Time seems very island in the Renaissance Festival! Everyone seemed to running late! So we were disappointed that we did not find Twig the (Celebrity) Fairy (Katy has her book - a gift fromAunt Arlys).
But we did have fun talking with the thief Adrian Quinn after Mother admired his coat. Katy was very disapproving of his thieving lifestyle.
Later, knowing Katy has for many years need afraid of thieves and nervous about then breaking and entering into our house while we are away, Mother tried patiently to explain to Katy in the car that he wasn't a real thief but just playing a character. Katy replied equally patiently that "yes, but it would not be respectful of him if we did not treat him seriously as a thief" as he had obviously put so much effort into his character. Out of the mouth of babes!
We had a rest stop in the sky chairs lounge!
And then we found the practice sword and shield kits!
The shows were many and awesome but what I really loved about the Festival was the non commercial feel to the while thing. I loved that it was a bunch of amateursin the literal sense of the word - passionate (and usually witty) enthusiasts who were good sprorts and generously loved sharing their passions with everyone at the Festival. The thief Adrian Quinn was not a performer or official festival character but just an enthusiast who loves to come to the festival to hang out.
I also loved the structure of the festival with a really low entrance fee and then you give to performers as though they are busking. So in the spirit of Festivals.
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