05.27.09
Bucky v. Intruder
Caught some junkie casing the joint Tues. At first he just stood under the tree in front and I thought he was trying to get out of the rain, but then the rain ended. He kept on eye-fuckin’ the place. Finally he wondered off. Little later, I looked out front just in time to see him return and cut across the yard heading round the side.
I sent Bucky barking out the back door to thwart the intruder coming around to the back. It worked. Bucky barked. The man stopped in his tracks. Bucky looked back at me and wagged her tail. “Am I doing it right?” She barked some more, then looked back at me and wagged her tail again.
That’s my Bucky!
The man diverted his path and went toward the beauty shop. I got dressed and went over there. The girls next door said that they had an encounter with him too, but that he had left when they acted like they couldn’t understand him. Creepy.
Flatt Tyred Bluegrass Band
Flatt Tyred
I’ve been busy here for the past week. Along with my regular writing and musical obligations, a really good blue grass band in this region asked me to sit in on a performance in place of their regular bass player that is not available.
It’s tough learning a bunch of new songs even with some extra practices. The band does a lot of 3 and 4 part harmonies! I feel right at home! One thing I really like is that they burn a CD of every rehearsal.
Bennett, NC 25 miles E. of Sanford
Bennett Arts & Crafts Show
The show was a street fair on Sat the 23rd. Went pretty well, though I struggled some trying to remember all the chord changes for the new songs. Sometimes, when we were singing those rich harmonies, I would see the crowd just stop what they were doing and turn to watch us. That was a great feeling.
Prairie Schooner Brake Problem
I have determined that my schooner has a bad leak in the brake system somewhere. I will need to move the schooner onto the driveway out front where I can roll around underneath to find and fix the problem. Once I move the schooner out from under the shade where it is parked to fix it, I will keep going. So fixing the brakes will be the last thing I will do here at Todd’s.
Writing & House Sitting
Meanwhile, I’m torn. This house sitting arrangement was never supposed to last anywhere near this long. The prospect of another long hot summer in NC does not appeal to me. On the other hand, Todd needs to have someone here. If I leave before he disposes of the property, Todd will be left hanging. As for me, I am able to continue my writing work at the fastest possible pace. For 3.5 years I have been working full time on this writing project, even while traveling, and the end of the project is still some long way off.
