Lady Guinness and I have cleared our schedules and plan to make the trek to Sterling. I just wanted to get a feel for whom might be there and what we should look out for.
Needless to say this is our first trip up & this will be our only "new" faire adventure this year so we are wicked excited about coming up for a visit.
Cool! And when are you going to be there?
Well, duh! Sorry 'bout that. Guess I'm not paying attention.
I shall be there on that Sunday! I will be wearing my black suede.....{I have others but I love that one!} We will get there about noon. I will also have my "RF" pin on.
Drive safely up!!
irish
I will be there too . Not sure which day yet. That is pirate theme weekend so i will be dressed as" Captain Amy" from my pirate ship " The Lusty Lady". I'll have my velvet pirate hat, my black Captain's frock coat( unless it is hot out ), my red captains vest, my frilly shirt, black skirt, and boots on. I also have aparrot that goes on my shoulder i might bring.
I think some of my crew from the ship maybe joining me too.
I know Clereon Swiftarrow will be there, and maybe Beeboy.
I'll have my RF pin on.
Glad you can join us Scotsmen. Sterling is a great faire, and pirate theme weekend is always a fun weekend. Hope to see you there !
Thank you both ... it looks like a good go! As for now we will probably drive up Friday afternoon, attend faire on Saturday and drive home Sunday AM.
Hi Scotsman & Lady Guinness!
So wonderful to have had the opportunity to get to know you both this past weekend at GLMF. I too will be heading up to Sterling on July 26 & 27.....I will be arriving early Saturday morning and staying over to Sunday aft.
Will there be a parking lot party there too? ;D
Hope you are able to summon the RF'ers for an invasion....!!!!! Would be great to see some old friends and make some new ones.
Be well.....
Arianwyn
Quote from: Arianwyn on July 08, 2008, 09:27:33 PM
I will be arriving early Saturday morning and staying over to Sunday aft.
Will there be a parking lot party there too? ;D
Arianwyn
Awesome lass! It will be good to see you again as well. I imagine Lady Guinness will have something up her sleeve for Saturday AM ;) I too hope others come join the party, but we do realize in these fiscally troubled times that sacrifices must be made.
Good Scotsman,
Mistress Patricia and I, Maxwell, are there every weekend. By then we'll be in our pirate characters, red and black. I'll be wearing my kilt. And if they are out of the game bag that is usually over my shoulder, our rabbits (puppets) Captain Jack Rabbit and his first mate Juliet should be hard to miss.
Magically yours,
Maxwell the Magician of the Bunny People
My Fiance {and probably my soon-to-be sister-in-law, too ;D} and I will be there on Saturday {the 26th} in our Piratical best {same as last year unless a miracle happens and I get the skirt finished and a new chemise falls from the sky!} ! I'll be sans R/F pin as the wedding has pretty much taken up the part of the budget for 'extras' { Pirate's weekend is a NECESSITY ;) }
Still, I'd love to meet up with everyone, is there a specific meeting spot and/or time, or should I just stick close to the pub and look for pins? ;)
HUZZAH!!!
A change in plans! I will be there on the 26th! I will look for you!!! :D
All is well. Lady Guinness and I plan to hit the road on Friday afternoon for an evening arrival. As usual, we will be in the parking lot early for our little tailgate. We will have our "usual" libations and invite anyone to join us for pre-faire tailgate. Those of you looking for us will easily find us out there early. It looks like gate is 1030 so we will most likely be in the parking lot between 0900 - 0930ish. We are looking forward to meeting the crew at Sterling. I hope to meet you all there. Until then, safe travels all!
Huzzah Scotsman & Lady Guinness!!!!
I hope to be there between 9:30 and 10am......looking forward to seeing you both again and meeting the Sterling crowd....
Thank you for hosting the tailgate...always a pleasure!
Arianwyn
What can I add for the faire tailgate? Let me know!!
irish
Quote from: irish on July 21, 2008, 05:12:00 PM
What can I add for the faire tailgate? Let me know!!
irish
Since we are traveling we are going to keep it simple as possible ... although it never is. We will have "spirits" and most likely some meats & cheese with a bread that will be good for breakfast & lunch sandwiches. Whatever you would like to add feel free. All are welcome and we usually have a pretty good time of it before gate.
Just FYI, the gates have really been opening as early as 10:00.
I'll try to get there early and keep an eye out for you.
I am having car trouble this week, so I will be later in coming to faire on Saturday. I wont be there until 1:30 in the afternoon. I will look for you all! Drive safely getting there!!
irish ;D
I plan on being there either Saturday or Sunday. All depends on which day is better weather wise. Hopefully these storms get out before the weekend, but does not look that way. But heck, it is pirate weekend, and what is a little rain to a pirate ! I just don't want to be out in a lightening or wind storm like we been getting lately ! ;D
Quote from: Sterling Scot on July 23, 2008, 04:49:50 PM
Just FYI, the gates have really been opening as early as 10:00.
I'll try to get there early and keep an eye out for you.
Ohhh, thanks for the insight ... we will have to plan tailgate for just a bit earlier.
Okay ... we will be on the road at 1300 hrs today ... Looking forward to meeting the crew tomorrow. It looks like my entire family is making the trek North, rare.
I'll be there on the 27 dressed in my pirate captain garb .
Arianwyn.. :D....it was nice to meet you! I am so glad I had the chance to say hi! Please come back, when you have a chance!!
Marie the Ditchwitch... ;D..I finally found you in your shoppe! I was coming back, but the guys wanted to go when the rains came. Babies! Hahaha! Was a pleasure meeting you and I will stop by, the next time I am at faire!
Scotsman.. :(....I couldn't find you amongst the hordes of people! I hope you had a pleasent time at Sterling and will make it back again!
irish :)
I have one comment about faire today.......just because it was "Pirate Weekend", I didn't think it should be taken so literally! My b.f.'s son, placed his 'flop' hat, that I made him, next to him on the bench. When he reached for it, some jerk, had taken it! >:( Needless to say, he was somewhat dishearten! It can be replaced, but I just don't know what ails people!
***edit ~ Yes Amy....met some non~savory patrons... >:(..rude as can be. I held my tongue, which isn't easy to do! ::) If the young ones weren't in ear shot... :o...lol! I am all for having a good time, but use some manners..... ;D ~***
Thats too bad Irish ! Poor kid. Unfortunately on popular theme weekends like pirate's weekend you don't only get your good hearted rennie's and pirates and your well mannered tourists, but you also get your scums who have to ruin it for everyone.
We made it out finally around 3 pm {!} and I finally got to say hello to Marie and see her shop - Marie, it was lovely meeting you and I will be sure to come back to visit on our wedding day! {August 16 :D}
Irish, Scotsman, Arianwyn...it's too bad I didn't get to run into any of you while we were there. We ended up getting there much later than I wanted and then when the storms rolled in, my Fiance wanted to leave even though we hadn't been there long AT ALL :-\.....
*sigh* ...at least I know we'll be going one more time ;D
I think I will be going Sunday on Celtic Weekend. I know I will be there Sunday, last day of faire. Have to cry, you know....... :'(
I hope to meet you Tygrkat. Is your wedding still at faire?
Take care........
irish ;D
We're absolutely still getting married at Faire! One of the first things we did when we got there was to look at the pavilion all decorated - we stopped out to see it before Faire opened and it was beautiful then, but it's breathtaking with all the eucalyptus wreaths and hanging flower baskets ;D
We're getting married the Saturday of closing weekend, which is also my Fiance's birthday! {that way he'll never forget our anniversary :P}
We probably won't make it to Faire again other than for our wedding, unless we win tickets or something, so I'll keep my fingers crossed!!
Ahhhhhhhhhh the day is coming close! I will try to attend that saturday, to wish you all the best, in person! :)
:D OK....great news to add!!! The weekend of August 2 & 3, two wonderful friends of mine, will be attending faire! Maybe some of you remember......Bubboon? He and his wife Jen will be coming that weekend, as patrons. They have been so busy with their work and finally have time off to visit! I am so excited!!!
I will add his link here, if you would like to see what he has been up to. You can listen to his songs......old and new! http://www.bubboon.com/
irish ;D
Wow, i don't know if it was because of the nice weather,or the pirate theme but the faire was the crowdest i have ever seen it today. Alot of tourists, and first timers. Not too many people in garb, which surprised me. There were alot more pirates last year I thought. Despite the crowd everyone seemed well behave today. Atleast the people that i met. I had several people ask me to pose for a picture with them since i was dressed to the hilt in pirate captain attire and accessories .
yup - this weekend at faire was much more like "old times" - not as many through the gates as we *have* had; but a respectable crowd.
I got away from the booth to see the first pyrate show of the day saturday - then spent the rest of the weekend busy as a beaver keeping my minions working (kidding - they are a great crew and worked their butts off this weekend!)
LOL..i looked for you MMario....you must have been away from your booth !
Yea, your booth looked pretty busy !
nine out of ten times if I am not in the booth (or immediately outside it) I'm on the bridge.
MMario
I was there on sunday but i didnt get to meet anyone kinda made me sad :'(. But like Lady Amy of York said there were alot of first timers there and not many people in garb. But it was a nice day an its nice to see some of the actors families come an watch them perform.
We came, we saw ... we drank!
We had a great time at your shire but it was difficult to link up with anyone for the crowds were huge! I can tell you we dropped a lot of cash shopping though!
Glad to hear you had a good time, Scotsman! I ended up stuck at work so was unable to attend. Maybe I can say hello at MDRF sometime.
Quote from: Sterling Scot on July 29, 2008, 01:00:50 PM
Glad to hear you had a good time, Scotsman! I ended up stuck at work so was unable to attend. Maybe I can say hello at MDRF sometime.
Indeed cousin!
Well..I got stuck at the Canada/US border for over an hour...then in the line up of cars to get into the parking lot (not complaining about that one, it's been a long time since i was part of that crowd going into a Faire....lol)...it was noon by the time i got there...wandered around looking for RFers.....found two...and thank you for the lovely welcome.
Was there on Sunday, made for a bit of a lonely weekend.....gotta find me a companion to go with me..... :( Wish there was a Renaissance/Medieval Dating site...
Trying to decide if i should go to Maryland, Pennsylvania or Ohio now.....
Be well all....
Arianwyn
Quote from: Arianwyn on July 29, 2008, 08:33:35 PM
Trying to decide if i should go to Maryland, Pennsylvania or Ohio now.....
Arianwyn
Sorry we missed you, but to help with you question ... go to all three ;D
We will be in MD all season ... PARF on Sept 20, Oct 4 and Closing weekend ... OHRF 13-15 Sept.
Next time I will give you our cell numbers so we can link up.
Thanks Scotsman....will do the same and give you my cell too...oh, and thanks for the 'help' deciding which Faire to visit next, lol.
Be well and hope to see you and the lovely Lady Guinness again before this Faire season is over......
Arianwyn
Quote from: irish on July 27, 2008, 10:06:15 PM
Ahhhhhhhhhh the day is coming close! I will try to attend that saturday, to wish you all the best, in person! :)
Irish, that would be
fantastic! The more the merrier!!! ;D
...does anyone else know if they'll be going on the Saturday of closing weekend? I'd love to celebrate our wedding at Faire with my R/F Fairmily as well as the other family and friends that will be there...especially since I missed seeing so many of you Pirate weekend! ;D