Cake, Cake, Cake

Cake season has finally arrived at Acorn Hill. Main House Presdient Dad always kicks it off as we celebrate his birthday on October 5th.

Dad's pineapple upside down cake was made by Sarah Daffodil. Four candles, each representing four decades and change, adorned the top. They were lit by Nathaniel Barn Loft. Dad was not able to blow out all four candles at once. "The candles were placed too far apart," said Barn Loft. Dad received a gift of Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls.

Residents celebrated early since Dad will be traveling on his birthday. On October 11th he will have his "real" party. There just might be more cake.

No Such Luck

Almost every day this summer Mayor Asher Ply Wood dressed in his baseball pants. Unfortunately, all good pants must wear out.

Main House First Lady Mom does laundry every day. Every day she washed Ply Wood's pants. Although they were clean they didn't look like it. As a representative of Acorn Hill, Ply Wood wasn't allowed to go anywhere outside of Acorn Hill wearing them. Then a hole started to appear. It grew. Ply Wood put in a request for new baseball pants.

When Grandpa and Grandma Mary visited recently, they had a bag of clothes. Three pairs of baseball pants were on top, two gray and one blue. No one from Acorn Hill had contacted them about Ply Wood's request. Those present stood amazed.

Was it Ply Wood's "lucky day"? No. Citizens of Acorn Hill know that Ply Wood's request went to the ears of the Most High.

Sunset on a Rainy Day

Fall leaves are a treat we look forward to. They are just starting to show themselves and they are all over Sarah Daffodil's work table.

"This year we need to get more red leaves," said Main House First Lady Mom. Daffodil agreed. Sunsets are among many things Daffodil creates with fall leaves. Dogwood leaves are some of the best since they have the right color transition.

Daffodil got an extra treat while working with her sunset- it was her favorite sort of day, a rainy one.

If you would like to see Daffodil's finished picture click here.

Plywood, Fern Get Hunts Started

Mayor Asher Plywood and Autumn fern learned something new they can do with Queen Esther Hunts. They were told to stop since Hunts couldn't.

Scaredy-Cat Dog

Is it a balloon? Is someone playing Peek-a-Boo with her? With someone else? Did someone jump? Is there a shadow lurking? It is often perplexing as to why Queen Esther Hunts shivers, slumps over then crawls in a corner.

Hunts is good about coming when she is called. She is good with children. She is the color of a perfect pancake, and she is affectionate. She is not soft. Hunts is not a good guard dog because, like Charlie Brown, she has panaphobia - the fear of everything.

Barn Loft Competes in Talent Show

Little girls with big voices dominated the stage of the talent show at the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair in Clarkesville, GA. Nathaniel Barn Loft who is not so little competed with the voice of his dulcimer.

Barn Loft walked up on stage, a little nervous because of the stiff competiton. "I really didn't know if I would win, there were some well trained voices up there," said Barn Loft. He came home with an envelope and a $100 bill tucked inside. He won 1st Place.

A man from the audience jumped up and shook his hand saying, "You've got a big future with your dulcimer!"

The local radio station, WCON sponsored this event.

The Mayor's Worm Farm

Everything has its place in life - even worms. Mayor Asher Ply Wood has given several worms a new place to live in his worm farm.

"I need to protect these little worms, and big worms, and fat worms and skinny worms," Ply Wood said.

Ply Wood's worm farm is located just outside of the Main House's front door. It is about 2'x1' and has nice, rich soil for its earthworm residents. Ply Wood is considering the notion of selling his worms to Main House President Dad.

Ply Wood is eager to have people "garden" with him. Autumn Fern and Dad are among his most dedicated volunteers. "All you have to do is put the shovel in the dirt and turn it," said Dad to Main House First Lady Mom.