Daily 9:14 pm
14 July 2009
In my fantastic Swiss Gear laptop backpack, there is a mesh pocket in the laptop compartment. It’s where I keep my USB Optic Mouse.
This is it.
Howzat for exciting? Woohoo!
Cheers.
~KR (Written on 15 July 2009)
Listening to:
Parachute Man by Millish
from Millish
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 1
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Daily 9:14 pm
13 July 2009
One of the things I miss the most when Marita Beth is gone is dinner with my wife. Whether we’re eating out at No Frills, Abuelo’s, Mi Tierra or a new place; or whether we’re eating at home with the dogs & watching some telly or just chatting it’s a little thing that I miss a lot. When she’s gone, I don’t eat over well, instead I find myself stopping at Jack in the Box to pick up a burger and fries – like this:
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I just can’t be bothered to cook for one. I should fix this.
Cheers.
~KR (Written on 15 July 2009)
Listening to:
Walkin’ in the Sunshine by Roger Miller
from All Time Greatest Hits
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Daily 12:31 pm
14 July 2009
Tuesday had to be more productive than Monday had been! I started my day with breakfast with Kelly (of course!) and then a massage from Robert Ray. I did some computer work for a while, took a shower, visited with Kelly some more and finally could put off no longer, a trip to the bank. I ran that errand and two others, (I took this photo while driving, of the mess that is the freeway in front of the faire site!) and then headed to my ballet class.
It’s been close to a year and a half now, I’m ashamed to admit, since I was an active part of my Dancing Minds and Bodies group. I hope to remedy that in the fall. But, this class was long overdue for me. I drove to the spot where I was meeting Carol, and she drove us the rest of the way to the facility she knew well, from years of being both a dancer there, and the mom of a dancer there. Mount Prospect School of Classical Ballet—where a charming woman greeted me with a hug, just because I was with Carol, and introduced herself as Sue, the teacher! We were almost late, but managed to squeak in just in time to grab spots at the barre.
I am not a good ballet dancer. I’m not built for it! But, I have a deep appreciation for the perfect foundation that ballet training is, for all other forms of dance. And, as such, I love a good ballet barre class. I worked my butt off—hopefully literally! I know it will be sore, that’s for sure. As we were working on the final combination at the barre, I realized my sore left foot thing, was going to prevent me from doing much of what was necessary in the rest of the class. I have not the ability right now to releve (pronounced: re*luh*vay—means “to rise.”) on my left foot. I simply cannot hold my own body weight without severe pain. I have no idea why—I only know it is intensely frustrating. The class was great, though, and I am hopeful that I’ll be able to do more of it next week. Heaven knows I need the workout.
After a brief Wal*mart stop on the way home, to pick up an ice pack for my foot, I got back to site around 10:30 p.m. where the beautiful trio of girls–Kelly, Delaenya and Ginger, were waiting for me to be the fourth for a few hands of mah jongg. We enjoyed each other’s company until I simply couldn’t keep my eyes open any longer. It was a hard day for me, between the endorphines of the massage and the exercise and pain of the ballet class.
~MB
Daily 12:23 pm
13 July 2009
High on the very long list of reasons why I love Wisconsin, is the always beautiful sky. It seems to me, that no matter what the weather, the sky here is always interesting and lovely.
On this first Monday of the show, there was little happening on site. Once the breakfast thing happened, and the crowd dispersed, the site was completely quiet. I completed my tallies and inventory for Pendragon and then enjoyed some private time in my little backyard area we call the MBistro, catching up on email a bit, and doing some research online. Gentle breezes, birdsong, and my friendly little neighbour chipmunk all made that afternoon time totally delightful. When I got too chilly, I came indoors and did a bit of cleaning and further moving in.
Kelly and I decided to treat ourselves to El Sarape for dinner. This little Mexican restaurant in Kenosha is a surprising treat for us—excellent food in a mom and pop store atmosphere. We love it, and this was our first trip of the season. We were on our way home, when Kelly decided to pull her vehicle over so we could take photos of this gorgeous sunset! After returning to site, after a trip to Target, we said goodnight and retired to our own little homes for wind-down time and what should be a good night’s sleep. On with the blankets!
~MB
Daily 11:11 am
12 July 2009
Bristol I Bloody Mary Sunday
First in a series, perhaps . . . this is my first bloody mary of the Bristol season. The new tradition begun at Scarborough, continues here at Bristol, just without the much-longed for company of my husband and our girlfriends Damaris and Roxy and Mandy. But, the up-side of that, is that Kyle had his bloody mary this morning in Arlington, Texas; Damaris and Roxy had theirs in Larkspur, Colorado; and hopefully, Mandy had hers in Austin, TX. I enjoyed mine, with Kelly, in Kenosha/Bristol, Wisconsin. Hmmm . . . mwah-hah-hah! Taking over the world, one bloody mary at a time!
Oh, and we used Girl Glass, so they tasted better, too! I think I’ll use a different Girl Glass goblet every week and take photos of each one! I hope I can remember to do that.
The faire day was again, in a word, gorgeous! The crowd was happy and energetic, and our business day was punctuated by a couple of wonderfully large sales. It was a good weekend, all in all. Not the giant pile of money-making we once knew from an opening weekend, but perhaps this is the new reality—a solid weekend of happy people—it could certainly be worse! I’m not complaining.
~MB
Daily 9:28 am
11 July 2009
As one rennie friend put it, “we won the weather lottery!” It was a beautiful day, although a bit warmer than my personal preference. But, the people came, and the magic happened!
We had a respectable day of business at Pendragon Costumes, and we had a good, solid staff to handle it. Those beautiful people are the subject of my photo today. Kat, my long-time right hand here at this show, and Sean, in his third year here with us are my full timers (Kat is the taller girl, and Sean is the guy on the right) Maron is working Saturdays for me–he’s worked one day a weekend for me for years! (He’s the guy on the left.) Adrianne will be his counterpart on Sundays, and although she’s new, she makes up for that with her smile! And on this opening weekend, since historically it should be so much busier than a normal weekend, I have my dear friend Carol helping us, as well. She’s a long-time customer, and the one who has arranged for me to have a couple of ballet classes to attend this month. (She’s the one between Kat and Sean in the photo.)
We were completely ready for our day about half an hour before opening this morning! I was fully dressed. The mannequins were all done and placed. The booth looked great, and I had time to organize this photo! Woo hoo!
~MB
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