We have a new crown and things....

The last two weeks have been busy with appointments with mom and SCA work. I had a scribal assignment that needed to to be done for Coronation. I don't do the hand the piece was based on and had to practice and get my hands to do a square quadrata. Then I find out that the person who did the amazing illumination had been callig'ing in a totally round batarde hand. Bitch! you sent me the expemplar! I matched it! We had a good laugh. Luckily she is a dear friend and was tickled I was trying to make her scroll look even more on point. But its a lesson for me that I can learn new things and to ask the right questions. It was a really nice weekend minus a few weird things.

I had planned to drive up on Friday night that way we had a 20 min drive to site versus 2.5 hours. This was a really good plan and we used the nice box lady to help us not get stuck in a huge traffic collision on I10. Then Saturday was nice, we got to site, had help getting things setup and it was just a nice day of hanging with the hosuehold peeps and watching some fighting and chatting and drinking and me working on putting trim on the last tunic I have. Got that done just as the crown was stepping down and then we had a step up court in not enough light....this was planned poorly. And then the new King wanted another Knight's circle. I have an 11 year old, its 730 at night and we didn't leave site until almost 9pm. Luckily things got packed and loaded and mel just had to pick up his stuff. We could leave tents up overnight so we just got things set and home. Benton got a shower while I hit MOD for pizza and then I got a shower. I was so dirty but so glad that I wore my greek on a hot and dry day. I looked good and was cool. So late night. By the time I got to bed the boys were both snoring. Benton had spent all day playing with kids on the play ground and the field to the side and being an awesome kiddo with all of the little kids. We had two sets of different parents that told us how awesome he was. Makes me proud of my kiddo.

Sunday we slept in and then hit site...we weren't planning on spending the whole day but we did. Rook was there fighting and Dominique came back out and we had a wonderful falconer named Ysabel and her Harris Hawk Oscar who sat with us while I worked on my reign hood which now finally has the seams finished and the hem done. Now I need to make the thin trim for the edges and do the embroidery. I have a plan, it will be slow but nice handwork for courts and the like. I did get called to be stunt signet since Sam didn't show and we needed names on scrolls etc. I did it but was a bit annoyed I didn't get told it was my job that day. I'm fine doing it but my quick kit was really poor on supplies. I need to get things set for travel again. But it was fun to sit with our principal herald and get some information. This new crown will be interesting. Mark was crown a long time ago and things have changed (for good and bad) so some things will have to be adapted for them. Our Queen is new to this society having only starting coming out during my last reign. The roses are stepping up to help her so I need to see what else we can do.

We got packed up and headed to Rudy's for dinner. Rook had never been and he was very happy to have a new place to know has good food. We then got home about 830pm. We still need to take tents out of the van but personal stuff is done. But man we are all tired from the weekend. Made my monday really hard

I finished book book 13: McLaurin's Lady. Started and finished Book 14: Spirits of New Orleans and started Number 15: All Systems Red by Wells. I'm liking murderbot.