I Love Deadlines...

...and the whooshing sound they make as they fly by!

My goodness is it only 2 and a half weeks until my trailer hits the festival grounds for the biggest event?

I've been working really hard on the Medieval Festival Opening Ceremony and am feeling that this is coming together fairly well. I've has a delightful meeting with the Lord Herald which we decided to have whilst having High Tea in the City (because more meetings should be conducted that way!) I've confirmed the musicians, our delightful medieval friends, Wayward, from Germany for the wayward musicians.


I've got my Lead Lady who is required to be big and showy.

I have confirmed our Knight, the stunningly gorgeous winged lion, Sir Richard Sheffield (ladies, please form an orderly queue for swooning.)

I have made up the run sheets and the maps for moving the various performers on the field and have almost finished the props and accessories. I've needed to make 4 more flower crowns for the guards, a cream surcote with beaded gold trim for miles around the hem and side openings and the Shield of Valour is almost finished. One more day's work to finish it, I think.

I've arranged transport and food and prizes and giveaways and my stall helpers for this year and all the sets of clothes for them.

I'm hoping that it goes well. It's been a lot of work!