Huzzah!

[cornerofmadness]

Remember me saying that I have great coworkers for the most part? Two of them went with me to the Renn Fest and we had a blast. TH and I went together since he lives south of me. EB and her friend, D met us there. TH and I have been here a lot and knew all the shows by heart so mostly we wanted to shop. I think EB & D might have been a bit bored by that but they seemed to like the shows.

I did get two pieces of jewelry for myself, from my two usual vendors, a set of earrings in a pyramid shape cut thru with moons and stars and a silver tree of life set with amber. Itty bitty bits but in all three shades. I somehow got sucked in to buying very expensive soap (which I do on occasion) but also lotion bars. As I get older my skin on my hands is getting cranky. I got one for mom and my SiL. They supposedly last a year and they DO feel good.

We went into one of the new vendors and TH and EB both bought mugs. They were beautiful some of the best looking ceramic glazes I’ve ever seen. As I was looking at the layout, TH comes up behind me and says ‘Choose wisely, Dana’ then gets bright eyed and points. “That is the cup of a carpenter.” And sure enough it looked straight out of an Indy movie (the artist said that was his inspiration). I was going to but spent too much elsewhere. We also went into another tea and soap place, joking that we needed the memory tea and EB said she needed to buy the serenity tea for school of science meetings (she’s the chair. She also wanted the t-shirt that said don’t make me go medieval on you.) and the lady making the soaps was on of TH’s first students! She remembered him from the early 90’s. What are the chances of that?

I did get other things for Mom and something little for evil_little_dog. I was going to get a few more things but honestly I forgot about it (thank god for my wallet’s sake). It had dragon stuff but on the other hand it was the same stuff Toscano had. Speaking of stuff that was not hand made, I did get a lovely Moroccan inspired multi colored glass lantern from the Wayward Gypsy. Mom loves glass and I thought she’d like this. When I got it home, however, I found out it was made in china. I was more than a little disappointed. I like going to vendors to support artists, not mass product from China. Still, it wasn’t hideously expensive and I hope Mom likes it (I did snip that tag off. I’ll tell her I got it at the fest).

I also saw a cute knitted lamb hat that I thought rain_oubliette would like but other than it being rather spendy (I do like the artist. She’s always fun to talk to) I figured Rain might like the pattern better (but that wasn’t available). I did get the bread bowl for lunch but they no longer the broccoli soup so I ended up with mac and cheese. Predictably my sugar is out of sight but it was tasty (I MISS mac and cheese).

I got a small henna tatt this time, a drake. But I accidentally smudged its wing (pouts) and it was gloriously cool so it didn’t set as well as it should. It’s going to be faint and fade fast. Sigh. It was also the pipes and drum/kilt day. WOOT. Love me men in kilts (not to mention I like bagpipes).

Funny thing for the day, EB, D and TH wanted funnel cakes. I shared one with TH but the QUEEN tried to line jump me. You might be the queen of the fest but don’t get between me and my fried pastry of doom. We chatted a bit. That was fun (she had cute ‘guards’).

On the way home, I somehow managed to snap a finger nail off into the quick and it was bleeding all over but that was the only down note for the day. I’m really glad TH came. He’s working hard with a new class like me and his dad, whom he was really close with, passed this summer. He needed to have some fun.


TH in the stocks


The face they wanted me to make at being tied up.

The face that would probably go with me being voluntarily chained

Wow look a picture of me that's actually PRETTY

Comments

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you had a great time! :D

I love the pic of you with the Thirsty Wench sign in the background! You look awesome there! :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I usually do. I like getting to geek out

Thanks. I have to agree.I hate most pictures of myself but that one is good

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

:D I've never been to a RenFaire, but it looks like fun & I think I would enjoy geeking out too! :D


You're welcome! :D I'm the same way about pix of myself. XD

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I've been going to them since 93 (holy crap that's nearly 20 years. it feels like yesterday) when I went to my first in NY

I normally take horrid pics

[bay115.livejournal.com]

Wee, renaissance fair! Glad you had fun there. The pics are fun too (great dress, by the way!)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it's usually a good time unless it's blazing hot in october.

mom and I made the dress

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

That IS a great picture of you! And it sounds like a lot of fun. If you ever do come to Texas, they have a huge fest not too far from where we live goign on right now:
http://texrenfest.com/press-room/2012-texas-renaissance-festival-season-announced

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks.

wow, that is an OLD renn fest. I wonder if it's one of the oldest around. I looks nice and sensibly in the fall

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

It may be... And probably one of the most authentic. I have only been a few times (years ago), and it really is like going back in time. The grounds they have for it are only used for it so it is really well done and kept up. Pretty soon I will qualify for a senior citizen discount, so Bear and I may go again ;)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i wouldn't swear to any authenicity to mine. Personally I don't care because to me, it's nothing more than an outdoor geek shopping mall.

and snort

[rain-oubliette.livejournal.com]

OMG! You look FABULOUS in these pictures! Blue really suits you. Looks like a really nice faire, too. Ours here in Mt. Hope doesn't even have a castle!

True, I would rather have the pattern. LOL Thanks for thinking of me though.

Wish I could have attended with you.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. It really helps to not have my actual hair showing. Blue is one of my favorite colors.

it's a very nice faire except there are NO permanent toilets. I loathe that portapotty system

I need to send you a pattern from one of my steampunk venues. I wonder if it's easy enough for me to do.

you would have had fun

[rain-oubliette.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, I'm with you on the port-o-johns. I hate those things. The Fairy Festival has those things (of course, it is at a person's farm, not a permanent thing).

Yes, patterns are nice. I love patterns and craft books. I imagine you could use a large crochet hook or knitting needles - the ones that are the diameter of a broom handle.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes this renn has permanent buildings. i'm not sure how they dodge the requirement for real toilets

I can knit but i'm not longer good at it. I might be able to use this pattern...maybe. i'll go send it along

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Somehow, the two pictures of you in chains...

Yes, I agree, you do look good in blue. And your hair was behaving itself! :D Nice pictures.

Yeah, I'd hate to go to a Renn faire when I'm expecting original works and be sold something from China.

Oooooo, the cup of a carpenter. OOooooo. You know how I am with my ceramics.

It's cold here today, too, so we'll see about that henna I want to get.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

chains!

Blue is a good color on me (you mean my wig was behaving itself and it wasn't. I had to keep fussing with it)

Yeah it was a let down. I mean the one booth for the kids with the stuff toscano sells was obviously NOT hand made but they made out like the lanterns were.

you'd die at OH's renn fest. it's a plethora of ceramic

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*Snicker*

That's a nice wig, then. :D It behaved more or less like I'd expect your hair to.

*SIGH* to the booth with the lanterns.

Mmmm, ceramics. I always coveted those and wooden bowls.

[havocmangawip.livejournal.com]

Too much fun! I love it!

I have a lot of Rennie friends. I never have "dressed up" the whole way. Ours was in the summer. TOO MANY CLOTHES. So I'd go with my faerie nature. XD Flowy skirts and tank tops, ftw. Sticking to the shade, etc etc.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it was fun.

I am SOOOO glad mine runs into October.

[winters-queen.livejournal.com]

Looks like everyone had fun. Darn that Queen, thinking she could line jump. Royalty these days.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

we did

She line jumps and I end up in manacles

[silvrethorn.livejournal.com]

Ha ha, Thirsty Wench. It is a nice picture, though.

The "made in China" thing is a big reason I gave up going to bead shows. The tables are all loaded with gemstone strands and mass-manufactured glass and bone beads from China, and the artisans who hand-make beads and findings have almost all vanished. I can get cheap-ass agate strings from Hobby Lobby, thank you, for a lot less money. If I go all the way to Jacksonville or DeLand for a bead show, I want something special, darn it!

I hear you on the mac and cheese. I can resist all temptation when it comes to wheat products, but not my mom's home-made mac and cheese. I'll shovel it down even knowing it'll give me issues for the next three days, because it's just so satisfying and good.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yes i thought thirsty wench was appropriate at that point

yeah I don't mind buying the indian beads from fire mountain but I WOULD if I paid money to get through the door.

mac and cheese is the ultimate comfort food dammit

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a really fun day. I haven't been to Faire yet this year. I'm hoping my new overdress will arrive before it closes here.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it was

good luck to you. I just got a dress i hope to wear to the anime con