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Mad Kestral, originally uploaded by lilirose2101.

This is from last month, but I didn’t get to post about it.

Ted and I have a friend who is an author and her book came out last month. If you like fantasy or Pirates this is the book for you. It is called MAD KESTRAL and it is written by Misty Massey. I highly reccommend it!

We went to her book signing at Joseph Beth and had a great time. If you were dressed like a pirate you got a special prize. After the book signing we all went to a local Pub and enjoyed good food, good drinks, and even better company.

Later Taters

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Flower Hat, originally uploaded by lilirose2101.

This is the hat that I made from the lovely yarn that Corey gave me. I’m using the rest of the yarn to make a cool bag. I’ll post pics when I am finished.

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Flapper, originally uploaded by lilirose2101.

This pattern is from one of my favorite books (naughty needles) and has been a lot of fun. I got a little bored working on the back, but I finished it. All I have left to do is block and piece it together. I can’t wait to see it finished!

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Dollar Store Scarf, originally uploaded by lilirose2101.

I found this yarn at the Dollar store and it was really fun to work with . Each color knit up slightly different and really made the scarf look pretty cool. Even though it is a cheap yarn this is one of my favorite projects!

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Hedwig, originally uploaded by lilirose2101.

Eventually this will be an owl. All I have left to do is the head. It really shouldn’t take very long. Now if I could only get in the mood to work on it I would be doing great.

It has been a while since my last post. I promise that I am going to do better, but when it comes to choosing between knitting and blogging…. knitting wins out everytime. I will be posting some new pics soon. I just need to load the pics on my laptop.  I am going to do that tomorrow.

Which Serenity character are you? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as River TamThe Fugitive. You are clever and dangerous, which is a nasty combination. The fact you are crazy too just adds to your charm. They did bad things to you, but you know their secrets. They will regret how they made you. River Tam 88% The Operative 75% Shepherd Derrial Book 69% Capt. Mal Reynolds 69% Simon Tam 56% Zoe Alleyne Washburne 56% Hoban ‘Wash’ Washburne 50% Kaylee (Kaywinnet Lee) Frye 38% Jayne Cobb 38% Inara Serra 38%

I love the fact that I am Summer! It just makes me smile.

Ted and I have decided to give each other a Wii for Yule. I ordered it this morning. We should have it next week. *doing the Wii happy dance*

So, now I feel like I am at a point that I can write about the camera crew without saying something I’ll regret.

It all started on Friday evening. Just before I left work to meet Ted and Tina at the hotel I received an e-mail from a producer of the Penn and Teller show on Showtime. He said that they were going to have a camera crew filming at the Carolina Ren Faire and that they had been told that it might be “Invasion” weekend. He got my e-mail addy from doing research through google. I know what you are thinking, but it is very likely that he did since my e-mail has been plastered all over the boards because of the Invasion dinner. Anyway, they were looking for real Ren Faire “fans” to film and interview. I told him that I couldn’t speak for the group, but if he wanted he could stop by the shop and ask for Ted and he would be able to point them in the direction of the guild members. Everyone checks in at the shop at some point during the day. He thanked me and said they would do that.

I printed out his e-mail and my response and showed it to everyone when I got to the hotel. We were all somewhat  curious especially since P&T got their start at MDRF.

Saturday, I had to work. Just before I left work I got a phone call from Tina telling me that the camera crew would be at the Invasion dinner. I was not extremely happy about this, but I figured that the Local had agreed to it. I found out later that poor Ted was pretty much badgered into saying yes by someone that I will not name (we still have to play nice.)

The camera crew arrived before many of the guests did and my mood went from excited to see everyone to I need another drink. They were rude, and for lack of a better word commandeered our dinner.  I have never been so happy to see someone leave as I was to see them leave. 

After they left those of us who were still there (more than half of the dinner guests left) had a great time.

Yesterday, with the help of many of my friends I sent the producer (he was not on site or at the dinner) an e-mail expressing my disappointment in the behavior of the camera crew. He was very apologetic in his response.

That’s where we leave it. I am done. I will dwell on it no more.

Thanks to everyone who has quietly (and no so quietly) listened to my rants about this. I promise that dinner next year will not include ANY camera crews!

Later Taters