A quote sited elsewhere and almost snarkworthy and decidedly appropriate after a discussion on bunnyfur and chainmail bikini's I overheard at the Faire this weekend..

I love your outfit, does it come in your size?

Once again we survive another June Faire...

Setup on Thursday was mildly amusing - as it was not until we arrived on site and the town finally mowed the grass, that we found the location slated for the Culinary Guild was extremely rough and soft. Not Good to be playing with fire on. Alis took charge and redid the A&S area on the fly - which came ( Read more... )

Yeah, yeah, I'll join the lemming crowd and get a JF post up soon... But I not only have to unpack from JF today, I also have to start cleaning the pool, yard, and house for the post JF party this weekend.

Quick summary, JF was fun, tiring, exhausting, annoying, and fun.

Now where did I put the keys to the garden shed?....

Just a quiet cup of coffee before the annual madness that is June Faire starts...

Here in a few minutes I've got to go shower, finish loading the van, and head off for the first of four very long days. Today and tomorrow setting up, then the Faire itself on the weekend. The Faire is so much fun once it starts, but lordy do I dread it before it ( Read more... )

Last night the Dragon's Laire baronial Culinary Guild held a class/demo on bread making and baking in cloches (a period technique) on a brazier. Much fun was had by all, and much yummy bread was consumed. Thanks to THL Mattuesz and THL Rycheza for hosting, Lord Yvonn for photography, and to HE Cedric and THL Kassandra for assisting me in tending ( Read more... )

Pondering what to do with the leftover chicken and cheese from wraps I made last weekend... I had a sudden inspiration. I whipped up a batch of pizza crust (I love my breadmaker), grabbed a can of tomato sauce and whipped up a batch of pizza sauce - and voila! Yummy homemade pizza. I really wish I'd taken a picture as it came out so lovely and ( Read more... )

1.Mundane Name:
Derek Lyons

2.Mundane Job:
None, househusband

3.Persona name:
Theodoric the Scholar

4.How did you come up with your name?
I don't rightly recall - I know I was tagged with Theodoric by the afternoon of my first event (I think Seamus helped me with that, dim memories of Steve Martin's "Theodoric of York - Medieval Barber" SNL sketch ( Read more... )