That is because my daughter surprised me by telling me we were going to the Renaissance Fair! If she had told me ahead of time, I could have brought my own cloak… (yes, I have a cloak, with a hood, black, with a red lining… what… don’t judge me… I mostly only wear it on Halloween now… mostly)… And, I could have brought my own sword… (what, you don’t have a sword either???)…
But, since she didn’t tell me in advance, we decided to rent costumes… oh, yeah!
Now the thing is… and this is a thing you might as well know about me… back in the day, I used to go to the Ren Fair… (as the cool kids call it)… but I was always a soldier, a mercenary, somebody who carried a sword. It is weird, but it feels natural to me… like maybe I carried a sword in past lives… just sayin’…
Okay… seriously, people… pirates are an historical anomaly in the Renaissance period…
This was actually a much bigger Ren Fair than the ones back in the Bay Area when I was young.
They had permanent buildings, for one thing. They even had a full-sized jousting field with bleachers and pennants and real horses… which I couldn’t go see because Jessica is allergic to horses… and hay… and grass… and stuff…
Man, we had a great time… I have like 3 or 4 posts worth of pictures of this coming up, just so you know.
It was an awesome daddy/daughter day! And it was a real surprise for me. Jessica had never even been to one before.
But seriously… people… take a freekin’ history class…
Pouring My Art Out 
For the past few years I’ve been working at the Renaissance Fair when it comes by. I love it-the costumes and games are awesome! I just wear pesant girl stuff but I’ve seen all manner of things…my favorite are the gargoyles, with silver makeup head to toe.
The monk suit looks good on you!
Thanks… I was a little confused by people dressed as animals… or partly as animals… there might be stuff going on there that has nothing to do with the renaissance… HA!
I hereby challenge you to a joust. Know only that my pole will be the longer one, and so very rigid.
I just had to say that…
I would so kick your ass at a real joust…
So much fun…people in costumes…turkey legs…jousting (well not me but other people). Brother Art Thou… Seems like a fitting booth if you want to participate in one…hmm
I will suggest it
Hmmm, never been.
well you ought to