Feast of Fools

This past weekend was our Baronies annual Feast of Fools. Last year the event was cancelled due to weather and this year looked to be the same. But we managed to get a lovely if windy day in between snow and ice storms. I wasn't expecting a lot and frankly some of our local events have become rather boreing. But it was a pleasant enough day though with little to do. That in itself was rather nice. Their Majesties were in attendence and Queen Anna had her mundane mother along. I spent a lovely 45 minutes talking to her. We had met previously and shared a few common interests. I live in a house next door to one of her oldest friends. She also works for Barnes and Noble and I hunt the book store regularly. She is a delightful lady.

Duke Garreck from Drachenweld has recently moved into town and he and his lady Countess Yasimin attended this as their first official local event. I had some fond memories of him as he was the sitting King when I autocrated my first Crown Tournament. He gave me my Linquiestring (sp). It was fun to sit with them at Feast. I was lucky enough to get a seat at the table as I had not registered for Feast and was thinking to go home when ThorvaldR offered me an open seat and Khiara said that I might serve for my meal.

Now the most wonderful part of the day was the fabulous Feast made by no other then Mistress Elainna (Mem as she is fondly known). She is one of the best Scadian cooks that I know of. Though I have frequently eaten better food, nothing is so consistently good as one of her Feasts. I heard her say that this was her last one. She feels she is getting too old to continue the Art of Cooking Feast. I am saddened by that but happy that I was in attendence. Mistress Rivka was there as well as THL Ursula. Both are such wonderful people to see. You never get to talk to them however as they are always too busy in the kitchen.

We ended the evening at Club Dragonsspine in THL ThorvaldR's home. It was a very good evening catching up with old friends, many of whom had not attended the event. I had only one Cosmo and suffered it's ill effect all through the following day. At leaste I did not wrinkle up like a prune this time. So much for my wild life.