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Coronet and Labels
Sep. 19th, 2005 11:53 amIt was such a lovely weekend!
Well, F is sick, but not so sick he needs much in the way of supervision or stroking his fevered brow. He spent the weekend resting and I took the kids with me hither and yon, which allowed him to rest.
I took the kids to Coronet. I didn’t realize how long the drive was going to be, but the kids were great travel companions and the scenery was beautiful. I am constantly impressed with all the natural beauty in California and how with only a few hours of freeway driving, you can see so many different climates and regions. I told F we needed to go back to the Russian River and spend a weekend exploring and wine-tasting.
Coronet was very picturesque. If you could get out of the wind and manage to navigate the bumpy ground, it was ideal. There weren’t a lot of people and it felt smaller than Coronet used to be about 12 - 15 years ago when we attended all the time. I’m not sure if it was smaller or if it’s my memory playing tricks. Like when you grow up and discover the great, big bear-like Uncle wasn’t really super huge, it was that you were so young. A lot of people seemed to bug-out after finals, too.
Kid Costuming Blah: ( Read more... )
I remembered to pack my three C&I projects to show to Eliska and Richard dC. They both dubbed me “warranted” and capable of working on AoAs unsupervised. Wow! I’m totally flattered. Two of the pieces have knot-work and E asked me if that was the period I preferred. I took art classes in college and my mom was always shoving art pencils and sketch pads at me, so I’m comfortable with black-and-whites, but I’m completely intimidated by color. The reason why I did knot work is because it’s the closest I can come to paint-by-number because there’s no shading involved. I told her I’d like to learn how to do flowers and vines and she made some suggestions. For now I’d rather do my first AoA with knotwork. (Did I say “first” AoA?) She said she’d help me find someone who wants that sort of art.
I passed out cookies and class catalogs for Collegium. It is such a great way of meeting people, “here, learn about an upcoming event. Here, have a cookie while you’re reading.” I added two more classes and got some corrections from other teachers. Neat. People seem to be getting excited and a bunch of new-comers were interested, too.
I took the kids to Fredi’s b-day party on Sunday. The park was beautiful and had a really cool play structure. The kids loved the party, the park and all the snacks. Two little energizer bunnies playing with all the other energizer bunnies. I recognized most of the people there, but met Vicki for the first time. She had three very well behaved daughters and was early enough that we had a chance to chat before the rest of the mob showed up. We introduced ourselves, noted we were both in the SCA, but I couldn’t figure out who she was, even when she said she was “Duchess Y…”. There I am with a blank look, “Ahhh. Well, I still don’t know who you are.” Then she mentioned who her husband/king was and it clicked. What a dork I am! I think it just proves that I am very involved in my corner of the SCA and I don’t get wrapped up in most Kingdom level politics. V was very nice and impressed me with all the stuff she does in 4-H with her daughters. And her kids were well-behaved, which reflects favorably on the parenting.
On setting limitations on ourselves: ( Read more... )
And I'm reading a good book, The Historian. It's been sitting on F's side of the bed for months and I only picked it up about a week ago. It's pretty good. Turns out that everyone else seems to already know about it because (they tell me) it's on all these best-seller lists. But if you live a busy-busy life and don't have a chance to track that sort of thing, I think it's pretty good, too. Thriller, mystery, vampire thing. Well written, too.
On the other hand, I'm about ready to dump, Confessions of an Ugly Step Sister. Good story line. Good setting. Bad writing. I may skim it to see how it turns out, but I can't waste any more time actually reading it.
Well, F is sick, but not so sick he needs much in the way of supervision or stroking his fevered brow. He spent the weekend resting and I took the kids with me hither and yon, which allowed him to rest.
I took the kids to Coronet. I didn’t realize how long the drive was going to be, but the kids were great travel companions and the scenery was beautiful. I am constantly impressed with all the natural beauty in California and how with only a few hours of freeway driving, you can see so many different climates and regions. I told F we needed to go back to the Russian River and spend a weekend exploring and wine-tasting.
Coronet was very picturesque. If you could get out of the wind and manage to navigate the bumpy ground, it was ideal. There weren’t a lot of people and it felt smaller than Coronet used to be about 12 - 15 years ago when we attended all the time. I’m not sure if it was smaller or if it’s my memory playing tricks. Like when you grow up and discover the great, big bear-like Uncle wasn’t really super huge, it was that you were so young. A lot of people seemed to bug-out after finals, too.
Kid Costuming Blah: ( Read more... )
I remembered to pack my three C&I projects to show to Eliska and Richard dC. They both dubbed me “warranted” and capable of working on AoAs unsupervised. Wow! I’m totally flattered. Two of the pieces have knot-work and E asked me if that was the period I preferred. I took art classes in college and my mom was always shoving art pencils and sketch pads at me, so I’m comfortable with black-and-whites, but I’m completely intimidated by color. The reason why I did knot work is because it’s the closest I can come to paint-by-number because there’s no shading involved. I told her I’d like to learn how to do flowers and vines and she made some suggestions. For now I’d rather do my first AoA with knotwork. (Did I say “first” AoA?) She said she’d help me find someone who wants that sort of art.
I passed out cookies and class catalogs for Collegium. It is such a great way of meeting people, “here, learn about an upcoming event. Here, have a cookie while you’re reading.” I added two more classes and got some corrections from other teachers. Neat. People seem to be getting excited and a bunch of new-comers were interested, too.
I took the kids to Fredi’s b-day party on Sunday. The park was beautiful and had a really cool play structure. The kids loved the party, the park and all the snacks. Two little energizer bunnies playing with all the other energizer bunnies. I recognized most of the people there, but met Vicki for the first time. She had three very well behaved daughters and was early enough that we had a chance to chat before the rest of the mob showed up. We introduced ourselves, noted we were both in the SCA, but I couldn’t figure out who she was, even when she said she was “Duchess Y…”. There I am with a blank look, “Ahhh. Well, I still don’t know who you are.” Then she mentioned who her husband/king was and it clicked. What a dork I am! I think it just proves that I am very involved in my corner of the SCA and I don’t get wrapped up in most Kingdom level politics. V was very nice and impressed me with all the stuff she does in 4-H with her daughters. And her kids were well-behaved, which reflects favorably on the parenting.
On setting limitations on ourselves: ( Read more... )
And I'm reading a good book, The Historian. It's been sitting on F's side of the bed for months and I only picked it up about a week ago. It's pretty good. Turns out that everyone else seems to already know about it because (they tell me) it's on all these best-seller lists. But if you live a busy-busy life and don't have a chance to track that sort of thing, I think it's pretty good, too. Thriller, mystery, vampire thing. Well written, too.
On the other hand, I'm about ready to dump, Confessions of an Ugly Step Sister. Good story line. Good setting. Bad writing. I may skim it to see how it turns out, but I can't waste any more time actually reading it.
