Fresia is catching up to Carolyn in the height department .
Princess Dayesca turns 7
Side Show
My day is consumed . We usually get up and travel to the next town by 6.30 am , arriving hopefully no later than 8. Tent raising is usually at 9 ish . I recommend watching tent raising . Watching the guys get the tent in the air with Lisa pulling the center poles is a treat . An empty lot and then BOOM -3 hours later .. The circus lives.1.30 rolls around pretty fast and it is rigging time , usually in and out before 2..sometimes the Zebras are still practicing . My show activities begin at 3 , jockeying for shower and space in the trailer getting sparkly for the show . Marshall is always at the bandstand warming up by 3.30 and I sashay to the midway to invite patrons to see our oddities and antiquities inside professor Abner Mall's sideshow museum . 4.30 the show starts ...I do trapeze and then briskly shimmy back to the sideshow for intermission . I am there for after the show and preshow for the 7.30 show . Fresia covers for me while I set my mouthpiece in between shows ... At 9.30 I am done for the day. I get to do this every day until Gene returns ...
Throwing away hopes and dreams
Steve's trailer came unhooked . Fortunately it is a sturdy trailer but it got a little mangled . Unfortunately he was driving on a small highway .
Playing in the water
After our sweaty cranky drive on Monday the 15th of July we arrived on a lush green park next to the Allegheny river. That was a delightful place to be . A bunch of us went to the non murky section of the river to cool off . I spied Fresia and others across the river . Tavana informed me it was shallow enough to walk . I went to join them . Fortunately I met up with them mid stream . There was a strong current because the dam had been open over the weekend to raise the water level for a kayak or something race . It was funny getting back to the shore the biggest, strongest guys pulled everyone on floaties and if you tried to swim against the current you went backwards .. Refreshing and soothing and an adventure.
Our next big group water adventure was in Lake Erie , a very light chop and tiny current . The water was perfect temperature ! By perfect I mean, dive in and not even lose your breath or chatter , the water was a glorious temperature . A large part of the show went for a dip, a splash, a 2 man high . Such a great happy fun time !! Except for the part when Marshall thought he drowned his phone..but he didn't..
there was a lot of this
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