Happy Saturday. Hope you are following in Hammerhead’s footsteps and not laboring in honor of the Labor Day holiday.

Hope you have big plans. The H-man would be at the lake if he had a boat or if he could bum a ride. But he’s got some pretty good football to watch.

Next weekend he has some real plans. He’s going to another family reunion, which means fabulous food and being snubbed by kinfolk he’s managed to offend. Well, actually, this is an agreeable bunch, so he doesn’t have to worry about slashed tires and that sort of thing.

Naturally, next weekend coincides with two of his favorite other events: The White Oak Craft Festival in Woodbury and Tennessee Pioneer Power Days at Eagleville.

“Both of ‘em appeal to my rural roots,” Hammerhead explained. “Now while I don’t have a crafty bone in my body, I have done my share of time piloting a Red Dog and I’m not talking about Clifford.”

What he’s talking about is a red International tractor.

“I wasn’t much good at plowing or drilling seeds, but I excelled in tearing stuff up, stobbing tires and busting bushhogs. I was especially good tooling up and down the road,” Hammerhead said.

He remains a tractor nut and there will be acre after acre of them at Pioneer Power Days ... Red Dawgs, green Popping Johnnies and even more exotic models.

Since you know how to use that *&^% Internet, you can check it out at: http://www.eaglevilletvppa.com/

When it comes to arts and crafts, the White Oak Fair is a fancy one. “It’s not the kinda place you go looking for a tater box,” Hammerhead explained, “but you will see a number of artisans from Rutherford County ... like Lewis and Eric Snyder, Norris Hall and Ray and Susan Allen. The craft fair is in its 18th year and you can see blacksmiths and other artists demonstrate their skills.

Check it out at:

http://www.artscenterofcc.com/whiteoak.htm