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Up and out for lunch and library.  Magmor A&S weaving this evening and skipped supper at Mexican restaurant.  Home on the laptop until bedtime.

Saturday after some computer time at the library and lunch I went home and seriously attempted to get the computer reconnected.  I pulled the desk out from the wall, checked all the connections and the power strip and tried opening the computer system... I did this three times thoroughly before giving up and pushing the desk back to the wall.  We still have only solitaire and Ma Jong.  So I started washing cut cutters... first the last stack from the 'red' box and then a bag full of frippered 'rolls'.

Sunday we were up and out for Baronial A&S at a very nice new (and economical) location.  Carlos talked me into helping with the judging so very little quilting was accomplished.  Carlos had succeeded in getting a good number of entries including Jane, Leofwyna, Isabeau, Natalya, Gwyneth, Zino, Volkmar(!), Aveline, Ffelix, and Halldora.  Zino's very impressive poetry entry was the winner.  There were several visitors (I dressed a couple from Gold Key), many of whom were 'self costumed'.  At the sewing table I'm cutting the red into strips for another Kronberg top.

Tuesday was a rather laid back day.  Checked for squash at the community garden but the borers appear to have completed their work killing the rest of those plants.  Someone had 'flattened a few feet of my fence.  Either they took what squash was left or no more had developed since I harvested last week.  The shell beans are looking good.  I did bestir myself to clear up some things in honor of Shelley coming up.  Leofwyna did supper though so I had it pretty easy.  She used my broccoli to make my favorite salad with bacon bits, onion and sunflower seeds.  Wednesday was supposed to be a massage but that got postponed so I headed to the south Goodwill (trug, two red goblets, two pkg pens and small notebook) and the library early for some computer time.  There was A&S with Zino telling us about early stone polishing techniques.  Leofwyna and I may be trying some of this eventually.  Some highly interesting conversations tonight were quite eye-opening.  Oh, and a note about a sharp pain in the right hip joint in the night interupting sleep and continuing into the morning was dealt with (a heavy dose of ibuprofin).  Hasn't come back yet.

Tuesday I checked at the community garden and picked a pound or so of green beans.  It's movie night at the local theater for $5 so we went to the new Jurassic World movie and enjoyed it immensely.  The pizza though, not so much.  Later at the sewing table, for a change of pace, I cut down a turquoise with gold embroidery garment to make a couple caps (one man's, one boy's) for the camera key tote.

Wednesday when Leofwyna got up I measured the laundryroom walls and we headed out to check on the shelving units at Salvation Army. They were still there and we decided to get them both.  Yay, that will make a huge difference with the totes and will make everything easier to access.  We went back home for a lunch of leftovers and I got the cinnamon syrup boiled too.  Following a leisurely afternoon we both went to A&S and then supper with the group.  I'm still adding logs at the sewing table at the end of day.

Wednesday I went for a haircut (she remembers me!), stopped in at Salvation Army (found two brocade vests to convert for the camera totes, picked up Julia's gold key contribution from Sabi and headed in to A&S moot where I stitched on an arming coif while Ingaborg taught us SCA songs.  Supper followed at Red Robin with Natalya, Owain, Ingaborg, Bindi and Zino.  One of the topics was... wait for it... next barony.  Learned a complete different POV on a previous conversation and some very interesting suggestions that came up nearly blew my mind!  I must remember to sit Sash down and get his viewpoint on some of this.  I did share all this with Leofwyna this evening, too.

Wednesday I went and got a haircut, started sewing a lattice pattern doublet and, mowed the outer verges and the backyard.  Leofwyna reported a weather threat of heavy hail as she left for work so instead of finishing with the front yard I cleared the garage to put the car in.  Fortunately the worst of the storm passed north of us so my garden was saved from that stress.  Thursday I set part of the sewing back up in the garage and worked on the camara garb, finishing the lattice patterned doublet, a bronze stripe silk "skirt" and remaking the heavy blue skirt from the Gold Key Tudor outfit.   Friday I sorted and packed for the weekend.  We were loaded up and on the road around four and pulled in to the motel around ten.  While on the road I'd worked on handstitching the lace on the magenta silk dress for the camera booth and got that finished.

The event this weekend was Kingdom A&S and included an equestrian competition.  Natalya's snow sculpture project was really quite impressive and she was successful in having an actual 'freezer-saved snow' sculpture on-site.  Otherwise my favorites were a lovely trestle table, a gorgeous illumination, and a Persian themed dance, garb and party food combination entry.  A whiz-bang storm cut outdoor activities short late in the afternoon; Isadora had wanted to authorize for equestrian but that was cancelled.  The storm blew through quickly and by time court was done and we were getting ready to leave the rain had mostly drained away.  We pulled back in at home around 1am

Sash has given me four yards of really nice off-white linen... just right for a new undertunic.  This will call for some hand embroidery I think.  Reminds me I still need to make up the brown linen I bought at Lilies last year.  I wanted to embroider that with cherries, reminiscent of the scroll I received the previous year.   Which also reminds me I have that red linen for an undertunic for the mustard caftan.  I've really gotta get on the ball!

Tuesday I washed up the tableclothes from Yule Court while I was on the computer with my genealogy.  I'm still slogging along in the 15th Century.

Wednesday I stirred myself up and headed across town for A&S.  Nothing specific had been planned so I pinned hems on the purple largess napkins during the chat session.  I really need to get on the ball and finish them before Twelfth Night... more than a month should be plenty of time if I'd just DO it!!!

Thursday I made brownies and homemade pizza for supper.  It's the first time in years and years I've done pizza this way, why haven't I been doing it all along?  It's so good and relatively easy.  We decided the new tree Leofwyna found just was too spindly and cheap looking, it will go back to the store.  Anyway, the new plan was to take the lights off the old tree (much nicer and fuller looking) and put on different light strings.  We worked on this for hours but when nearly done winding cords and tying down the lights some of these weren't lighting up either... we finally gave up.

Friday I got to exercise the snowblower again.  Got up and dealt with it first thing, at eleven a.m. that is.  After Leofwyna left for work I grabbed the tree with the lights we'd spent so much time struggling with and just set it up.  For a wonder when I plugged 'em in they were working so I didn't even try to go back to organising the lights on the branches.  I just pushed the last tangle to the inside of the tree and left 'em alone.  Having the lights in the window means more to me than what it looks like close up.  Just hope the lights last the season now.

Saturday I went out to clear the snow on the car and completed my Christmas shopping.  On the way home I noticed one of the dummy lights (low coolant) was on so I stopped in at 24-Hour to see what's wrong with the car.  Turns out to be a hose connection problem and no part available until Monday.  I asked if it might be due to the accident Leofwyna had Sunday; no connection though so I won't be able to have insurance pay for it.  Since they gave me a ride home I wasn't able to make my planned stop at the grocery store and I had to manage with what was on hand at the house.

Sunday when Leofwyna got up she took me out for supper then back at home we dealt with putting so many decorations on the tree that's all you can see.  Looks real good!!!