A Busy Weekend

All of my weekends are going to be busy for a while, it looks like. Yeah, and it's Tuesday before I have gotten around to posting, so I guess that tells you something about my weekdays too. What did I do yesterday? Oh yeah, I had a lot to catch up with on the computer, including filing my financial aid application so that I can take classes this fall. It looks like I am in fact going back to school. Although I haven't applied to any graduate programs yet, after being out of school for 12 years the thing to do seems to be to just take some classes and work back into it. I need to establish some new references, etc. anyway. Okay, blogging was the next thing on yesterday's to-do list, but I ran out of time, so here I am now.

We went to an SCA event; Artemisian Games, which is an annual local event.



Didn't you always want to know what I looked like as a Viking lady? I am in my element in this setting, and it's a good time to get some spinning done too. That red stuff has been waiting forever it seems. No, it's not done, but a little more of it is spun now.



The kids have lots of fun at these things also. They got their faces painted, and made new friends, and got to play with some old friends too. Since Artemisian Games has such a relaxed atmosphere it's a great place for kids to just be kids.

Making Jewelry



This is the necklace that Peggy helped me make, using some freshwater pearls I bought a few months ago and was trying to figure out what do do with. I like making jewelry, and I used to make a lot of earrings with seed beads. I also do the hemp necklaces and bracelets. I just needed to know what I needed to get for working making this kind of necklaces. It isn't hard to do, but there are some tools and supplies I need to order. Then I'll probably be doing a lot more of it. There's always room for one more hobby, right?