I was particularly excited about this week’s FP, because there were no major conflicts with other events, and everyone assured me that turnout would be better.  And I was curious about how the organizational structure of PG would work. So there were fighters, and selling of armor. (As usual, click on the pics to make them bigger.) David and PEG look over Alicia’s armor for sale and some fighting… Look at all those fighters! Raven, PEG, Thomas, and Kail …some archery… Juliana practicing archery Check out the manic glee on that face! Free fabric!  (Thanks Juliana!) Is that a ‘glave’ … Continue reading November Biz Meeting

Not many people turned out today, because of Gatalop running concurrently.But there was David, and Juliana with her youngest child, and Nick with his chain mail project. I should have gotten a pic of him working on the links.  He has a jig that fits in a small backpack, whose purpose is to wind wire (what sort of wire?) into a coil – looks like a spring.  Then he slips the coil off its dowel, and snips each ring away from the coil. Continue reading Second Fighter Practice

So I finally de-lurked, and called hospitaller Geoffrey Griesegonelle.  We had a lovely telephone conversation, and I agreed that my next step was to attend the Shire’s weekly fighter practice, which doubles as the local meeting.  That was yesterday.  I brought my camera. This is Geoffrey, finishing his armoring. First, there were warmups.  I spent the warmups remembering I had a camera, and working up the guts to tromp all the way around the fence, around the soccer field to avoid the sun, and by that time they were on drills. (Click on the pictures to enlarge.) Elspeth and Edwin … Continue reading Meeting the locals