On May 2nd, Chris and I visited the Eco-Fair at Weaton Arts and Cultural Center in Millville. We got free tote bags! We also bought a composter to save for the Future House. I saw a presentation about how to grow berries, and we did a tour of the trees on the ground. I had some lemonade with agave – tasty! In spite of a little rain, we had a suprisingly good time, and Chris only got one little argument with the vegan table. I’m considering that a win.
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On April 18, Chris and I took the train out to the Book Fair at the Philly Free Library. I wish they’d had the free shuttle like last year, since the Phlash wasn’t running yet; walking out was OK, walking back laden with books was painful. Especially since somebody wanted to make a stop at Rosie’s Yarn Cellar for their sidewalk sale. Jeez. Anyway, I did get to see Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame. He sang for an hour and did a total of 4 songs. He was great, but I think you need to have kids to get the full effect of the audience participation. We chatted afterwards and signed a couple of books for me.
This weekend we’ll be heading up to the Lion’s West Windsor Renaissance Faire once again, a charity event that’s been getting bigger every year. I’ve had my eye on a new pouch from Lusty Leather. Assuming the weather holds out, we’ll be reporting back about our adventures.
~Chris Baldi “The Healer”~
~May 15, 2009~
Our roving pirate reporter MUM the pirate cook has returned from his day at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire and he filed this report.
Arrr! it was a fine day to revel in all things piratical. The sky was clear and the weather cool and the breeze gentle. Once I got in to the village I made a line for the tap room and the Swashbuckler’s Stage to see the bawdy shows of the Sultry Sirins of Sin and the Rakish Rogues. I had me a plate of fine gourmet cheeses and breads for lunch and sampled the pubs finest Privateers Gold Ale. Then me lads I journeyed over to O’Malley’s Pour House Stage to see the rowdy Celtic band Coyote Run and the magician Sir Isaac Fawlkes. As the weather started getting cool I went over to the Royal Tea Shop and got me a glass of Ice Wine Tea to warm the bones. On me way over to the Globe Stage for closing I stopped at the Pirate’s Treasure Ship and picked up an interesting dagger that also works as a pair of scissors and a pearl-handled strait razor that should help with the whiskers. The finale at the Globe Stage was a raucus party worthy of a pirate, including fire breathing, music performances and dancing. Finally on the way back to the ship i stopped by the wine shop and got a taste of warm spiced winter wine which was a fitting end to the day.
Well thanks for that great report, MUM, sounds like a raucus and rowdy pirate festival as always.
~Christopher Baldi “The Healer”~
~October 13, 2008~
It’s time for another pre-faire rundown. It’s another Pirate Jamboree! Our new roving reporter and resident pirate cook, Mum, will be attending the PA Renaissance Faire‘s Pyrate Invasion this weekend. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the PA Faire, it is set during the reign of Queen Elizabeth and, like the Maryland Faire, they have a different theme each weekend. The faire is located on the beautiful Mount Hope Winery in Manheim, PA. So come down and meet us, matey!
~Christopher Baldi “The Healer”~
~October 9, 2008~
Capping off a busy week, Chris and I traveled to the much-anticipated Collingswood Book Festival. My favorite part about this festival is always the Town Book. As usual, it was something I probably wouldn’t have picked up on my own. This year’s selection was The Stolen Child, by Keith Donohue, a novel that delves into the concept of identity while the narrative follows a band a changling fairies and one of their own who has taken the place of another. The festival hosted a book discussion last Tuesday and the author was there on Saturday to give a presentation and autographs.
We ended up bringing home more books than we have space for, as usual.
Despite the rainy weather, our roving pirate reporter MUM the pirate cook attended the Adventure Pirate Weekend at the Maryland Renaissance Festival and filed this report.
Arrr! Ye can drench me bones but ye cant soak me spirit.This weekend was the pirate Adventure Weekend at theMaryland Renaissance Festival.This is always one of me favorite times of the year and even though the ground was muddy and the sky kept dumping on us intermittently I was not disappointed.All me favorite acts were there, from the Pyrates Royale, to the Hooligans to the O Danny Girls and, even when the rain was pouring, the acts continued and got even more rowdy for the weather. Then there was the peasant bread. For those of you who do not know, peasant bread is a fried piece of dough that has been stretched thin. The result is a crunchy wafer that can be used to hold fruit topping, honey, sugar, or just be lightly salted. Reminds me of a dish me grandmother used to make. Finally the day ended as always with a rowdy pub sing at the White Hart Tavern. Well thats about it me lads, another fine celebration of piracy – I cant wait till next year.
Well, thanks for that report MUM and we hope to hear more from you in the future during other pirate events.
~Chris Baldi The Healer~
~September 30, 2008~
As promised Im back with another installment of the Faire and Con Report. This time I am hear with a preview of our next faire, the Maryland Renaissance Festival. For our readers that have not visited this one, here is the rundown of this larger faires stats. This faire is set during the reign of King Henry the Eighth and every year features a story about his reign. However, thats not the only theme; each weekend has its own subtheme and performing acts and shows related to that subtheme. The faire itself is located in a comfortably shady glen in Anne Arundel County in Crownsville, Maryland.
~Chris Baldi The Healer~
~September 26, 2008~
As I mentioned in the last Faire and Con Report, we were off to the Village Renaissance Faire in Wrightstown, Pennsylvania last Saturday. We had another fine sunny day for the trip and were glad to see that this fair just keeps growing. This year the childrens area was even larger, with castle blocks, a bubble table, a music area and balance platforms for foam sword fighting on. Round Table Jousting with our friends from Period Productions put on another fine jousting show which ended in a little intrigue and was quickly followed by a bar brawl at the tavern. But the real gem of the show was Shakespearean chess where Shakespeare’s tragedies took on his comedies. This was done brilliantly, using the lines from the individual plays as the dialog on the field and the starting rundown of the plays was very funny. Then there was the food. This is another fair where they let in almost any food vender and your taste buds will thank you for it. While I stuck with the simple cheese sticks and a hamburger, Carol on the other hand had a cross between a quesadilla and an empanada [That would be an empanadilla. ed.]. All in all it was a fun day.
~Chris Baldi The Healer~
~September 23, 2008~
Wow, its been a while since I wrote one of these. I apologize for the delay but unfortunately due to work and gas prices we chose not to attend all the faires we usually do. However I do have another faire preview for you. This time its for the Village Renaissance Faire in Wrightstown,
~Chris Baldi The Healer~
~September 17, 2008~