Catching Up: SCA
The barony autocratted Crown back in August and did a very nice job.
The InterKingdom Intensive Needlework Seminar at Collegium in September was amazing. Very geeky, intensive, obsessively researched classes for exactly the right, incredibly appreciative audience. The needlework display was beyond amazing: the very best examples from two kingdoms. (There are photos up on the IKINS Yahoo!group if you're interested.)
Great Western War in October: weather near perfect. Brought the dog, so I spent a lot of time with him. He was a sweet creature, and very well-behaved for the duration. Snagged some good books at Pastiche. Our big news, rather old now: we announced that we were stepping down as Baron and Baroness at next Anniversary, and appointed Jon Thomme and Eva Reeve and Reevess. People were gratifyingly sad that we would be stepping down, and Jon Thomme and Eva were a popular choice to succeed us (barring some grumping that we hadn't asked anyone's opinion first).
We will have served as Baron and Baroness for three years, which is a bit short by Caidan standards, but we were beginning to get tired, the house is suffering from neglect, and we wanted to quit while we still had the energy to remain active in the barony. I really love being Baroness: it's very strange to think that there's now a limited number of times I will put the coronet on again. But I'm looking forward to really getting back into costuming, too.
November 1st was Baroness's Bardic and Birthday Banquet: I, being the Baroness in question, was pretty much guaranteed a wonderful time. Which it was, not least because Cliar Cu Buidhe sang my favorite songs and acted a very funny song in Italian. Kythera made me a beautiful picture of the merlion done as a Venetian mask, Rosalie made me a fabulous rosary (exactly right for my period), and Grainne crocheted lovely snowflake ornaments for me. And I got to eat Cristal's wonderful feast! (My only full meal since I started the diet--I enjoyed every bite, and I wasn't hungry for the next 24 hours.) The subtlety was a sugar plate shell with truffle pearls. Thomas and Eilidh sang for me, and we even got the dancing in! It was a lovely event.
Then we looked at our calendar and realized that if we went to Coronation, we'd be doing events five weekends in a row. So last week, we stayed home, although it felt very weird to do so.
The InterKingdom Intensive Needlework Seminar at Collegium in September was amazing. Very geeky, intensive, obsessively researched classes for exactly the right, incredibly appreciative audience. The needlework display was beyond amazing: the very best examples from two kingdoms. (There are photos up on the IKINS Yahoo!group if you're interested.)
Great Western War in October: weather near perfect. Brought the dog, so I spent a lot of time with him. He was a sweet creature, and very well-behaved for the duration. Snagged some good books at Pastiche. Our big news, rather old now: we announced that we were stepping down as Baron and Baroness at next Anniversary, and appointed Jon Thomme and Eva Reeve and Reevess. People were gratifyingly sad that we would be stepping down, and Jon Thomme and Eva were a popular choice to succeed us (barring some grumping that we hadn't asked anyone's opinion first).
We will have served as Baron and Baroness for three years, which is a bit short by Caidan standards, but we were beginning to get tired, the house is suffering from neglect, and we wanted to quit while we still had the energy to remain active in the barony. I really love being Baroness: it's very strange to think that there's now a limited number of times I will put the coronet on again. But I'm looking forward to really getting back into costuming, too.
November 1st was Baroness's Bardic and Birthday Banquet: I, being the Baroness in question, was pretty much guaranteed a wonderful time. Which it was, not least because Cliar Cu Buidhe sang my favorite songs and acted a very funny song in Italian. Kythera made me a beautiful picture of the merlion done as a Venetian mask, Rosalie made me a fabulous rosary (exactly right for my period), and Grainne crocheted lovely snowflake ornaments for me. And I got to eat Cristal's wonderful feast! (My only full meal since I started the diet--I enjoyed every bite, and I wasn't hungry for the next 24 hours.) The subtlety was a sugar plate shell with truffle pearls. Thomas and Eilidh sang for me, and we even got the dancing in! It was a lovely event.
Then we looked at our calendar and realized that if we went to Coronation, we'd be doing events five weekends in a row. So last week, we stayed home, although it felt very weird to do so.