Weekend Report
Sep. 27th, 2009 03:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
peteyfrogboyWe all managed to survive the weekend. It involved complicated plans and a cast of thousands, as well as divine intervention and improvisation.
On FridayI finished up almost all of the sewing on the folks' clothes, and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
adelavanbrugge finished up my scroll. I packed up my armor and some other odds and ends, along with the kids, and took them up to the folks for the night. I made it to site by about 8 or so, and Adela showed up an hour or so later with the rest of our stuff. As we were unloading everything into the craft cabin (to be set up in the morning when there was light), I managed to stand in an ant bed and they swarmed up to attack my sandaled feet. Cussing ensued. Once everything was stowed, we rolled off to bed.
Following the (early!) wake-up call, we converged with our various household folk and friends from Talmere to get the vigil tent, reception tent, and food areas set up. After a frustrating episode of trying to get the chairs put together, I decided to lower my stress level by going down to the field to get my head bashed in by large men with stick. Ah, relaxing!
I fought in the first tourney of the many that were held that day. It was an "armatura" style tourney, which is basically a multi-ring bear pit fought by randomly-selected three man teams. It was just the right mix of fighting and resting, and all the fights seemed pretty well balanced. I killed and was killed in turn, and had a grand old time. After that I showered and changed, then went back down to the field so that Their Majesties could place me on vigil. The crowd that gathered around the impromptu court was quite sizable.
The weather was cloudy and cool, which made the vigil tent quite pleasant, if a tiny bit stuffy. I had a steady stream of visitors bearing pearls of wisdom and thoughtful gifts, and I enjoyed getting a chance to sit and chat with all of them.vox8 provided a delicious array of food and sweets, which I regret not being able to partake of more than I did. Many thanks to logansilveraxe for standing watch at the door and all my other friends who helped provide a welcoming environment for those who came by.
As court approached, the clouds that had kept the weather cool all day decided that it was their turn to get some attention. We hauled everything in from the tents to the cabin just in time for the sky to open up as it has been doing so often of late. By the time everyone assembled in the pavilion for court, we were all in varying stages between damp and soaked.
The elevation ceremony was quite entertaining, despite the lack of any real rehearsal. Challenges were made and responses given, I faced the right way most of the time, bits were skipped for the sake of expediency and added for the sake of levity. I'm fairly certain pictures were taken and hopefully they will surface in the near future.
Several of us were in and out of court after that wrangling children, which unfortunately meant I missedeeyore_sings receiving her well deserved GoA. After court the hall was set up for the celebration and buffet, and then all the lights went out. A group of us headed off to Madison to eat, and then I alone returned to site to fall into bed.
This morning I packed what I could and prayed that someone would show up to help transport the large amount of stuff that wouldn't fit in my tiny car. Fortunately Jadi returned to bail me out, and we got everything squared away and celebrated with a lovely lunch on the way back home.
And now it is time for laundry and dishes and sleeping and sorting out of stuff.
On FridayI finished up almost all of the sewing on the folks' clothes, and
adelavanbrugge finished up my scroll. I packed up my armor and some other odds and ends, along with the kids, and took them up to the folks for the night. I made it to site by about 8 or so, and Adela showed up an hour or so later with the rest of our stuff. As we were unloading everything into the craft cabin (to be set up in the morning when there was light), I managed to stand in an ant bed and they swarmed up to attack my sandaled feet. Cussing ensued. Once everything was stowed, we rolled off to bed.Following the (early!) wake-up call, we converged with our various household folk and friends from Talmere to get the vigil tent, reception tent, and food areas set up. After a frustrating episode of trying to get the chairs put together, I decided to lower my stress level by going down to the field to get my head bashed in by large men with stick. Ah, relaxing!
I fought in the first tourney of the many that were held that day. It was an "armatura" style tourney, which is basically a multi-ring bear pit fought by randomly-selected three man teams. It was just the right mix of fighting and resting, and all the fights seemed pretty well balanced. I killed and was killed in turn, and had a grand old time. After that I showered and changed, then went back down to the field so that Their Majesties could place me on vigil. The crowd that gathered around the impromptu court was quite sizable.
The weather was cloudy and cool, which made the vigil tent quite pleasant, if a tiny bit stuffy. I had a steady stream of visitors bearing pearls of wisdom and thoughtful gifts, and I enjoyed getting a chance to sit and chat with all of them.
vox8 provided a delicious array of food and sweets, which I regret not being able to partake of more than I did. Many thanks to logansilveraxe for standing watch at the door and all my other friends who helped provide a welcoming environment for those who came by.As court approached, the clouds that had kept the weather cool all day decided that it was their turn to get some attention. We hauled everything in from the tents to the cabin just in time for the sky to open up as it has been doing so often of late. By the time everyone assembled in the pavilion for court, we were all in varying stages between damp and soaked.
The elevation ceremony was quite entertaining, despite the lack of any real rehearsal. Challenges were made and responses given, I faced the right way most of the time, bits were skipped for the sake of expediency and added for the sake of levity. I'm fairly certain pictures were taken and hopefully they will surface in the near future.
Several of us were in and out of court after that wrangling children, which unfortunately meant I missed
eeyore_sings receiving her well deserved GoA. After court the hall was set up for the celebration and buffet, and then all the lights went out. A group of us headed off to Madison to eat, and then I alone returned to site to fall into bed.This morning I packed what I could and prayed that someone would show up to help transport the large amount of stuff that wouldn't fit in my tiny car. Fortunately Jadi returned to bail me out, and we got everything squared away and celebrated with a lovely lunch on the way back home.
And now it is time for laundry and dishes and sleeping and sorting out of stuff.
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on 2009-09-27 09:46 pm (UTC)I still remember the first time I saw you -- it was at a Silver Hammer (if memory serves) and you were in your red cioppa (if I got the article of clothing right). You were just *standing* there watching Stuff Happen. You looked like you'd stepped out of one of the frescos. (I've got pictures of it -- I just wish I could clear away everything else from the photos). It was perfect.
My journey towards becoming more authentic in what I do has been a long one. I don't feel like I've made much progress -- some days I don't feel like I've made any progress. But I think of you that day, and I am encouraged.
Congratulations, Master Lorenzo. The accolade is very well deserved.
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on 2009-09-28 12:18 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-09-28 02:35 pm (UTC)