Is it winter or spring?

While trying to welcome spring properly with yardwork and enjoying the sun, winter seems that it wants to continue a bit longer. Hopefully we can start with good weather soon, there are several outdoor events and demos coming up and they will be very cold

Luckily, being down to 10 weeks before the baby is due, I have plenty of housework to keep me busy. I have 2 events in the beginning of May, then nesting, nesting, and more nesting.

To start, I'm trying to get Christmas gifts together early this year since there will be 4 little ones to buy for. I've started making crocheted blankets for the baby since Levi's are so loved and many have fallen apart. I completed a Harry Potter inspired one and am working on a complimentary toddler blanket for presents.

Hopefully I can get a picture posted soon, but my phone won't allow it today! I continue to work on an embroidered white scarf for Jehan, but it's slow progress unfortunately.  While I'm in no hurry to get everything done on a time line, I do want to clear out some upstairs space. So I will be working on that over the coming weeks as well.


Here's to a future photo gallery

An

A long time

It has been quite a long time since I have posted, and I am dearly sorry for it. Sadly, I used to post via an app on my phone, and that is no longer an option for me. I am continuing to look into alternatives, and hope to get a portable computer/iPad around Black Friday to help me.

Since my last post, many good things have happened to me. I have a good, new job, have belted to a good Pelican, and  received my millrind which is a mid level service award. I have also assisted with 1 Reign as privy secretary and am secretary for a second. I'm creating a newcomers project and hope to expand it in the next few months. I have quite a few articles to write and hope to have time soon.

And since it's the fall, I'm also in winter prep mode which means freezing and this year drying fruit and veggies to hopefully last us the winter

Today is our shire meeting and onto a new project to help clear out the 'stash to make room for new things

TTFN

An

Summer time fun

EThis summer is going so fast! Pennsic is just a few weeks away and I am definitely not ready...not that I'm ever really ready.

I can finally show off my last finished project: Jehan's white scarf!

At Bog 3-day, he was accepted into the order with much shenanigans as could be misted, including a rice Krispy pig/chicken "payment" to the Crown. 

I was able to hand sew his scarf, which was made from white linin, with the blue chevrons coming from his Cadet scarf created by THL Rowan and THL Brada. 

The treat was created by the wonderful Baron Perote 

I'm continuing to work on finishing other projects, but this heat makes it tough. I'm hoping to take plenty of pictures at Pennsic I hope to share here.

Stay cool

-An

Always chasing my tail

Life has become more and more hectic this year, and it doesn't seem to be slowing down. I've picked up a second job, so I've been working 8-10 hours a day. Between that and family needs the SCA has taken a small back burner. With that being said, I am still working on QRC as well as the shire blog which can be found at 

http://shireofacgechoes.blogspot.com

We will be attending War Practice next weekend as a family which I am very excited about. And I have finished 120" of lucet so I have done something, just not as much as I would like. Hopefully I can get a constant work schedule and a bit more free time next month 

Always 

An

Spring time fun

Life has been quite busy in our household. Between running the Chronicler office, working, having the munchkin and basic household work, I've had little time for much else. I am still working on May QRC which has been its own adventure. 

My biggest issue A&S wise is I've been having a lot of pain in my hands again. I use my hands so much at work I really have little tolerance left when I sit down at the end of the night. Luckily I don't have deadlines or what not so I'm good at working at my pace. 

I'm still teaching A&S things when I can and traveling as money allows (I taught in Nithgaard the other weekend),so I still feel like I have a part in the game. Hopefully with the weather turning I can do more outside and crafting things...

Until then

An

And winter has sprung again

It's been a warm few weeks, which is not very typical of pa weather. I'm watching a slow snow fall while I type this which is nice. I've been keeping up on our shire blog the past few weeks and will have to work on some research for it the next few days. I also need to figure out if I can link it here on my blog. 

Unfortunately I haven't gotten any real crafting done lately; my joints don't allow my fine motor skills to work well over winter and I basically wear them out at work. Things will get done when there supposed to not when I want them to.

I'm continuing to work on an event bid and hope to have the papers done by the next shire meeting

Till then

An

End of one, beginning of another

WThe past few months have flown by...between finishing Seneschal work, Christmas, New Years and now Kingdom 12th night, I'm ready for a break (not that I'm getting one, but still...). I still have local 12th night and now Jehan and I are creating a bid for another event;

Always busy, never board.

Kingdom 12th night went very well, and I'm glad everyone had fun we had several 

Sets of royals for the day and that added to the ambience of the day. Our feast hall looked like a scene from a Harry Potter book!

And while I didn't wear it during the day, I did create a Pileus hat for the celebration. 

While I'm finishing everything up, I'm also working on our shores new blog! It's going well, and I'll attempt to link it to my page soon. I'm hoping to get more crafting done but you know how it goes. 

Always

An