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The SCA on exhibit at the National Zoo! It was really very interesting and a lot of fun. Well, other than my whole tent thing. You see, the frame, which is nothing more than a modern day shade has issues. It has had issues for a while but those issues were exaggerated last year when I guess one of the guys decided just to yank one of polls out that should not have been taken out...and now it's bent. The frame was having problems way before that but that really causes it to have issues. Once it got staked (thank you for everyone who lent me stakes!), it stayed up.
My tent became the "hiding" tent. It worked pretty well because, with the window flaps down, it's pretty dark in there. (Which is great when you are taking at nap, btw). So, all anyone could see was the tent, with the front flaps partially open, my two Savonarola chairs, my mother of pearl inlay folding table, and my basket(which was covered). I just sat down and embroidered most of the time. (I've been very very slowly working on a 16th c high neck early Elizabethan shift. It might get finished in 5 years or so...) I'd explain about my fan (peacock feathers! The peacock tasted good. :-) ), the Pomander, or about embroidery or knitting. I had a few things with me.
Most of the kids were pretty good. Only one was at the "I'm a brat!" age and then there was the high school senior at the end that re-enforced my idea of never, ever, sending any children I may have to public school.
I think we may have picked up a few new members. There was the lady who really just loved the Renaissance Faire and followed myself and Baron Jurgen up to our space. I gave her one of the Acorns I happened to have which should give her a bunch of information. There was also the lady who came with her daughter and I think she was with some friends. I talked to her a bit and she seemed like she might look into coming to an event in the near future.
All and all, it was fun just getting all dressed up and being able to just talk to people. I got to my parents' house around 10 and stayed until 11. Mom and Dad are in the Outer Banks but all my brothers, my sister in law, and a few of their friends were there. So that was great.
My tent became the "hiding" tent. It worked pretty well because, with the window flaps down, it's pretty dark in there. (Which is great when you are taking at nap, btw). So, all anyone could see was the tent, with the front flaps partially open, my two Savonarola chairs, my mother of pearl inlay folding table, and my basket(which was covered). I just sat down and embroidered most of the time. (I've been very very slowly working on a 16th c high neck early Elizabethan shift. It might get finished in 5 years or so...) I'd explain about my fan (peacock feathers! The peacock tasted good. :-) ), the Pomander, or about embroidery or knitting. I had a few things with me.
Most of the kids were pretty good. Only one was at the "I'm a brat!" age and then there was the high school senior at the end that re-enforced my idea of never, ever, sending any children I may have to public school.
I think we may have picked up a few new members. There was the lady who really just loved the Renaissance Faire and followed myself and Baron Jurgen up to our space. I gave her one of the Acorns I happened to have which should give her a bunch of information. There was also the lady who came with her daughter and I think she was with some friends. I talked to her a bit and she seemed like she might look into coming to an event in the near future.
All and all, it was fun just getting all dressed up and being able to just talk to people. I got to my parents' house around 10 and stayed until 11. Mom and Dad are in the Outer Banks but all my brothers, my sister in law, and a few of their friends were there. So that was great.
