Before I go under the cut with personal natter, last night was Team Wench's 10th Privateer Feast. It's a fundraiser for breast cancer research - or, as this year's motto went, "Ten years of the best support a boobie ever had.I was at the first PF. I'd just discovered this thing called the Wench's Guild (Team Wench would spin off into a separate ( Read more... )

I was at the first Privateer Feast, 9 years ago. I'd just discovered the International Wench's Guild barely a fortnight before -- this was before Team Wench spun off into a separate identity, much less became an official charity. There were barely 100 of us in a small venue, and the raffle was so stuffed with decorative soap baskets that people ( Read more... )

If Torchweek wasn't enough, I spent all day Saturday at Shore Leave and most of today at the Team Wench Charity Yard Sale.

Shore LeaveIt's a little bit like those nightmares about having an exam for a class you never attended to show up at a convention and have half a dozen people ask you, "Aren't you supposed to be in a panel?" One of the ( Read more... )

Last night was Team Wench's 8th Annual Privateer Feast, a raucous fundraiser for breast cancer research. The food was good, the entertainment (what I heard, because I was mostly in the raffle room) lively, and the take was FABULOUS: $11,000! That's only a grand less than last year's, and in this economy! *Kermit flail of joy ( Read more... )

A very early Sunday 7, in the quiet moment before I head back to Shore Leave:

This year's Prepare for Faire Yard Sale, which will include regular as well as rennie things, is at faireraven's place. Ready for pickup today from my place are the sewing machines from last year, a box of garb from last year, a suitcase, a dressing table and mirror, a bathroom ( Read more... )

I missed the Team Wench Privateer feast on Saturday, which is a pity, because it was a fabulous success. All of the current and previous Board members were there, so they could be brought up for the announcement that Team Wench has officially incorporated! One more step towards becoming an official non-profit charity ( Read more... )

This post is entirely book-free, or at least free of discussing the contents. That will come in a separate post later under cut, for those who are still reading.

Midnight MadnessI went home early and took a nap on Friday, which is about all that kept me alive. Although the big party was in Silver Spring, where they turned an entire section of ( Read more... )

Am v. tired and haven't even had breakfast yet, so this will not be my most coherent post ( Read more... )

The Team Wench Feast last night was a huge success - the early rough figure is $9,500 brought in for charity. I won a few things at the auction; a clipclock, a falconer's pouch, and the Hack and Slash Christmas DVD. maureen_the_mad made out like a bandit, winning a walking stick and a massage certificate, among several others. And Chort and Paula did well too ( Read more... )

Prepare for Fair
tchwrtr gets rights of first brag so I won't mention amounts, but PfF was very successful - and had the fastest breakdown/cleanup EVER! There were bargains galore - raw silk for $3 a yard, bodices for $30, skirts for $5, and more. I might have blown my "mend for fair" resolution, but I bought plenty of garb to make up for it. Also some ( Read more... )