Inn of the Wandering Dragon

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Susan

Just another misfit gal trying to balance the practical and the magical! I work full time but my love of art and travel is what really keeps me going. I have a definate weakness for dark chocolate, a good chai tea and a tantalizing wine(not neccessarily all at the same time).

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The light at the end of the tunnel approaches...

The countdown is on and I just breath a deep sigh that clearly says this cannot come soon enough!

After all the fussing, after all the agonizing and drama a friend of mine is getting married this weekend. I have been helping where I can ( I am one of the bridesmaids so... naturally) in addition to my long hours of working two jobs and attempting to keep my meals and excersize to something resembling a good idea. It's not as easy as it looks. I suspect that sometime in October I might be able to catch up on the backlog of stuff "not getting done" but until then I shall hold out for that glorious day on the horizon where I can actually get a bit of sleep.

Getting back to basics

Or at least that is the idea. After some careful examination I have once again embarked on another detox. The reason is simple - my eating habits had taken a real tailspin so this is my kick in the tush to get myself back into the habit of preparing better meals. It is comprised of the usual elements: no processed foods (dairy, flour, refined sugars), lots of fresh veggies, whole grains, lentils and lean meats like poultry and fish. So far I have been on this for a week and aside from the odd chocolate craving (what girl doesn't?) I have been doing really well. I have not been having the difficulty this time around that I sometimes had in the past.

Mind you, that only goes to show that I really needed to do this.

The detox is helping in other ways too. I am rediscovering my joy for cooking. I will never be an amazing chef by any means but the act of creating something that I can enjoy eating is a joy in and of itself, one of those simple life pleasures if you will. That is a joy that was severely muted for some time but it is starting to return. In other areas, my allergies are getting better. I know there are some things in processed foods that bother me and now my body is getting a break from them. The idea is to reintroduce other ingredients one at a time to get a better idea of what is affecting me. We shall see how that goes (and I seriously hope that cheese is not one of the culprits!) in a week or so.

The BC Renfest

My girlfriend and I made our yearly trip out to BC for the Renaissance Faire again. The weather was excellent and other than a few hiccups (flat tire, some unexpected work in setting up etc) the trip went quite well. We were not sure what to expect given that it was at a new location (Thunderbird Show Park) but overall I think the crowd turnout was decent. From a vendor perspective we both did exceptionally well, and I heard some other vendors comment the same.

We had new jousters present to show off their skill as well as some new characters to entertain us. We were so busy we did not get to see all the scenes so I am a bit fuzzy on the storyline. But suffice to say the King James and Queen Margaret once again had to land in Stellars Grove and sort out a few things - not the least of which was being attacked by Spanish pirates while sailing aboard the Jade Dragon.

To be a Knight or a Dame

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It seems the sleepy town of Stellers Grove will have pressence of royalty to liven things up. King James of Scotland and Queen Margaret are making a brief stay and durring that time any who wish may present themselves to the King and Queen to be made a Knight or a Dame. Of course, you must make a declaration of the good deeds you have done to be worthy of this honour. These declarations ranged from "I promise to be nice to my cat." to "I fought the HST" (this caused a huge cheer) to "I made breakfast this morning" (the King was rather dubious about that one).