Well!  I am amazed at how much it takes to change EVERYTHING on the web nowadays!  A mighty effort - but a happy one!

And the reason for this merry outburst?  This wee Lark has finally found her Home and Nest! 

I am now in Canton, Ohio with my Love...  my Donovan.  We married here on September 19, 2009 and are deliriously happy.  He is a great supporter of my music and art - and I hope that holds true once I get hold of a sewing machine and start costuming again! 

Our wedding was like a dream....  not quite Ren, but close.  There were some friends, Jim and Sylvia Kalal, who played music for both the ceremony and the reception.  Sylvia played Vivaldi and the music from "Dangerous Beauty" (my favorite movie about the 15th century Venetian courtesans...) on a real 19-string Baroque Lute!!!

He has been taking me out to some of the open mic nights locally, and - believe it or not - the folks here are really warming up to rennie music - the celtic and folk stuff I do!  The autoharp and my whistles are a big hit!  There is a restaurant in downtown Canton called the Iris that is run by a Scot - and a real Robert Burns Dinner is celebrated every January.  Looks like I may be playing professionally for the one next year!

Faire-wise, we went out to the Great Lakes Medieval Faire in Geneva over the summer.  Quite a delightful faire, really - but it needs some serious support from the Faire Community.  Seems there is a local polititian who is trying to put them out of business.  Check it out... the story is online if you google it...   I don't know if we are going to be able to make the big Ohio Renfest.  Money and distance are issues this year - but next year for sure! 

I may venture out in The Dress for All Hallows' Eve, and see what might come of that... 

So...  who am I close to here in Canton?  Musicians, perhaps?  Costumers? 

Greetings and Salutations to All! Finally! I have made it to the Colorado Faire... and I love it!

It really IS all up hill... the Unicorn said it was a magic spell... but that doesn't stop me - nor all the other wonderful folk that were there! I ran into Willow and Captain... and was so glad to see acts like Iris and Rose and those wonderful Nunnys!! I have pics posted of our forays there... it was so lovely that I wore the big Jeweled Dress and didn't even break a sweat! It was a big hit, too... sometimes I couldn't go 10 feet without being photographed! But.. they loved my Wenchly Lark too... and Ioved the faire! Lots of good music... and small intimate stages in between the larger performance areas. Cast in Bronze is lawn seating... but very well attended!

Another thing I really liked was all the local artisans. There were many shops with things that were pretty unique. I love shopping and discovering new wonders!

I have made contact with the faire and who knows... next year, maybe I will be singing there! *crossing fingers* I have a new CD that is almost finished... and when it is, I hope to be traveling to promote it! Any ideas? *grins* hugs to all...

Lark