Golden Gate Renaissance Faire

Well, It was a busy weekend with Lori going to Las Vegas for Joseph's Master Degree Graduation, and me to San Francisco, to take Lindsey and her Mom to the Golden Gate Renaissance Faire. You can read about Lori's trip on her blog, (Gramie's blog) or try Joseph's & Marinda's blog. (See Friends.) We left Walnut Creek and of course couldn't find Golden Gate Park on the GPS so we put in a business that we thought would be near the park (Golden Gate Bikes.) Well, Jaime used her phone to access the website for the faire and it gave a street address and we entered that. It was a mailing address that took us to a place about 5 miles from the park. So Jaime got a map and we entered a intersection that was close to where the fair was suppose to be and it got us to the park. I remembered where it was from there. This is the second time we got lost looking for the park, so I entered the map site into my address book so next time we don't go sightseeing around the south side of town. The faire was just as good as always (our third year,) and we enjoyed ourselves. We watched the joust put on by the Knights of Avalon, saw the Queen in the Parade, and of course spent plenty of money on costume parts for Lindsey. We got her a belt, to put her purse on, then of course she need a cup and holder so she could be like mom and grandpa. So grandpa got her a wooden mug and holder and then she wanted a knife. So grandpa got ordered to make a wooden knife like the swords he makes for her costume. (Doesn't Lindsey have Grandpa wrap around her finger.) Grandpa bought Lori and himself a magic talisman necklace for protection. He ended up going back on Sunday and getting Jaime and Lindsey a necklace also. Grandpa also bought himself a green shirt and some black pants to replace the fading ones he was always wearing. Maybe next year I'll be a vendor and sell my swords and shields.

Faire season has started and Lori and I are looking forward to going to Shrewsbury Faire in Corvallis on Sept 13, then Northern California Renfaire in Gilroy, and the Shasta Dragon Faire in Redding. Next year might add a fair to the schedule with Valhalla in Lake Tahoe (which is in June.) Till next time, See Ya.