We have met some beautiful people on this tour. Here is "Grandma Ann" sewing little dolls out of scrap fabric. She lives on the outskirts of Fayetteville with her son and his partner and their five boys. They were kind enough to let us camp on their land for a couple of days.

We also met some amazing artists in Eureka Springs. Natalia and her daughter Asia are from Russia. I'd love to post some images of their art when I get some!


Check out this musician: Rachel Fields http://www.myspace.com/rachelfieldsband

A note to Larry: Please send us the link to your blog so we can follow your journey and share it with friends.

We met Larry at the Kettle Campground in Eureka Springs.


He is circumnavigating the country on his motorcycle and has a blog that we are looking for.

The Coleman stove being used to cook our breakfast is the very same one that traveled the country with the Hallin family for the past 30 years. It still works great and we've enjoyed some wild mushroom feasts, plenty of oatmeal, veggie skillets and pancakes.

The challenge is keeping the food cool enough during the day, it gets hot around here!

Apparently the Ozarks has had more than the usual spring rain and there is evidence everywhere of January's ice storm. Tree tops and limbs toppled and still hanging, mountains of brush yet to be cleared. The excessive rain has been a challenge for gardeners here. We found a farmer's market in Eureka Springs and were relieved to fill up on fresh greens and the season's first strawberries and tomatoes.

We're not the types to sit around twiddling thumbs. Between gigs we are exploring the land around our camps, gathering clay, nibbling wild plants and feeding our souls with fresh honeysuckle wind. The common theme of this trip....Tic Check! We generally find at least 40 a day, each. It's worth it for the wildflower fields and living springs bubbling up from the belly of Mother Earth.

We have met some wonderful people and seen gorgeous landscapes. We are now in Fayetteville, AR for a few days. Wolvenwold and Wytchehaven were great fun and Eureka Springs was quite an experience! Too many adventures to fit into a blog. Tomorrow night Magic Mama performs with Opal Fly.

Skipper is eight! We hiked the gravel road to the creek and made a flower crown along the way. Spiderwort, coreopsis, roses, horsemint, daisy, fire pink, clover and penstimon. Then we filled our pockets with chert, dolomite, sandstone concretions and holey stones.
Now we're on our way to Mammoth Springs, Arkansas and from there to Salem for another festival.
The grease car is running great, we break for box turtles. Our main challenge is finding cell reception and wireless internet.

Magic Mama made it to Missouri on about 18 gallons of grease. Wild flowers in full bloom, our colorful camp attracts ruby throated hummingbirds. We've seen indigo buntings, scarlet tanagers, five-lined skinks, many spiders, snakes and turtles.
After setting up camp our first day at Wolvenwold, we hid in the car from 80 MPH winds and rain. More storms on the way, camp is still colorful and we are all in good spirits. Hoping to canoe on a nearby river tomorrow. The Ozarks are beautiful!