Oklahoma Renaissance Fair - Muskogee, OK, May 2005

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Oklahoma Renaissance Faire (http://www.okcastle.com/)

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[~Elise~]

This is always such fun!

[Gebo]

Yippee!

[DragonsChest]

Hope all of you will come visit me in my hut! This last weekend the family and I went to Muskogee and began painting the hut and getting it ready for the next step of moving in display units and putting up fabric wall coverings, and planting flowers, and ....... :twitch:


The faire starts in only 18 Days! :jawdrop:

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My darling family helping to get the first coat of paint on the inside of the hut at Muskgoee.

[Caffiend]

Cool! :abanana:

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:bumpsmili

[SilverClaw]

How cute family pictures :D:rotfl:

[DragonsChest]

_catroll_ bump

[ShadowcatX]

Awesome, I had no idea that it was starting up that soon, I went to last year's and had a blast. I'll definately be there this year. It'll be nice to be able to meet and talk with people who follow a similiar path in person. (The only pagans I know are online.)

[~Elise~]

Hey --

Where are you located? You can come talk to Mol, Rick, myself, Freyja and Lunacie this weekend if you want to come to Tulsa...we'll all be in the same place.

http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=91154

Check that out...you can see everyone twice if you want then!

Elise

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:megaphone Thread hijacker!!! Just kidding, you can bump my thread to the top any time you want, girlfriend!

I'll be at their Expo on Sat morn into early afternoon, too, if you want to meet me before the Muskogee Renfaire. _travolta_

[~Elise~]

Wasn't intentional...just trying to hook a guy up. It can be pretty lonely out there when you think you're alone.

That said...you guys GOTTA go to this fair in Muskogee. Last inhabitant of DC's hut got kicked out for wearing jeans...they take this stuff SERIOUS there.

DC you've got more dedication to this than I would.

Elise

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Wasn't intentional...just trying to hook a guy up. It can be pretty lonely out there when you think you're alone. I know I know! I was just kidding. :awilly: I really hope I get to meet him.


That said...you guys GOTTA go to this fair in Muskogee. Last inhabitant of DC's hut got kicked out for wearing jeans...they take this stuff SERIOUS there.

DC you've got more dedication to this than I would.

Elise Yep, they take their Medieval seriously. It's a great faire! _wiz_

[ShadowcatX]

I live only 'bout 50 miles south of Tulsa, and I'm up there every Saturday anyways so I would be honored to come by, assuming my body lets me get out of bed that early. I'll have to leave before the end unfortunately.

[DragonsChest]

Yay! I look forward to meeting you, ShadowcatX.

This weekend I start putting dragons on the shelves and seeing how everything looks out in the daylight. I want to do this all this weekend, because...... Next weekend is the opening of the Faire!!! :colorful:

I'm getting so excited, and to borrow a Middling Faire term: I'm ready to Blorfulate! :blor:

[DragonsChest]

:megaphone Remember there's a coupon in Post #1! Print it off for savings on dragons bought at my booth during the faire!



:woot:

[Rick]

Hey, will they have a Maypole there?

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Yeppers! A really big one. And they do Maypole Dances, too. :thewave:

[DragonsChest]

Here's a link to the Castle's online Program (http://www.okcastle.com/2005program.pdf)

It's very professionaly done!! :artist:

[Caffiend]

Wow, they are adding a lot of new stuff.

[DragonsChest]

I'm getting very hyper about this all -- I wish I could take the rest of the week off and just work on dragons. (darn reality) But I'll be working as hard as I can in the evenings, and pulling on the CEA to send energy! :halohead:

[Caffiend]

Well, it certainly looks really cool. I can't wait to go. We have to see which weekend my hubby gets off. But we're definitely gonna go one day this year. Can't miss it! Any other MW'ers going?

[DragonsChest]

I'm so sleepy today. I was up way too late last night making more dragons for the hut. I have to go to bed earlier tonight, or tomorrow, I'll be really dead.

:awilly:

[~Elise~]

Plan all you want to go to bed early...it never happens. I always end up going to bed later than I intended even when I want to get to bed early. There is always something that happens to change that.

I bet you end up with another creative breath of wind and end up doing the same thing tonight.

Elise

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*snork* No doubt you are right -- it's happened before. Ah well.... I can sleep in about 5 weeks. :uhhhhh: :collapse:

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Plan all you want to go to bed early...it never happens.
I bet you end up with another creative breath of wind and end up doing the same thing tonight.

Elise


Okay, it's 10:42 p.m. and I am waiting for a dragon to finish baking, and THEN, I PROMISE, I'm going to bed.

Really.

Honestly. I will. I will go to bed.

You can trust me..... really.

[~Elise~]

and what time did you really get to bed? *insert mom-toe-tapping here*

Elise

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Uhhhh, (looks around - nope, no salvation over in that corner), uhhh, well, right after I finished typing (if I talk fast enough she won't notice how I snow her with bs) I logged onto a few other boards while waiting for the timer on the oven to go off, and then well, uhh, I came back to MW and then the timer went off and I went downstairs and took the little feller out of the oven and then unplugged it (it's a toaster oven for the small pieces), and then turned out the lights and went to the bathroom to wash my face and get into my Dr. Denton's. Crawled into bed and then had to get up again to let the Cat into the room, and then, yeah, I was in bed.

Oh, and yeah, uh, it was about 11:20 p.m. Better than the night before. :zzz:

[~Elise~]

okay...yeah...I believe ya...umhmmm.

You weren't too bad, though. Take care of yourself...we want you around making us dragons and fairies for a LONG time.

Elise

[ShadowcatX]

okay...yeah...I believe ya...umhmmm.

You weren't too bad, though. Take care of yourself...we want you around making us dragons and fairies for a LONG time.

Elise

She's right. It's not going to do you any good to exhaust yourself before the fair.

[DragonsChest]

Thanks, all! I'll be okay, and bright and cheery when you visit the faire. I somehow always manage to muddle through. _travolta_

And anyway, I can sleep when I'm dead. :shift:

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ACK! It's the day after tomorrow! :jumprope:

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It's bucketing down with rain right now, and all I can think about is, "I hope the roof on that hut does't leak"! The faire opens tomorrow, and I think the forecast is for sunshine, though, so let the rain get over itself now, and be out of my way.

Faire - tomorrow - HUZZAH! :fpartyfav

[~Elise~]

Remember--you do know a weather witch....So Mote It Be!

Elise

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Many thanks, my dear! Coolish weather is not a problem, cloaks can remedy that issue, but when the heavens open upon the hapless traveller to Castleton, then they do scurry so, in such an unseemly manner, that it gives one to chuckle, yet causes them to mutter discontentedly. Then they are loath to shop as freely.

So work your magic, Weather Witch, and accept my heartfelt thanks in this matter! _pounce_

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We'll be making one last trip out to the faire tonight for last minute setup and then home to make a few more dragons. I am excited - I heard who my assigned cast member is, and my son knows him, they used to act in the Guard together - I'm to be paired with the Undersheriff, Christian Heart. He's already contacted me via the OKRF board and we'll meet tomorrow morning to say hi.

I really don't want to be here at work today, with so many things going through my head that are not work related. I'll probably not be able to stand it much later, and will leave early, but we'll see..... :achug:

[DragonsChest]

All good faire juju will be happily accepted! :yayhawaii

[~Elise~]

consider at least some good juju coming your way from me...I'm sure Rick will send some too

Elise

[raminda]

I'd love to go, that sounds like fun.

[Rick]

Yeah, I love those juju B's, I'll share...

[DragonsChest]

Thank you all! It's 6:21 a.m. on a Saturday (ugh), and I'm all showered and ready to get into my garb. Now to try and get the rest of the family up! :zzz:

See you at the Faire!

[Rick]

Well, you're probably not home quite yet, but we're waiting to hear how opening day went...

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I'm home, and have already soaked the day into submission in the bathtub. Elise, you are the BEST weatherwitch I know!!! It was a GORGEOUS day out there today. Thank you, :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

The crowd was a bit on the sparse side today, but that was okay. Gave us a chance to get our selling legs, so to speak. Made a few small sales, and one nice sale. Bought daughter Katie some Medieval Moccasins, like I have had for years and like Elise bought at Norman; Katie loves them. Bought Vetteman and myself some anter handled spoon/fork sets. Didn't get Roger anything this time around - he has everything he needs.

And!! I got to meet ShadowcatX! He is a very nice young man and a pleasure to talk with. Thank you so much for making The Dragon's Chest your first stop!

Here are some pics of our completed hut:

[~Elise~]

I aims to please, m'lady. I'm glad things went well.

Elise

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Sales were better today, due in part to a last minute purchase by a cast member while we were closing up for the day. She swooped in, pointed at the pearl pink OM, and said "that one - please buy me that one!" The fellow she was with dutifully dug into his pouch and produced the money. I did manage to make him crack a smile when I told him that fellow vendors and cast members get a discount. But boy, he anted up right sharp! _catroll_

So now I can pay my two employees (the kids!), and they are happy. Thanks all for the good show juju! I need three more weekends worth, if you don't mind, and then I'm collapsing from exhaustion.

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[~Elise~]

WOOHOO! glad the show went well!

Remind me before Friday next week--we'll be outta town in OKC at a show ourselves--and I'll send more juju!

Elise

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Ren-bump! :fpartay:

[Flar's Freyja]

Sales were better today, due in part to a last minute purchase by a cast member while we were closing up for the day. She swooped in, pointed at the pearl pink OM, and said "that one - please buy me that one!" The fellow she was with dutifully dug into his pouch and produced the money. I did manage to make him crack a smile when I told him that fellow vendors and cast members get a discount. But boy, he anted up right sharp! _catroll_

So now I can pay my two employees (the kids!), and they are happy. Thanks all for the good show juju! I need three more weekends worth, if you don't mind, and then I'm collapsing from exhaustion.

:thewave:

You've got it. I've been thinking about you and glad it's going well! I don't think I'll be able to get out to see you again this year :( but will if I can possibly make it. Having money problems here myself - what else is new, right? :T and someone can't be left alone for long these days :loveduv:

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_pounce_ to you, Freyja! I completely understand, my dear. Hope you don't mind if I ask you to work a bit of your juju on my behalf. :loveduv:

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Tomorrow, Friday May 6th, is Student Day at the Faire. Buses upon buses will descend upon Castleton, not unlike the horde of Huns to sweep across Asia generations ago. :yikess: Those buses will disgorge students from first grade to those in high school, all armed with the energy that only a field trip can imbue them with.

I have made bunches of the little rose pins that sell for $4.00; they make great Mother's Day gifts, and are very affordable for the students.

Now, if only I could do this :achug: while guarding, I mean manning, my hut tomorrow, everything would be fine. Vetteman will be there, thank goodness, so I won't be alone. _inabox_

[DragonsChest]

The students were remarkably well behaved and actually quite a pleasure to have dealt with. _travolta_ One even ended every sentence to me with "m'am".

I enjoyed watching them take in the atmosphere of the faire, and interact with the players -- also sold a few rose pins and all but two of my dragonfly disks.

Thanks to Memnoch McKiln, for stopping by the hut with a smile and a hug!

[DragonsChest]

WOOHOO! glad the show went well!

Remind me before Friday next week--we'll be outta town in OKC at a show ourselves--and I'll send more juju!

Elise


Best of luck at your OKC show -- selling juju galore!!!!! :abanana:

[~Elise~]

Selling & good faire juju to you, as well!

Elise

[Rick]

Hey, let's all ride on the juju train!

:awilly:

OK... no one will ever know how hard I tried NOT to post that... :hehehe:

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Snork! Rick, that was a good one. :crylaugh: Hope your show is going great. _travolta_

Today is Mother's Day and every mother deserves to be treated like a Queen. And that's exactly what will happen when you bring Mom out to the Castle!

Sales were very decent yesterday, and today will hopefully be just as nice. I think my piece of citrine is finally kicking in!

I'll be very busy this week making more dragons to restock the shelves. Sleep is something that I won't have the priviledge of meeting for awhile.

GUESS WHAT?!!! Do you remember the Pen-Dragon series? King Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin and Lancelot? Well, a young girl, about 14, talked her mother into buying Lancelot for her yesterday! Booyah baby! And, she also got a wish pot dragon - a totally amazing sale and one that made me quite happy, as you can imagine. But for Lancelot to have a home, I'm so pleased!

Must go get ready for the faire today -- hope to see you there! :hailmol:

[~Elise~]

Hope your day went well...our weekend wasn't so hot.

But--I did get some stuff squared away for next weekend doing a Holistic Health Fair. I have a pretty good following in OKC as a healer and have people that only come there to see me every year. So--something good did come out of it.

Elise

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I'm sorry, hun! I know the feeling, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. :sadeyes: Glad to hear about the holistic faire!

Mother's Day was an okay day, we spent more at other booths than we pulled in on ours. We're never going to get ahead that way! :fishsmack The sales were not so hot for us, but we had a great time. Always do, at faire!

The kids spent the money they earned while working my booth on a Mother's Day necklace for me at one of my favorite booths at faire: Storm Watch Jewelry -- a beautiful garnet teardrop set in a celtic trinity knot. Those kids do know how to please the Mama! There's a link to them on my site.

[ShadowcatX]

It was certainly a pleasure to meet you as well Dragon's Chest, thanks for making my first stop worth while.

I'm sorry the sales haven't been hot, for you or Pearl. Here's to hoping they turn around. May you both be Blessed.

[DragonsChest]

Aw, thanks, hun. As Vetteman, my hubby puts it, it's a darn good thing we enjoy the faire so much! We are having a great time, and things are selling, so we are blessed to be where we are, in all ways. :uhhuhuh:

[Vetteman]

Thanks DC for the stained glass windows. It really is a good job we enjoy faires, we will never make a living at them. LOL


:abanana:

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_pounce_ my Vetteman!

[~Elise~]

Hey--your Weather Witch has been doing good, huh? Hopefully I can continue this weekend, as well.

Elise

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You have been doing a BANG UP job on the weather, my dear!!!! I thank you most kindly!! (Okay, Mother's Day was rainy on and off all day, but we still had a great time - and you deserve a day off from your workings, ja?)


:huddle:

[DragonsChest]

Hear ye, hear ye!!!! Only TWO MORE WEEKENDS of faire left!!

[~Elise~]

I think we're going to try to make the final weekend.

(and hey--it WAS Mother's Day after all...I was a bit distracted getting us good drive home weather)

Elise

[DragonsChest]

:hugz: Elise! And you getting home safely is very important to us! _pounce_

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On the morrow, the third weekend of the Faire begins! Our weatherwitch must be working hard for us in the background, because the forecasters on TV say it will be a loverly weekend.

Dragon Smooches for all your hard work, Elise! :broomride

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The weekend was a great time and sales were steady. My daughter Katie sold a few things while Vetteman and I were off about the faire. Such a good daughter!

I could cheerfully make the Faire my second home. I love it, and the people in it. We'll be signing the paperwork for next year during the last weekend.

Speaking of which: the last weekend for the faire is next weekend, May 21 and 22. The weather is slated to be wonderful, again, in the 80s and partly cloudy, so please don't let the opportunity get away from you to enjoy the faire!!!

:fprtyman2

[dragonspirit 69]

Man How I wish you had a place in the Maryland's ren rest. !! It would be so nice to see you adn all the dragons that you have in person.

Have fun take care DS69

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Thanks, hun! Maybe one of these days, when my ship comes in, I'll be able to do faires that are out of state.

_travolta_

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EEK!!!! I was looking over this thread, and I had thought I'd posted about this, but then saw that I hadn't. (clear as mud?)

Semele's and Gebo's mom visited my booth! She pointed out the booth sign that Vetteman hung above the entry, and said that she recognized it. Then she explained why. I'm so very sorry, but I don't remember if she mentioned her name or not. But I was so pleased to meet her!!!

[~Elise~]

Her name is Mom...you had it right.

Elise

[DragonsChest]

It has been decided - in honor of the last weekend of Faire (May 21/22), there shall be a SALE on select items in the Booth of the DragonLady. Come hither, peruse the items, and SAVE! :woot:

[DragonsChest]

*yawn* I was up too late, again, but I'm all faire ready right now! This is the last weekend for the Oklahoma Renaissance Faire -- don't miss your chance to enjoy all the hoopla and excitement of Turkey Legs and Rat on a Stick, Fair Maids and Dashing Heros, Courtly Splendor, and of course, me! :halohead:

[Rick]

Huzzah!!

[~Elise~]

It's the final day....get out there NOW!

Elise

[Rick]

Aw, damn, I wish I could... :wah: :atantrum: :heartbrea :sadman: :wah2: :aburst:

[ShadowcatX]

Thank you for another pleasurable visit DC. Everything was great.

[DragonsChest]

It was so cool that you came back a second time. Your faire companion seems quite lovely. How did you two hold up to the heat?

Thanks again for coming to visit me - it's always great to have faces to put with the screen names!

:thewave:

[ShadowcatX]

The heat got to me worse than it did her, but afterwards she was sunburned worse, but we both lived.

And it was a pleasure to see you and your husband again as well.

[Memnoch McKiln]

YAY!!! for tha Ren Faire, Lady of The Dragons, I was very glad to see you again, and hopefully next year I shall be very much more involved in the festivities,... oh crap gotta hurry, but anyway, e-mail me

[DragonsChest]

Yes! I got to see you THREE times during the course of the faire. You are a REN HOUND!!! :thumbsup:

It will be so cool to work with you next year -- are you trying out for a cast member part or will you be part of the crew? Any way you go - it rocks to be a part of this!

I paid my booth fees for next year and Vetteman and I already have plans on cool things to do to the booth. Muahahahaha!

_wiz_

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Well, the Faire is over for this year. We had a great run of wonderful weather, and even though the last weekend was HOT and sticky, we still had a great time and got to meet lots of neat folks (ShadowCatX and Memnoch McKiln both came by on this weekend again).

Sales were good enough to pay for the hut for next year (I'll be in the same place!), pay the kids for each day they were there to help out with the hut, buy food and goodies (bought too much of both, but the food is so good, and the goodies are so cool and I had to have them, ya know? _whistle_ ), and I got to do some trades with one of my favorite musical groups, Howl-o (http://howl-o.com/) -- an OM dragon for three of their CDs, and still have a bit left over to deposit into the bank. (I know OM has been adopted by really cool, loving folks, and they are marvelous musicians.)

I also got a command performance in front of my hut by another marvelous singing group, Queen's Gambit (http://www.queens-gambit.com/). They did the song "Threes", from the Mercedes Lackey story of Kethry and Tarma, a sorceress and a swordwoman, "Oathbound" is the name of one of the books. Mercedes Lackey is a Tulsa resident, and besides being an author, she and her husband are certified bird of prey rehabilitators.

I really love being part of the renaissance world and family. This is making me more solid in my thoughts of working towards a retirement that includes travelling the faire circuit in this part of the country. Faire folk are good folk and I am honored to be accepted as a member of this world.

Thanks to all the MW folks who were able to visit me, and I hope you enjoyed your experience! And thank you to all the MWers who have helped me to have courage and confidence in myself to continue doing this.

Mostly, thank you to my wonderful husband and children -- without their support and love, none of this would be possible, or worth it. I love you, Vetteman! I love you, kids!