2024 Happy Blog Challenge Continues

Happy things from today: On the way out of the driveway this morning I noticed a new flower.  I think it is a paperwhite/narcissus.  Keziah commented that it bloomed just in time for Mother's Day. Keziah and I went to Connecticut today for an event.  A Baron and Baroness were stepping down and a new pair stepped up in that Barony.  The former Baroness has been helpful to me over the years.  If I get the opportunity, maybe I can be helpful to the new ones.   We have a friend that is a leader in the youth fighting community.  She needed help and Keziah was able to step up and help marshal the youth fighters. We got to visit with a dear friend and I got to hold her 14 month old for a few minutes.  He is starting to get curious. He is napping. We also had a friend elevated to the Order of the Pelican.  That is the highest level award for service in the SCA.  Like me, she received it in part for her service as an exchequer (treasurer)....

Here are some happy things from this spring Friday: This morning, after taking out the trash, I decided to take a moment with the tulips and some other flowers in the yard.  It was a pleasant break. Narcissus? The shelf is up in my closet.  There were problems, so the pole will have to wait.  The shelf is up and the things that were on my old closet shelf are either on the new shelf, or distributed to more appropriate places in the apartment.   This afternoon I went to the site of the New Hampshire Renaissance Faire.  I brought parts to put up the Baronial Pavillion for this weekend and next at the Faire.  There were some fabulous helpers that put the pavillion up so I mostly guided.  I'm so thankful for all the help! After that I drove to pick up some hats and socks and things that were made with a technique called naalbinding.  The woman who made them does wonderful work.  Keziah and I will use these as gifts (largess) when we go to ev...