http://www.medievaldiva.com Chasing Chivalry in the XXIst Century! We welcome the modern wayfarer in search of the Middle Ages as it should have been.... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:02:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Heraldry Sabine's Pages http://www.boryssnorc.com/ http://www.medievaldiva.com/uncategorized/howto-links One of my scavenged successes from Holiday Faire's Silent Auction was a purple overdress. I fell in love with the color and figured it was worth the whopping 50 cents, despite being several sizes too small. Whopee! The previous wearer had sewn the shoulder straps tighter. 3 sets ... http://www.medievaldiva.com/garb/quest-italian-renn I bounded out of bed (silently, Wolf was still sleeping) rejoicing in energy for the first time in days. The flu was vanquished! I was invincible once again. And most importantly, we could travel to Atlantia's Holiday Faire. OK, ok. Once the initial exhuberance wore off, gravity started ... http://www.medievaldiva.com/sca-events/holiday-faire Kalli hosted our shire's Halloween party this year.  As always with her fetes, food and fun flowed liberally. I enjoyed an added treat-- my parents stopped in on a their way from Kentucky to Maine and joined us in the festivities. We faced an unusual conundrum.   We wanted something simple ... http://www.medievaldiva.com/sca-events/sylvan-glen-halloween-party If only we'd heard of this before our renaissance wedding!  All of our garb needs fulfilled.   Plus, the product promise: "When you put on the Instakilt, you'll no be able tae stop yir sel fae Dancin!" InstaKilt http://www.medievaldiva.com/just-fun-stuff/quickneasy-garb-instakilt A last minute decision led us on a Labor Day journey to the Maryland Renaissance Fair. Scott and Noel met us at the farm. Rumor had it that a bunch of SCAdians from the Shire of Sylvan Glen would be venturing forth. We made it our mission ... http://www.medievaldiva.com/renaissance-faires/journey-md-renaissance-faire   Everything you need can be found at Goodwill, Walmart, or Ebay. Want proof? A full size, workable ballista is currently at auction.  Not just any ballista but a CELEBRITY ballista at that.  (Does that make it a celebrista?)  Originally made for a joint BBC/ Discovery Channel production, "Building the Impossible,"  ... http://www.medievaldiva.com/just-fun-stuff/roman-ballista-ebay   The opening ceremonies for the noon joust at the MD Renaissance Faire, Aug, 2008.   http://www.medievaldiva.com/renaissance-faires/md-renaissance-festival-opening-joust Kudos to this young lady for making her dreams come true...at age 8! Enjoy this tale of a tiny jouster. http://www.medievaldiva.com/uncategorized/worlds-tiniest-jouster Are you a master of empires throughout history? Take the Empire Challenge to find out! http://www.medievaldiva.com/just-fun-stuff/empire-challenge