Way to go, Mbo!! Sounds like a great time, and a great adventure for you too.

If there's bits of the day you can't remember, then you've done it right!

You said we could ask questions--I've got a couple for you--

You bought a set of pipes. Made by a Craft Guilder? Are they Panpipes?

Did they have craft demos? Since you're a craftsman/artist yourself, did you see anything you thought would be fun to do? In the SCA, at least, learning the guilds and crafts, as well as the protocol (YES, you bow to Queen Elizabeth, even if you ARE Mary's man--you could be tried for treason, you know) is half the fun of a persona.

Let's see--what kind of food did you have to eat? Anything strange to you? It's been a long time since I've participated in a Faire, but we always used to try to have at least one "authentic" dish for sale at the Inn.

Do you or your sister or your mom sew? If you really want to dress like the Ruadh, check out the Folkwear patterns at your local fabric store. Even Simplicity has great Celtic costumes in the Costume section, kilt and all.

And did you get any mundane names/phone numbers from the 25 assorted wenches?????

Lin