Last supper (of the week at Dirt Time!)

As we waited for the dinner horn to sound we were deep in conversation with others. People were beginning to exchange info, arranging to keep in touch with each other, inviting people to visit them at home. We even found a few who were considering moving and tried to convince them to become OUR neighbors up here in Montana! I can't imagine people who would make nicer neighbors than all the people who attended Dirt Time! Though we are blessed with good neighbors that would make great attendees at Dirt Time, too!

Dinner was roast beef slices, corn-on-the-cob, potato slices, and rolls. It got dark and we were still up there talking with people. We were reluctant to go off to our own tents on this last night at Dirt Time. It's amazing how much you can bond with people in just a week.

The cooks had pineapple upside-down cake baking in 8 Dutch Ovens, stacked in two stacks of four, with coals on their lids.

Around 10:00 they served it with Cool Wip, and it was a dessert straight from heaven! The warm sweetness melted in our mouths, and the pineapple gave it a refreshing flavor.

We finally wandered to our tent for the night. Others stayed up as late as 4 AM (and maybe even later!) talking quietly around campfires.


Joe Dabill taught bow-making and arrow-making. He's sitting here flint-knapping an arrowhead.

This is Joe's wife. She does beautiful beadwork

The tent on the left was the "kitchen", and the tent on the right is where the serving line moved through to load up plates with food!

This family has cool toys!

There was a class on making parfleches and sandals. Here, a student wears the sandals he made this week.