Happy November First! The last day of the Ohio Renaissance Festival was yesterday, and while I am sad that the season is over, I am happy to be free to devote time to some other parts of my life. This season of the festival was one of the best I can remember. Wench Collecting took... Continue Reading →
Celtic Fest Ohio 2021
This past weekend Ohio Renaissance Park hosted Celtic Fest 2021. The day featured many regional, national and international bands, dancers, etc as well as vendors and just general good times. I went in an effort to see and talk to as many wenches as I could as well as just to spend some time in... Continue Reading →
Magical Days, Madrigal Nights – Final Weekend
Saturday was the final day of the Ohio Renaissance Festival's Magical Days, Madrigal Nights and it was an absolutely magical day. For this final adventure it was just me and my friend, fellow wench and lady gang member, Susan. We arrived about 3:30 and almost immediately ran into friends who were attending for the first... Continue Reading →
Magical Days, Madrigal Nights – Part 2
My husband and I's 8th wedding anniversary was on the 6th. To celebrate we bought feast tickets to the Magical Days, Madrigal Nights event happening at the Ohio Renaissance Festival. We also decided to indulge and do the Witches of Willy-Nilly Whiskey Tasting. The Whiskey Tasting was fun and delicious, for $35 per person you... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Blogtober!!
It is that time of year again, my favorite month and the month when I blog everyday. I have no idea what that might involve for 2020, but expect lots of fun fall, Halloween and other such content. Also some poetry, because that is what I am studying currently in school. On a gorgeous Sunday... Continue Reading →
It Should be Opening Day…
If the world was as it should be today would be the opening day of the Ohio Renaissance Festival. Seth and I would be making our first wander around the grounds saying our hellos to our Rennie family. We would have gotten there early in order to finish dressing in the parking lot, and would... Continue Reading →
Celebrating the Last Day of Festival
Today was the last day of the Ohio Renaissance Festival for 2019. This was an amazing year for me. The wenches guild is growing and developing into something wonderful and the fact that I am a part of that is a massive source of pride for me. The wenches of Local 73 are some of... Continue Reading →
The State of My State
My life feels like a most delightful form of chaos currently. I am halfway into my first semester of my Grad school and I am already realizing that I may have made a mistake. My thought was to take my English degree and make it more practical by studying Communication - Social Media and Marketing... Continue Reading →
Are you going to Renaissance Faire? Part 1
Did you sing that title? I did. Thanks Simon and Garfunkel. It was the September of 1995 that my mom bought tickets and took me for the first time to the Ohio Renaissance Festival. I remember walking through the front gate that day and thinking "This is it. I am home." It is a feeling... Continue Reading →
Camping in the Summer and Midsummer Masquerade
My husband and I spent the weekend camping in Caeser Creek with some friends so that we could attend Midsummer Masquerade at the grounds of the Ohio Renaissance Festival. Friday it was ninety some degrees and about 150% humidity on Friday when we arrived for camping. We got set up and only melted slightly in... Continue Reading →