic-Dragon, for EOTO, Papadosio, Keller Williams, DJ RahBee, The Bridge, and many more.

Jesse is an invaluable member of Rock Camp Productions. He is always helpful, hard-working and considerate. We are very thankful to have him on board, year after year, and glad to have him as part of our family.


- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Location:Rock Camp, WV

Spring Weekend!

It's a quiet Saturday afternoon up on the farm. Paul rolled up to visit last night, and is hanging out for the weekend. He's from Richmond, and has been to two out of three Pink Moons and more work weekends than I can count!
Sabrina and Justin also came up; so with me, them, Paul, Jeremy and Seth it was a downright party up here. We chilled, watched "Caddyshack" and I wrote up content for our new (in-the-works) Rock Camp Productions website.



Today has been a relatively mellow day as well. Sabrina's stepdad brought up her short-bus today! It's SO cool! I made hamburgers and veggie burgers stuffed with onion and green peppers, and homemade relish for lunch, out back on our grill. Seth's grandpa made it years ago out of stones from an ancient chimney and foundation on he farm. An the wood fire adds such flavor!
Now we're hanging out with kittens, I mean, how could we resist? They're so darn cute! Seth's Aunt Peggy, her brother Rusty and his two kids are visiting the mountain as well. Rusty has a get-away cabin up past our house. All of them are down in the park cleaning up! It was our intention to go to church with Peggy and Grandma on Sunday for Mother's Day!


We definitely needed this mellow spring weekend. Seth has been super stressed out, with his grad school application pending and his high school students have been a handful (as high schoolers always are...), and I've been super stressed as well planning the wedding and Pink Moon and our summer tour.

And finally check out this neat blog post about the very talented DJ RahBee on The Space Haven...

http://thespacehaven.com/dj-spotlight-rahbee/


- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Location:Rock Camp, WV

Spring has Sprung!

It's definitely spring here on the farm! Everything is incredibly green, flowers are blooming, we have almost 1 month old kittens, and Jeremy has already had to mow the yard four or five time.



It's always beautiful here on the farm, but spring is really special. One of my favorite pass times is sniffing (new-to-me) heirloom irises, that have been here a lot longer than I've been alive. There are the fairly conventional light purple irises (they smell like artificial grape flavor) which are everywhere down here, dark purple irises that smell like vanilla, dark purple and yellow irises that smell like lemon-bar desserts, yellow irises that smell like lemons, big white irises that smell like white Necco wafers, little dark purple Japanese irises that don't smell like anything at all, and pink irises that smell like strawberries! And I'm NOT crazy, Seth and our friend down the road, Joel, confirm!



Joel has got the most beautiful gardens! Flowers of all kinds surrounded by rock sculptures, fruit trees, and a couple acres of fruits and veggies! I'm so envious!



I love this time of year. The only thing I don't love about it is the bugs. And they're going to be bad this year because we've had such a mild winter! Luckily we've got plenty of cats. Stealie, the only not-white kitten from Ophelia's litter, and the only one we decided not to spay, had four beautiful kittens on 4/20. Two boys and two girls. Seth and I are keeping the two boys, one of which is bright orange and we named him Jerry (the other three kittens are dark tabbies). One of the girl kittens is a bobtail. The long tailed girl kitten, who we've dubbed Althea is going to my best friends Isaac and Danny. the other two kittens, the bobtail girl and the tabby boy are to-be-named, and the bobtail girl is looking for a home!



So this brings our current cat total to ten! Cosmic Charlie, Oedi-pussy Galore, Two-Eyes, Blue-Eyes, Bobby McGee, Stealie, Althea, Jerry, Kitten #3 and Kitten #4! Not to mention our two dogs, Virginia (Ginny) and Lucy! Thank God we live of a farm right?!


- All roads lead to Rock Camp

Location:Rock Camp, WV