... we managed to pull through. Pixie Fairy, everybody calls her Pixie, even her teachers. She has been working with us off and on alot of years and we were really glad to have her for a full run of MDRF. Jenn "Marigold" Fairy, our long time crew member, who wasn't going to work for us, but then, well...she got a bunch of days off and oh, here you are for most of the year. We were glad, Jenn is really...

Sigh... my 12th season, come and gone.  I think we made it to faire 5 or 6 days, based on my recollection of the outfits I got to wear.  I was so disappointed in August thinking that 4-6 days couldn't...we couldn't go every weekend, cuz we'd be frelling BROKE.  How everyone else affords it, I'll never know. But fun was had, and many fun costumes were worn and I have the pictures to prove it. 

I went back to the Fest today.  It was some kind of freezing!!  Yikes.  And me caught with nothing to warm my hands or drape over my body.  Oh, well.  I foresee more research in my future. And I got...  Good thing, too - some people from work met me at the Fest specifically to see the dress.  I was quite happy and comfortable in it this week. All and all a great end to my 2008 Renn Fest season

...done each others shirts, wrap head wreaths, paint our beards, and generally have a grand ole time. I was over joyed that my boy was able to help us out this time. We have an 18+ rule for Marching at MDRF, but having a Sapling to help us dress was huge help and he had alot of fun, as you can see by his expression. And here I am working on my head wreath. And here I am wearing said wreath...

OMG!  I am exhausted!  Probably from stepping on my dress all day yesterday!  LOL.  It was a great day.  I got so many compliments on my dress, despite the obvious faults.  I was flabbergasted!  And people...is no longer with them.  Sigh.  That'll teach me to wait! Oh, and I won a drink at the Frog jumper game!  I whacked two frogs up on to lily pads.  Who says women in corsets can't compete?  Ha

Then gather round my friends. For the subject line of this post (one of the best show hawking lines EVAH!) refers to the Animal Trap routine I've been working on in the streets of Revel Grove. This 10...as I endure the immense amounts of pain and subcutaneous bruising caused by your everyday, ordinary Wolf Trap! (Or just be able to say that you saw me doing stupid things for no real reason at all!

Not much of a post this week. It will have to wait until after the coming weekend to catch up. This week we are madly getting ready for the FaerieCon . So I will catch up later. For now, I will have to...staves and bells. It was my most amazing time during the March and I loved it. I really do recommend clicking through to YouTube and watching it in high quality. Harvest Blessings be with you all

...i've gathered so far in back-reading that Adventurers weekend was wet, and Oktoberfest weekend was insanely busy (per its usual if it is dry). any other excitements?

I'm back from a week at the beach (in celebration of my birthday).  I should be feeling wonderful, great even - but right now I am blah.  I managed to make my very first French hood while I was away. ...is another whine post.  I will get over it.  I know I need to go easier on myself.  This is my first entire outfit.  It will go easier the second time around. Like I said, I am just blah right now

The Crimson Pirates went to MDRF this weekend. In a nutshell: gorgeous faire, lovely people, sod-all weather. Our first set on Saturday was on a stage with only the teensiest bit of cover. Naturally, the skies opened up as we were not three songs in. Anyone playing an instrument for a particular song ducked under the cover*, but otherwise we all sucked it up, good pirates that we are. Our audience...