LILIES 2012
Jun. 18th, 2012 02:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
etienettebluetI arrived at the camp in Smithville about 6pm, delivered Leofwyna's power-cookies to Owaine and had my tent set up and the van unloaded before dark. I took the van out to the lot and visited awhile in the baronial pavillion before heading down to put my bed together and get my stuff organized. I had to go up the hill to borrow an air pump as the one I brought died after only 90-seconds and a change of batteries didn't remedy the situation. Kat's pump worked better on my current air mattress than any other has since I got it; I didn't have to refresh it but once midweek.
Early Saturday morning a storm blew through with some sincerely heavy rain (soaked right into the dry ground) and winds (I didn't feel anything of it by my belt of trees). I had a leak problem I need to remedy by re-sealing the sunfly on the tent. That was also the coldest night of the week but my wool blankets kept me warm in spite of the wet. When I went up the hill Saturday morning the barony was busy putting things to right and re-raising the pavillion. Fortunately they'd brought it down themselves before much damage was done to THAT but the red (smoker's) sunshade was blown-up, Cookie's took a little damage and the GI group rebuilt their sunshade just up the dale from me. At opening Court Saturday Ingaborg got called forward to receive her Lily for her singing and verse.
Sunday-Monday-Tuesday I stayed close to camp in the shade sewing for Gold Key and myself. Tuesday Saraphina and Randwulf hosted a thank you dinner for MagMor and Lonely Tower for our good work at the JAV demo last month.
Wednesday I ran Sash into Smithville and since I had the van I went up to the hot showers and went back to Smithville for supper at Lowman's where I was disappointed to discover they no longer have baby back ribs for their most excellent bbq sauce. Unfortunately I just don't really care for regular spare ribs as they're tougher and greasier so I probably won't be going there again.
Thursday Chandra was determined to get me to Heralds' Point and we checked if my heraldry plan might manage to clear Laurel. It looks promising and I agreed to get my entry sent in real soon. During the afternoon I was feeling progressively ill and quarantined myself to my camp, by 6pm braved the tent so I could lay down. That turned out well as the heat actually eased the cramping muscles in my back. I put the fans to good use until the shade reached me and pretty much slept through until 9am except for occasioally rousing to drink water and be sick. So I missed both court and the MagMor Party.
Friday recovery and a glorious fireworks display.
Saturday break camp early to beat storm and head home where I didn't do anything at all... Well, I caught up on email, blogs and kitty lap-making. Oh, and btw I did run into the very major rainstorm half an hour up the road... bad enough visability I stopped for 15 minutes to let the worse of it go through. Leofwyna slept quite late but made me supper when she got up. Later we did a tick check and found a couple on the backs of my legs. It also seems those hours in the sun breaking camp gave me quite a scorch on neck and face.
Sunday we went to a movie, Snow White and the Huntsman, wonderfully rich and complex. Back at home we quickly unloaded the van into the garage and discovered the AC isn't working. Ouch, predictions for tomorrow are for temps of 101 degrees.
Early Saturday morning a storm blew through with some sincerely heavy rain (soaked right into the dry ground) and winds (I didn't feel anything of it by my belt of trees). I had a leak problem I need to remedy by re-sealing the sunfly on the tent. That was also the coldest night of the week but my wool blankets kept me warm in spite of the wet. When I went up the hill Saturday morning the barony was busy putting things to right and re-raising the pavillion. Fortunately they'd brought it down themselves before much damage was done to THAT but the red (smoker's) sunshade was blown-up, Cookie's took a little damage and the GI group rebuilt their sunshade just up the dale from me. At opening Court Saturday Ingaborg got called forward to receive her Lily for her singing and verse.
Sunday-Monday-Tuesday I stayed close to camp in the shade sewing for Gold Key and myself. Tuesday Saraphina and Randwulf hosted a thank you dinner for MagMor and Lonely Tower for our good work at the JAV demo last month.
Wednesday I ran Sash into Smithville and since I had the van I went up to the hot showers and went back to Smithville for supper at Lowman's where I was disappointed to discover they no longer have baby back ribs for their most excellent bbq sauce. Unfortunately I just don't really care for regular spare ribs as they're tougher and greasier so I probably won't be going there again.
Thursday Chandra was determined to get me to Heralds' Point and we checked if my heraldry plan might manage to clear Laurel. It looks promising and I agreed to get my entry sent in real soon. During the afternoon I was feeling progressively ill and quarantined myself to my camp, by 6pm braved the tent so I could lay down. That turned out well as the heat actually eased the cramping muscles in my back. I put the fans to good use until the shade reached me and pretty much slept through until 9am except for occasioally rousing to drink water and be sick. So I missed both court and the MagMor Party.
Friday recovery and a glorious fireworks display.
Saturday break camp early to beat storm and head home where I didn't do anything at all... Well, I caught up on email, blogs and kitty lap-making. Oh, and btw I did run into the very major rainstorm half an hour up the road... bad enough visability I stopped for 15 minutes to let the worse of it go through. Leofwyna slept quite late but made me supper when she got up. Later we did a tick check and found a couple on the backs of my legs. It also seems those hours in the sun breaking camp gave me quite a scorch on neck and face.
Sunday we went to a movie, Snow White and the Huntsman, wonderfully rich and complex. Back at home we quickly unloaded the van into the garage and discovered the AC isn't working. Ouch, predictions for tomorrow are for temps of 101 degrees.
