2022 Happy To Be Here

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...

 After some morning appointments my day was all about preparing for the SCA event, Harper's Retreat.  Keziah and I spent some time at the studio.  She had last minute sewing repairs and I got the rest of the bands we wove off the loom and ready.  Five of the eight bands will get awarded this weekend and three will be promisaries.  I think that we did well considering we started so late.  Here are a few other happy things from today:       The event site has some cabins to use so we didn't need to set up tents.  Since the temperatures will be in the 40's tonight, that alone makes the cabin more comfortable.  The cabin that we are in also has a bathroom and beds.  Gideon and I are sharing the pull out couch.   It has been nice to see friends.  I got to hang around with one friend for a while and catch up, that was nice. There was bardic (performing arts) in the evening.  I didn't stay long but was there t...

Somedays the good things are not part of the plan.  This morning Keziah and I weren't planning to go to the storage unit, but we did. We decided that it would make more sense to drive to return the thrones to the storage unit rather than unpack and repacking them for later.  We didn’t want to do it,  but it felt good to have it done.  Here are some other happy things from today: --This morning I weeded in the triangle part of the driiveway and identified a new plant. Hare's-foot  clover is a plant I have often seen but not identified.  I haven't decided if this is a plant I am going to keep in the garden or not. It has some good points, like being a nitrogen fixer.  If I don't let it completely take over the other plants it could work where it is. Still, I'm  happy to have identified this plant with a fun name! --Part of today's plan was to be Keziah's designated driver to Bardic circle tonight. For this to happen I had to take a nap. I know I've ...