12th Night

If there ever was a good day to be a champion in Nordskogen, 12th Night had to be it. How else can you get a standing back row spot to the following:
Margaretta named Bard of Nordskogen
Niccolo getting a Baelfire
Simon Morcar getting elevated to Laurel for Rapier (and sneaking really great photos the whole time)
Moraig getting elevated to Pelican
and last but not least...
Margalit put on vigil for Pelican

The look on Margalist's face was just incredible. Not only that, but I got a Heliotrope from Their Excellencies so everyone had to move out of my way so I could get around to the front. I've always wanted to do that because I think it's funny.
It's like saying: Hi, I'm already up here so no one has to look around to find me because here I am!

I got lots of neat and geeky embroidery stuff along with various sweets. I really didn't need the sugar but it's 12th Night. Erica Poitevins gave me a chatelaine, retractable awl, embroidery scissors and holder, and a really fancy seam ripper. Giovanna gave me two books from the embroidery exhibit she saw in New York. One was a small catalog, the other an instruction book. It was hard not to practice stitches, but I didn't have the right materials I'd want to start working on them with. Tamsyn gave me a rubber duckie with snowflakes on it. I have a small but growing collection of various duckies at work. I'm only adding to the collection when someone gives me one just to see how big it might get.

Moraig liked the short bread I made for her vigil. I didn't know about Simon's so I didn't make anything. He had a lot of food anyway. It feel apart when I bit into it which is exactly what is supposed to happen. I've never made any before so there was no failure.

Then when I went up to SR Harris to deliver something to Eithni that I picked up for her today, I found some really nice wool on sale for $6 a yard that I hope passes the drop test. I could use some new rapier clothes. I haven't had any for so long. All the others at Harris agreed it was a good fabric for me. It's greenish but with lots of flecks of other colors in it, and it is a thinner 100% wool. I will need to line it, but my current stuff is lined too. If it doesn't work for that, I will probably make a coat from it. There's about 6 1/3 yards there.

Here are two new A&S 50 list items:
New Rapier Clothing
Make stands for Baronness Eithni and myself for our new ceramic cooking pots.

12th Night

I think everything went well. I missed most of both courts, but managed to be there when I needed to be. For those who weren't there, the entire populace of Nordskogen was called into court. I think I did a good job as Royalty Liaison, and that is what everyone else said. The only problem was finding Royalty Room guards, but as the day went along, people volunteered.
The A&S didn't go well for me personally, or at least I think it didn't. I probably won't enter something for a while now. All I have to say is if you are going to give comments to someone about a project, good or bad, have the guts to leave your name on the judging form. And listen to what the presenter has to say.
Then there is the dress. That is now the gem of my collection. I was so happy that it fit right and it was comfortable. It fit and looked like an Italian dress should. The olive green voided velvet with the black silk was just perfect. I'm going to add pearls around the collars and sleeves as soon as I get them from TJ. That won't be till after Gulf Wars. It needs some minor repair work and fixing, and a hat. The dress flaunted a certain part of my anatomy. I fully expected that kind of attention which I didn 't even really acknowledge that much. It worked to get the young Royalty Room guards to carry stuff out to my truck during court!
And now for the TJ update...
He is home. He can drive now, and went back to work today. I had a little argument with him about merchanting last night. I told him how tired I was after Saturday, and it isn't like I'm at a merchant booth all day. I didn't mean that he wasn't working, but he gets to be in one place and does get down time. When you're running stuff at an event, you really don't get any. The most I had all day was during the A&S judging. I didn't get to sit down much at all. He can still be merchanting and sitting. I can't when I'm looking for volunteers or a specific person.