Local Lake, missed the Market

We got out of the house a little late to catch the full farmer's market on Saturday - apparently it closes around noon, so we just didn't go. They also hold the farmer's market on Tuesday mornings, in a downtown parking lot, but I think we'll wait until next Saturday and see the full Farmer's Market, instead.

So... After mowing the grass at a property in town, I took off a few miles out of town, to the Little Prairie Community Lake - a small lake run by the Missouri Conservation Department - where I should be able to take a small sailboat, so long as I also spend a few minutes of my visit casting a line for fish. Who knows? Perhaps I might become a fisherman, as part of my learning to sail, too.

Speaking of Tuesday, Verizon sent me an email today that my new Incredible has been shipped (Finally!). I look forward to finally getting a chance to play with it - I'll post a review of how it does for me, probably around the end of the week.

Also, I should have enough scrounging done by the end of this week to be able to go and get a small sailboat! As I mentioned before, just a 10 to 14 foot "little" boat, but that's perfect for learning the basics. By this time next week, I hope to be taking advantage of some nice breeze on the lake at Little Prairie.

Storms, and possible tornadoes in the forecast for... right now! No storms to speak of, yet, although we have had a small amount of rain, and there is some distant thunder to be heard.

And so, I leave you once again, oh friendly, yet largely nonexistent Nag-Reader. Welcome to the Nagogami Hills Farm, with cows chewing cud, and cats catching mice. Come back again soon.

-Mathew

Sailing, sailing, o'er the bounding main...

Okay, so it's not the bounding main. It's not even a big lake that can develop large-ish waves. It's just Little Prairie Lake, a few miles out of town. In fact, it's not even that - yet. I'm scrounging a bit, and e-baying a bit, so I can get myself a little sailboat to take out and learn to sail. Someday I'd like to have a nice, big-ish (I know that's not a real word!) sailboat to take out on the real ocean, and finally begin to discover a bit more about myself, and the world we all live in. For now, though, I'm just working up to purchasing a small, 2 man sailboat. Perhaps a little Sunfish, or Minifish. I'm thinking probably just a nice little Super Snark. Odd names for boats, aren't they? But, from what I've read, if I want to learn to sail, and find out if it's something I might enjoy doing on a larger boat, these little boats are perfect.

Oh, to catch the wind, and ride it across the waves... or something like that.

I'm in my late 30's. I should be able to do this, right? Of course, my parents are still very negative about it. I don't know... I'd just like to have a decent 37 foot Beneteau Evasion sailboat, and just sail away, sometime. Yeah... it's my favorite sailboat design, for what I have in mind, so far. Also, they're just so pretty, as a sailboat, in, or out of the water.

Tomorrow, I'll be getting up at a reasonable hour to go to town with my mother, who's still visiting post 4th, to go see what there is to see at the local farmer's market. Who knows what sort of strange and exotic... umm... yeah, right; it's the Rolla Farmer's Market - there won't be too much of high interest to be seen, unless you like plants, vegetables, fruits (smaller selection), or homemade doodads and gewgaws. I may be mistaken. If so, I'll be sure to say so right here tomorrow.

Grass is starting to get shaggy in the yard again. Almost time to mow, again. For tonight, however, I think I'll crack open a cold one.

G'nite, everyone. See y'all tomorrow.

-Mathew