August 11th, 2008 Martin
Well, its been months since my last post, no real excuse except being away in Ireland, Holland, cornwall and many other parts of the UK lol, we returned home yesterday after 12 days away and on Wednesday we’re of to Beautiful Days at Escot Park which is our highlight of the year, the best festival going.
We’ve had some ups and downs over the last few months and on many occasions we’re about to throw in the towel, we’ve had so many shows flooded out, washed out, cancelled etc that its been a seriously hard struggle, possible the lowest point of our 4 years and that coupled with the massive rise in costs for our beef and other ingredients has nearly sunk us, we’ve managed to weather them all (including the weather LOL) (sorry for the very lame joke )
We have also had some really really good shows ( Tatton Park, Tewksbury, Kelmarsh to name a few)as well which always seem to come at a time when we’re thinking about stopping trading and its those that have kept us at it. The 12 day tour of Ireland was one of the best things EVER, a weekend in Shanes Castle for a game fair, then staying a week at the Irish Heritage Park camped in the early christian rebuilt area was cracking, though when the wind was howling it was a bit spooky, one night the wind was so strong it collapsed the already wet and heavy canvas trading tent so that was a small blemish on the overall fun of the week ( though it rained at least once every single day ), then the following weekend we packed up and trundled of to Barrys Viking do at Bunratty Castle which was really good, if you ever get chance to go to Bunratty you shouldgo and have a look.
well, of to go and refill the dehydrators so I can empty them at 3am and then refill then so we can be ready for BD’s on Wednesday.