Pennsic XXXVII: The Report

[melaniesuzanne]

Oh my goodness. Best. War. Evar. I'm clean and sweet-smelling again and my feet are back to their natural pink color. That means it's time for a wrap-up before the memories fade.

Bests:

WEATHER.

The Sheltie intelligence test.

Bog UFOs.

Spartans with washboard abs.

Lucius Vorenus.

Boy clothes!

Mad Hatter Tea Party.

Soft new rugs in the pavilion.

Water-tight pavilion.

Your Inner Vagabond. (Why had I never visited that place before??)

Midnight stroll around the lake with pirategirleee.

Clear skies which led to breath-taking star-watching.

Ponte Alto fire pit.

Eyeballs in Lake Moraine.

Roasting marshmallows with FFG.

Shopping Amoeba.

Shopping for bling with my Laurel and sisters.

Neon ring toss (started by yours truly).

Viking drag. (Thanks again, psalite for the bling!)

Ravenstreet meal plan.

Love story, horror movie. Love story, horror movie.

Atlantian minstrels serenading Troll in the dead of night.

psalite's Court Barony.

pirategirleee's rosary.

baronessadriana's Coral Branch.

James deB's Opal.

Finally meeting Mina, the Queen of Argentina.

BPAL Meet-n-Sniff. Must take more perfume next year. Must order the perfumes now on my WANT! list.

Ravenstreet winning a blue ribbon from the Atlantian Heraldic Walking Tour.

The Fools' Parade outside East Kingdom's gate: "All we are saaaaaayiiiiiiing is give WAR a chance...."

Cheering the drag racers as they sped past our gate.

Worsts:

Hubbyfink's early departure so he could go back to work.

Spartans with naked beer tumors.

Not-quite-a-loin-cloth guys.

Being about ten minutes behind kfitzwarin while hunting for her on the Serenghetti. Alas and alack.

Searching for a shallow grave in banjo country.

Warts. Yuck.

Acquisitions:

C15 belt from Gaukler.

Turn shoes & pattens from Dru Shoemaker.

Low boots from Revival Leather.

Silk veils, boy clothes (thank you, Hubbyfink!), and green Talbot belt from Revival Clothing.

Silver turtle brooches from Raymond's Quiet Press.

Pennsic pilgrim badges from Fettered Cock.

Wool and silk velvet from duchesssimone.

Bacon, mummified mice, and Cthulhu head cat toys and a buck-toothed vampire bat from Falcon's Mew.

Lapis ring from Acanthus Leaf Designs.

Wool bag from attack_laurel.

MOL Knives & Scabbards for Hubbyfink.

"Evolution of the Sword" tee for Hubbyfink.

Linen thread from Fabric Dragon.

Linen braies & "gangster" kirtle from Historic Enterprises.

Patterns for Tudor underclothes and overclothes from Reconstructing History.

Pearl medallion from North Star Armory.

Wee little bells from Billy & Charlie.

The jar I've been lusting for since Storvik Novice Tourney from thatpotteryguy. Hooray for barter!

Things to do for next year:

Paint pavilion!!!

Paint stakes & dogbones.

New ropes.

Bed with headboard?