Today Shelley and Grim got married. Shelley's sister was too nervous to give a speech, so we decided last night that I'd give the speech instead. I followed Toki's speech ( Read more... )

I'm trying to remember whether I've written on this before. I imagine it may come up periodically. I am a performer. I am also an introvert. And... I am also somewhat shy ( Read more... )

After a conversation about among other things, finding one's focus in the SCA, I found myself thinking about all the things I've tried in the SCA.

What I'm Passionate About - Storytelling, Early Irish Poetry, Early Irish Life and Culture

What I enjoy and spend a fair bit of time on (or at least I mean to) - Singing, Harp, Spinning, Dyeing, ( Read more... )

A vision grows in verdant souls ( Read more... )

I actually had a lovely day today. I had a fabulous (and filling) lunch at Brown's with This entry was originally posted at http://dulcinbradbury.dreamwidth.org/1125568.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Here's a quote I want to perpetuate in pretty much everyone ( Read more... )

A friend of mine recently commented that there was no reason to "torture" myself trying to write a poem for a vigil book. I explained that it was *fun* for me. I'm a banfili (poetess) -- it's what I do ( Read more... )

Likely as not, this will *never* happen. But should I ever been in a position where my whim counts for anything? I would want to sponsor a Cattle Raid tournament. It's like having to capture the enemy's flag, but, with livestock. Okay... not REAL livestock. Something cumbersome enough to take up a few people to herd it across the field though ( Read more... )

Bardic:
Mortality of the Children / the Incantation - Looking at writing/composing piece based on Early Irish verse, modal music, and the various incantations for long life / against illness. Sort of like this one. Want to substitute this for Einini in the Aoife's remembrance of the mortality of the children. (Deadline ( Read more... )

"This too shall pass" is old enough that no one is quite sure who wrote it first. Siddhartha said that "Life is a river, always moving." Of course, Buddhism is always terribly balanced that way. I'm a bit more stubbornly optimistic ( Read more... )