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May. 2nd, 2022 12:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stitchwhichWe're going SCA camping at the end of the month. I am feeling trepidatious about it. Over the years of covid isolation I've grown physically weak. In fact, we're renting an electric cart for the weekend so I can reach point B from point A at the campground. And yet we're going to set up a canvas pavilion and live in it for three days... it is the process of set-up and tear-down which worries me. Too much will depend on my husband's strength. And his temper, which always runs high during such process. I will be doing the cooking and cleaning, of course, for at least us and maybe two others. I think one night's meal is going to be sausages. :) I mean, we will be bringing that lovely fire pit/grill with us.
I am camp master for our little group of archers who do not wish to camp with their local groups. There won't be more than ten of us. Right now there's only six but we're holding room in case someone else would like to join us. In many ways it is something to look forward to - sitting around the fire pit (Dragonwing fire pit http://dragonwing.biz/firepit.htm ) with friends and just relaxing. During the day I expect I'll be hanging out near the archery field working on my needlework and keeping a side board filled up, and nagging friends to hydrate, eat something, and to use sunscreen. We have a modern sunshade in glorious Great Dark Horde colors (red and black) with a raised central bit that helps vent out hot air. It's small, only 11x11, but it'll do by the field.
The event site is a new one for SCA camping and I've never been there before. It is a farm but appears to be one developed for hosting venues as well as growing fruits and veggies. There is an electric outlet set aside for recharging my cart.
We have friends who will be camping with us who have never done long-term camping but who are planning on attending Pennsic. This will be their shake-down event. Part of the reason I am going is to help them think through what they will need and to sort out packing requirements.
Before the event I have to make two simple undertunics for a friend, maybe something new of my spouse and I, and my very first attempt at making an archery target. It is supposed to be two foot by three and have an Amazon's belt painted on it. I've found a couple of lovely Scythian medallions to use as decorations on the belt. Thank goodness the irfanview or paint program can take a photo and render it as a line drawing so I can have an easy starting point for the artwork. I can use a transfer grid with the best of them, I can. In a sad side note, the artifacts are two of the ones that the Russian army stole from the Ukrainian museum and will likely never be returned or maybe even seen again. Bastards.
I am camp master for our little group of archers who do not wish to camp with their local groups. There won't be more than ten of us. Right now there's only six but we're holding room in case someone else would like to join us. In many ways it is something to look forward to - sitting around the fire pit (Dragonwing fire pit http://dragonwing.biz/firepit.htm ) with friends and just relaxing. During the day I expect I'll be hanging out near the archery field working on my needlework and keeping a side board filled up, and nagging friends to hydrate, eat something, and to use sunscreen. We have a modern sunshade in glorious Great Dark Horde colors (red and black) with a raised central bit that helps vent out hot air. It's small, only 11x11, but it'll do by the field.
The event site is a new one for SCA camping and I've never been there before. It is a farm but appears to be one developed for hosting venues as well as growing fruits and veggies. There is an electric outlet set aside for recharging my cart.
We have friends who will be camping with us who have never done long-term camping but who are planning on attending Pennsic. This will be their shake-down event. Part of the reason I am going is to help them think through what they will need and to sort out packing requirements.
Before the event I have to make two simple undertunics for a friend, maybe something new of my spouse and I, and my very first attempt at making an archery target. It is supposed to be two foot by three and have an Amazon's belt painted on it. I've found a couple of lovely Scythian medallions to use as decorations on the belt. Thank goodness the irfanview or paint program can take a photo and render it as a line drawing so I can have an easy starting point for the artwork. I can use a transfer grid with the best of them, I can. In a sad side note, the artifacts are two of the ones that the Russian army stole from the Ukrainian museum and will likely never be returned or maybe even seen again. Bastards.
