May 2013: Work grind was in full force as making up hours and preparing for summer hours as the military began a cycle of concern with layoffs, furloughs, and financial collapse. Our contracts were in […]
Category Archives: Festivals
Year in Review: June 2013 ~ Festivals, Packing, Wanderlust, and Walkabouts
June 2013: The month of June saw lots of excitement, anxiety, pressure, and joy. Cian turning 3 months old was a threshold remark as the Pediatrician marked him with a clean bill of health and […]
09.16.15: Northglenn Pirate Fest and Ball
Friday, 16 September 2016Northglenn, Denver, Colorado Early to rise, running late, the adventuring duo – Sir Thomas Oisin Leaf and Cian the Prince of Endurance headed out to prepare for their first festival to vend […]
The Rise and Fall of a Technogypsie
Life of a Nomad, Our rise and fall From the journal of Sir Thomas Leaf McGowan, 16 August 2016 “Its amazing how many people asked us during a weekend we were vending last month … […]
08.14.16 Day 2 – Second Star Festival
That afternoon as the festival began winding down, the crew began the tedious task of breaking down their booth, packing up their inventory, and saying farewell to their friends and extended family. Good times had […]
08.13.16 – 2nd Star Festival, Day 1
Saturday, 13 August 20152nd Star Festival 2016, Florence, Oregon Chilled with coastal cold temperatures, the adventurers awoke not wanting to get out of the sleeping bags in their tent knowing it would be colder outside. […]
04.19.16: Replenishing at Tub Springs
Tuesday, 19 April 2016Eugene – Canyonville – Ashland – Klamath Falls, Oregon As the explorers awoke in Springfield/Eugene at the Motel 6, they made cereal for breakfast and headed back on the road. They stopped […]
04.18.16: Back to the Gorge and Willamette
Monday, 18 April 2016Hood River, Portland, Eugene, Oregon A successful “Feast of Fools” the merchant explorers had. As they drove back to the Gorge they dropped by Hood River early in the morning to fuel […]
04.17.16: Feast of Fools, Day 2
Sunday, 17 April 2016Bonney Lake – Lacey, Washington The merchants were up at the crack of dawn and did some pre-packing up of merchandise since the event ended later today. Merchanting was good albeit short, […]