I was talking with a friend yesterday. I was discussing when I was a professional actress (before I had girl child who is now 16 ( Read more... )

There are a few great blogs/essays about Peerage and what being a Peer in the SCA means. Mistress Gianetta has a great series she's written about what she looks for in a Laurel candidate. I think it's a wonderful reference. I've seen a few others but of course don't have the links handy (please share ones you've come across in the comments!)

But ( Read more... )

I mention Bardic Arts but I think this can apply to all Arts and Sciences in the SCA.
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I know a few non-period songs. I tell a few non-period stories.

My goal in the SCA as a performer is to inspire and be as period as possible. I would like to think that every one of my stories - even the ones about SCAdians - would do well ( Read more... )

These rules were posted on Facebook, starting on September 5, 2013. The final installment was posted on September 13, 2013. I've kept them in their original form, despite a major desire to edit (mostly for grammatical errors).


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I am whipped. Paris, you tried your best to beat me down and you almost succeeded!

( Our final day )

So hard to believe it's almost time to go home!

Today was Day 4, aka "What haven't I done yet that I really want to do?" day.
( Today's adventures )

It's only 2:30 back in the States, but here we are winding down from our busy day ( Read more... )

We got a very late start on Tuesday. We were up for a couple of hours in the middle of the night, finally getting back to sleep about 5am. I slept until 12:15, CG until almost 1pm. We didn't head out of the house until almost 4 in the afternoon. But it was fine, we needed that sleep ( Read more... )

Our flight out to Paris was an overnighter. Those suck. Just saying. I think I maybe slept for 20 minutes the whole flight ( Read more... )

Recently, my son's Kindergarten (private) accepted a new student who has severe ADHD/ADD and Autism. The first day at the school was pretty rough and quite a few kids went home and told their parents about the problems (throwing stuff, temper tantrums, etc.). Since then, the child has had their medication adjusted and is doing tons better ( Read more... )