...always a chatelaine.

Last night I had company. I was initially not too enthused, being baby-tired as usual and having bath duty to pull that night as well. But that didn't mater in the end. We ate a simple dinner (quiche). E got her bath. And my guest arrived right about when I'd asked him to at 7:30.

My guest was a young lad named Keith, who ( Read more... )

New icon today to celebrate that last night, after a 3-year absence, I dusted off and put on my armor (and boy was it dusty!). And yes, I actually had a very good time. Rusty and clumsy as heck, but you know, some of that old "riding a bicycle" thing is true. I fought one series of bouts with local chiv, Sir Isenwolf (sp), then kicked around with ( Read more... )

Al Hafla was great. Sooooo relaxed. I highly recommend it if you're into Middle Eastern culture ala SCA. For me, it's hard to beat lounging on cushions, surrounded by cheery people, listening to good, live music and watching ladies dance. How very nice to be at an event where one is expected to chill out, where there is no plitics to speak of, ( Read more... )

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We're trying to decide if we should go. Any opinions?

Well, other folks have already given their updates on SRWC. I too was there, believe it or not.

Parenting concerned once again kept me from going out and painting the event red, but I had a pretty good time. E would not sleep at all and both Friday and Saturday nights we struggled with her. It seems it was a combination of the strange and ( Read more... )

OK, this may make the rounds among yet more of my SCA associates, so I'm just going to cut to the chase here. If anyone wants to see an old, somewhat embarrassing photo of yours truly, go here. Suffice to say, I was a geek then and I still am one now ( Read more... )

Running a pagan web site is an interesting experience.
I was recently written to by a woman living in South Africa asking me for a German translation of "The Viking Prayer". You know the one: Lo, there do I see...I allowed as how I didn't have it, but could find out...yadda yadda ( Read more... )

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Well, we're home.

( SR War Camp debrief )