April 14, 2013
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A Musical Faire
Today was the big day to go to the Faire with Lina for the first time in three years. Lucy also came with us. We didn’t get away quite as early as we had hoped, but we got to the Faire about half an hour after it opened this morning. It was a fine sunny day and warm but not unbearably hot.
We kind of made a beeline for our friends at the Armoury. I had seen something I really wanted last time, and was hoping to get it today, but alas–I waited too long. They were already sold out. That is okay. That’s money saved, and we need to be very frugal.
It was a wonderful day outdoors in one of my favorite places. We saw the pirate magic show and another magic/juggling show that was a lot of fun! We also got to hang out with Jed Marum, one of our favorite musicians, and with the blacksmith’s apprentices, who were running the forge while he was away at a knife show. We had a lovely picnic lunch sitting in the shade by the car, and enjoying the breeze and each other’s company.
Then of course there were two jousts to watch–something we never tire of. There may have been some mango smoothies in our afternoon also. And we splashed out $2 for the privilege of tasting chocolate covered bacon, which was tastier than it sounds. After the Faire closed at 7:00, we just stayed at the Armoury and visited until the Celtic music festival began at 8:00. I enjoyed most of the musicians who played. The crowd was enthusiastic and rowdy, and spontaneous dancing happened from time to time. I had a disconcerting encounter with a notorious lush, but there was no harm done. In fact I’m pretty sure he was actually sober.
I had kind of wanted to leave by 10:00, but Jed still had not played by then, so we stayed a little longer to hear Jed’s first few songs before heading back to the car in the dark. Twelve hours at the faire–longest stretch ever! It was good to get home and put my feet up.
Tomorrow, we go back. (After church, of course.)
