2022 Happy To Be Here

We had an SCA event today to celebrate the Barony being 35. I think I did better with people than the last event, but I still need to work on it. We also chose our new Arts and Sciences Champion. It is always a difficult choice, but there can be only one. There were three entrants, so at least the options weren't overwhelming. There were also three judges, so at least I didn't need to have to make the decision on my own. These don't look like much in the picture. They are lovely beaded headdresses made to  resemble 15th century (I think) Italian. Tablet weaving. Embroidery. In case you are curious, the tablet woven person is the new A&S Champion. Other happy things from today: There is a guild, the Dabbler's Guild, within our Barony that had a lovely hands-on display. People could try a few different types of crafts including weaving, sprang, and kumihimo. The event was small but space was made for the fighters. I got to watch them for a few minutes. It is a...

My children… okay, adult children, have found a book to enjoy. It is a murder mystery that is put together in the wrong order. Bel is scouring through it with post-it notes and a notebook.  The book is made so that the owner can cut out the pages to rearrange them into the right order. If only I could have found homeschooling materials that were so interesting when they were kids! Other happy things from today: The milkweed has started growing the seed pods. They are so cute! Wild sweet William is blooming amid the weeds of the flower garden. Today I reached day 1300 on DuoLingo. One of the things I forgot to mention about the GNEW is how wonderful it was to see so many of the activities sheep themed. There were sheep on the fighting fields and I think as thrown weapons targets. My favorite was the archery target that had little sheep dangling that were to be protected from the wolf just beyond them. The objective, of course, was to hit the wolf while missing the sheep. ☮ Curr...

Yesterday I was having trouble with getting pictures to load and I was exhausted and cut the blog short. Today I am still really tired, but I still need 3000 steps to make my daily goal. I'm hoping that pacing and typing will help my creative juices. Here are some happy things from yesterday and today: The pillory… some pictures. Don't worry, he got some grapes! -There was Kingdom court in the afternoon where many people were honored for various things. -Keziah and I had a small court of our own in which some old business was taken care of. A dear friend was awarded with our Barony's highest order, that of the Millstone. We also witnessed some friends enter into a master and apprentice relationship that was very special to see. This morning started with a meeting. Their Majesties introduced some new awards they would like to add that will be more for specific circumstances rather than a broad range. I look forward to seeing how these will work. Then came the closing cerem...

Yesterday's activities left me with very little energy this morning. To be fair, I also wasn't able to stay awake when I wrote yesterday's blog and was up and down most of the night trying to finish it. Whatever the reason, energy was lacking today. Eventually I did pull myself out of bed and was occasionally productive. Here are some happy things from today: Since I knew I would have a hard time getting my step count I started walking to the department store. I left about 45 minutes before Keziah did and she picked me up on her way to the store. Between the walk and department store I had around 8500 steps by lunch time. There was only a little pacing in the evening for me to make my 10,000 step-a-day goal. Along the road I kept seeing a flower. When I finally took a picture of it, I realized that I have seen this flower in other places but forgot its name. The Lens app was no help this time, probably because my picture wasn't very clear. It is a pretty lit...

It was another long day with sunshine, laughter, and people. Keziah and I spent the day at the NH Renaissance Faire helping participate in a demo for the SCA. I want to be with people but it is so hard. Hopefully it will get better the more I get out. We again saw people we haven't seen in a while and some we have. We did our best to make people who stopped by the tent comfortable and to let them know how much fun the SCA is. I must say that the person in charge of the demo was so very good at making people comfortable it was wonderful to see. Other happy things from today: I got to hold a baby. Not a newborn, but it was fun to get to hold a little one even for a short time. There is a small regional war in the SCA coming in July. This year the 'reason' has to do with a dispute over missing sheep. Someone decided to play along with this schtick by leaving little sheep where Keziah or I might find them. A friend had a booth there, Dragon Academy. Such talent to ...

Somewhere I messed up counting the days for the A&S challenge I have been doing.  Today is the 68th day in a row that I have done at least 15 minutes of some kind of an art/craft/science.  Okay, I don't think I've done any science.  Suddenly I want to come up with something to do with the sciences for this.  I'm not sure when I mixed up the number, but I did.  Perhaps it is a good thing that this is not a math challenge!!  Happy things for today include: Breakfast!  Keziah, a friend, and I went out to breakfast this morning.  It was a perfect start to the day! I spent time at the studio.  I did part of a hem on a chemise for SCA and I sewed a pocket onto a pair of jeans.   Walking downtown I saw a llama and some sheep in a shop window.  Aren't they adorable> A bit reflective. ☮ Currently reading: Pocketful of Miracles: Prayer, Meditations, and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the Year , Joan Borysenko. C...