Ahhh, the life of a tinker. As I wandered this month, I found so many interesting places to be and people to meet. Early in the month I was at the Half Point Gathering in Union Grove. Our small camp there had the luster of tinplate gleaming from every angle.








From there is was off to Powder Springs, Georgia, for the Seven Springs Arts Festival. My day camp there gave me the chance to demonstrate for the local citizens and meet a few new people, including the blacksmith from Bare Foot Forge. For this event, I dressed out in my new early 19c. kit and found it to be very comfortable. I guess I am becoming a slave to modern fashions, slowly but surely.





Then it was off to the real destination of my fall trek, Winder, Georgia, and the Fort Yargo Living History Society which I joined recently. I had a wonderful Saturday with the members there (was supposed to be Friday and Saturday but the weather was not cooperative enough). I fell under the spell of the original 18c. trading post blockhouse (1792) and the recently added clay bake oven, open hearth, and a smokehouse (in progress). Saturday evening brought many tourists from the state park's festival, and I had the privilege to share the tale of Jack O' the Lantern with them a few times after listening to Omer tell it. Looks like I am going back this weekend to do a bit of tin knocking there. I can't think of a much nicer way to celebrate my birthday!