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Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday I was at the library on the computer but apparently didn't think to post here.  They were normal days of activity until Thursday when I ceased procratinating and started gathering up materials for the competition, packing up the van and readying the camper.  Friday the first of the tile was laid in the laundry room and at one Cat and I got on the road and arrived early on site to place the camper near an outlet and unload our sewing gear.  Shandra had three teams signed up and we talked Killian into being a fourth as a solo.  I had the only full team with Cat, Kate, Isabeau and Carlos.  Others were Ann and her son (her second event, his first) doing early 13th century, Maisie doing late period Scots and Killian (who came down sick and left Saturday morning).  So Friday at 7pm the competition began.  I started Cat with the giornea, Kate divided the linen for the cammisa which Carlos serged all the raw edges, and Isabeau began drafting the bodice of the gammura.  Subsequently I set Kate to drafting the sleaves and Carlos made the pocket.  Once Isabeau had assembled a mock-up of the bodice (to be finished later myself and which I can use for a 'day-dress') she commenced on the painted velvet bodice of the actual gammura.  Between sessions of being measured and fitted I cut and applied a 2" strip of __ to the edge of the painted velvet yardage for the cartridge pleat header.  By midnight we had made excellent progress and I suggested we get a full night's rest.  I stayed a little longer and made my black linen and gold mesh cap and a red brocade 'cockade' which I decided not to use.  I headed to bed at 1am.  Saturday morning by 9 we were breakfasted and back at work.  Kate finished the machine work on the sleaves and commenced on the cammisa construction.  When Isabeau was finished with the bodice just before noon I started applying the skirt.  Cat had finished the machine work and pressing the giornea and she and Isabeau hand stitched the narrow area on the sides closed and hemmed it.  At four-thirty I machined hemmed the selvedge up on the skirt and Kate machine hemmed the cammisa.  The armpit gussets are still to do on the cammisa and the gammura needs eyelets for the lacing.  At five the pocket, cap, sleaves and giornea were done, the rest were at least 'demonstratable'.  We got me into the lovely ensemble (the sleaves are a bit snug) and faced the judging.  All went very well.  I didn't stammer.  A little light joking was involved.  "I've never had minions in my life.  I LIKE it!!"  And when all was said and done, I'd WON!  I think I was channeling Sash 'cause the delegating went smoothly and we all got along well.  The team is discussing doing it again next year with Elizabethan for Kate.  Isabeau wants to do German when its her turn and I think we can keep it up long enough for everyone to get clothed.

Tuesday I went back to the community garden with my potato fork and got the few parsnips and several slug-chewed carrots.  There's no sign of the artichoke plants so the decision to let the plot go is that much easier.  Back at home Leofwyna discovered some 'winged' ants on the north wall of the house so we scrambled to move stuff away from that wall and spray.  We'll be keeping a close watch but I think we caught them as they were colonizing.  At least we're hoping that's the case.  At the sewing table I sewed up the tunic Sash asked me to finish for Halftroll so I could deliver it at social moot Wednesday. 

Saturday I realized the lawn needed mowing so I did the first section in the heat and humidity.  Leofwyna showed up as I began my break and jumped on the second section, a nice surprise.  I got out and got the final section done before supper.  Sunday it rained... pretty hard and the sunshade half came down.  I spent the day doing laundry and sewing 1.25" strips.  Monday (Labor Day) it sprinkled some and we took it easy; for me that meant balancing the checkbook and sewing more strips.  Tuesday I put the sunshade back up and moved eight boxes of stash back downstairs out of the garage.  During the evening I boxed up processed stash big pieces and flats.   Wednesday I moved another six boxes of stash dowstairs before cleaning up to run some errands before going to Moot.  Rich visted Moot to discuss a memorial event in October, and see if anyone was planning on attending the September Celebration of Life the family is doing.

Monday pressed and sorted a pile of re-washed cutters (dealing with May's flooded wet box).  Tuesday I cut the tunic but got hung up over what sort of seams to do if Viking embroidery is going to be done.  Need to talk to Sash before continuing.  Wednesday mowed front and verges on a very cool day.  Would have done it all but for philosophy night.  Delivered Jerry's tunics... he was satisfied with the results.  Shelley showed up in time for the group supper.  Thursday I finished mowing and did some weeding.

Friday I sewed up the first of some canvas bags, planning the best use of some canvas scrap.

Saturday a group of us went to Sash's to do a thorough house-cleaning.  He's been dealing with medical issues and treatments over a year now with the accompanying lack of energy.  Cat approached a few of the core group recently and seven of us were there to get-er-done while Shelly took him to lunch and, on his request, to shop for paint for his Christmas Lights project. 

Sunday I went over to Volkmar's in the afternoon to draft a gambeson pattern for Carol, a new young fighter.  They were working on her armor there that afternoon.  That evening at home I sewed up several pairs of canvas bags to be used for weights for the Great Machine. They'll be filled on site with stones, gravel, sand, or dirt to be the weights and can be dumped on site thus avoiding additional travel weight.

Monday and Tuesday during the day I continued some sorting in my bedroom.  This time I succeeded in thinning out some stuff I won't ever use and filled a black bag to go to Salvation Army.  These evenings at the sewing table I frippered two green linen shifts for a project for a friend.

Wednesday I spent the afternoon 'out and about' before going to the social moot and supper.  Back at home at the sewing table I finished converting the two green shifts to a functional tunic.  It actually turned out somewhat better than I expected.

It is the battery!  And add on an overdue oil change and tweeking the brakes.  When he mentioned a loose tie-rod I objected.  It's not so long since we did the work on the front stuff so that better be on them!  We'll see how that goes.  So I absconded with Leofwyna's RAV4 since she was sleeping into the afternoon, and Shelly was coming, and there's no music this week.  I got Sash and Chiara to their various appointments; it made a rather full day.  Mid-evening when that was all done I joined Shelly and Leofwyna at the Greek restaurant for supper with the Straatmans including their young son.  I continue to be impressed by the young man who can hold his own with the adults with such elan.

As I didn't get to bed until VERY late, I slept until two.  That's really going to mess me up!  Leofwyna was packing up to go stay with Shelly for several days.  They'll be packing up at the house.  I went and ate an early supper and stopped in at Joanne's before going over to Sash's for a short evening.  All the lights were off the house and all over the kitchen and living room.  The 40,000 lights were being organized and stored up in totes.  This process is clearly going to take a couple days.  Back at home I packaged fudge for tomorrow's prezzies.app

Monday I got up and out right away to drive Sash for an appointment.  After dropping him back at home I headed over to the new Goodwill where I found a bunch of sewing thread.  I spent a good deal of the evening working on log cabin blocks and have another sett almost ready to assemble another top. 

Monday I provided transport home for Sash following some tests.  Hopefully those will provide some good news.  Back at home I started the crock pot with five packages of bargain gizzards and in the evening I canned them.  I've emptied the 'pantry' so I could stash my canning therein and sorted out older stuff to concentrate prompt usage.  A new pantry list was made as I put things back on the shelves.