Work Weekend

Twice a year, the most devoted basseters and beaglers trek to Aldie, fully equipped with power tools. The manliest among them drive the steel-wheeled tractor or operate the stump grinder. The next tier of workers take down selected areas with chainsaws. The men incapable of either point and give directions. Meanwhile the women pile into the kitchen and prepare a constant flow of hearty meals and bountiful desserts. Us girls are sent to work with paint brushes. Deer hunters arrive, happily doing their share to maintain the property. They work well alongside the others, united in mutual love for Aldie.