We spent all day the 8th at the Ohio Renaissance Festival and then came home and were in bed exhausted by 8pm. It was a beautiful fall day and Viking Weekend which led to possibly record breaking numbers at Ohio Ren. Plus we had visiting wenches from Michigan who invaded and were part of Wench... 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 →
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 →
Are You Going to Renaissance Faire? Part 2
So...I became a wench. And on the forums at wench.org I met many new wonderful women from all over who were from all walks of life. Including my lovely friends Gellis Indigo (Jean) and Grace (Sarah). In 2006 I worked for a booth at the Ohio Renaissance Festival for several weeks with a coworker, and... 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 →
In which the Heroine pretends to be a Viking…
This weekend is the 16th annual Ashville Viking Festival in Ashville, OH. Seth and I have been attending for at least 10 years, and we always have a great time and spend far too much money. This year we are having meet ups for the International Wenches Guild both days as well as having Wench... Continue Reading →