(She has, since, been dubbed the "Period Voodoo Doll" but we won't tell her that . . .)
At any rate, the A&S competition was just amazing. The quality of the entries was superb, and I don't envy the job of the judges. Not only the entries were awesome, but there were a lot of them. (I believe that the judging didn't end until 4 p.m.)
The winner in the end, was the awesome pair of embroidered linen socks (with card-woven garters) by Lady Alina Silverthorne. I must confess that I have been a fan of her work for quite a while, and I do hope to see her at more events.
(Which won't stop me from gunning for her next next year! I want
You can see Wilhelmina, Alina's entry, and the rest, in
Not only that, but I was extremely proud of my sweetie,

I could go on and on, with
The Bardic Competition was very high-caliber as well. I went on with two Sephardic songs, and was very happy with my performance. However,

(Hey,

In the end, our team, "Belfabulous and the Boys", tied for first place with "Lion's Keep." We slugged it out at Court with a cutthroat game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, between Yours Truly and James de Biblesworth. Alas, we were bested again and "Lion's Keep" became the new Chalice Team Champions.
(Watch out! We will fight to get our
And that's it for now.
Like I said, I will be posting pics later. Once I get some more sleep and my brain back.