2022 Happy To Be Here

Enough sleep was achieved for me to work the night, but they didn't need as many people as came in, so I went home. I thought about going to the studio to work on my class, but I stayed home instead. Doing schoolwork was short lived though because I fell asleep again for a nice nap. Later Zed tried to help with one of the assignments but neither of us can figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm grateful for his help. Other happy things for today: Since I wasn't working, I went to archery practice. My highest score for the day was 49 points! This is not my highest ever (close), but certainly the highest in a long time.  Practice helps. After archery, some friends and I went on a nice hike. The trails were new to us and were also used by ATVs. Thankfully not so many were out today that it was too loud or busy. I'm not sure what this plant is. In the evening my protege and I met up with friends at a bookstore/cafe to celebrate a birthday and listen to some blues....

Keziah and I ended our day at a nice Mexican restaurant called Las Palapas.  It is near the hotel we are staying at tonight.  As the temperatures dropped this afternoon I was again happy that we chose to pay for a room rather than sleep in a tent.  Other happy things from today: –I have been told a few times that I need to eat at Tim Horton's.  We got breakfast there today and it was good.  They had a maple cream doughnut that was yummy.  –At the event I decided to participate in the archery woods walk.  They set up animal targets along a trail in the woods for people to shoot arrows at and hopefully hit.  My score wasn't the greatest, but I didn't lose any arrows and had a lot of fun.  –During court, there was an investiture.  One set of Baron and Baroness stepped down, and another stepped up.  In another two years or so that will be Keziah and I.  It turns out that the new Baroness and I shot alongside each other during the a...

My happy things today started with archery in the morning. I shot well (for me) in my first round but got tired as I continued to practice.  It is also great to visit with my friend who holds the practice. Next I went for a walk along a rail trail not far from where I went to archery practice. The trail is by a small river with some trees that have started to turn yellow and orange. It was lovely. I didn’t bring my backpack or a pen but I decided to look for some Geocaches along the trail. I found two out of the three I looked for but I didn’t log them on my account since I had no pen. It was still fun to find them. ☮ Currently reading: Pocketful of Miracles: Prayer, Meditations, and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the Year , Joan Borysenko. And The Three Miss Margarets , Louise Shaffer. Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Autumn came in with a chill. The temperatures only got up to around 56 degrees today with quite a breeze. I don't want summer back, but I was cold. Here are some happy things from today: My morning started with a follow-up doctor's appointment concerning my thyroid. The good news is that I don't have to go back for another year. I have reason to believe that giving up gluten may have helped reduce some inflammation and helped my thyroid look better on the ultrasound. I visited a friend and we shot archery. I didn't do great, but that is what practice is for. In the afternoon I hiked with some friends. We went about six miles around parts of Crotched Mt. here in NH. There were four different apps used to calculate the mileage with four different results. It is a beautiful area and will be more colorful in a few short weeks. There is a foundation in this picture DRAGON!! In the evening I went to craft night. I have been working on the finishing touches of a latch...

At the SCA event, there were three champion competitions today. The first was for Fencing, the second Archery, and in the evening was Bardic. Tomorrow is when it will all become official. Here are some happy things from today: For the fencing competition we had three contenders and one will become Baron Keziah's champion and one mine. They all fought well. The fencers are fun to watch because they play the sport in a joyful manner. For the archery competition, we miss the beginning and come in for the semi-finals and finals. They had some very neat looking targets. The targets for the finals were hanging blocks. It can be hard to hit hanging things because they move easily. We each get a champion.  It wasn’t a windy day and the archers shot well. It is always fun to watch the more unique target options. Keziah and I walked around the event after the archery portion and saw different people. Eventually I walked alone, stopping to say hello to some people, and trying to ge...

It was later than I wanted to leave this morning, but I made it to archery practice. There was one new person, one friend who just came to visit, three other friends and me. I'm glad I renewed my interest in archery. It was a fun morning. Other happy things from today: Walking with a friend after archery. She took me down some country trails. We saw a place where there used to be a bridge. We also found a geocache ! At home our quest to watch all the Marvel movies and series continued with Black Widow . Such an intense movie! ☮ Thank you for being part of my happy things!  Stay safe.

As the last full day of Pennsic comes to a close I am feeling sad it is ending but happy to be going home to my own room soon and house with an indoor shower, laundry, and indoor plumbing.   Other happy things from today: --I made it back to the archery range to shoot the war points at the clout shoot.   The clout is a good sized target at about 100 yards.  We shoot from where the short white posts are.  The target to aim at is the one in the distance with the castle type wall around it.   Getting an arrow inside the castle wall is three points.  Hitting the target in the middle (Medusa) is four.  I don't remember what that closer target was worth, I didn't try that one.  The first six arrows I shot I scored zero.  The next six, all of them scored and each round after that I scored something.  I'm pleased with how I did. I even hit the Medusa in the middle a couple times.  --On the ...

In two days it is my hope that I will reach a two year 10,000 steps a day streak.  This morning, I couldn't find my FitBit charger and was concerned that I'd have to find a different way to count those steps.   Happily I found it in the car.  Other happy things from today: --I made it to the archery range and shot.  There are three different shoots (ways the ranges are setup).  There is an advancing shoot where there are four targets at different distances to shoot at.  We are allowed to shoot up to 30 arrows at them.  I shot them six arrows per round. I got two into the close target and none of my next four into the next one farther away (the farther the distance the more points to score).  When I shot the next four rounds,  I stuck with the closer target and did much better. --Another of the shoots was the Castle Window Shoot.  This is usually my favorite type of target.  The first round I scored zero....