maevebran

So today I had two demos in middle schools for the Society for Creative Ananchronism (the Medival recreation group Earc and I belong to) and dance practice this evening. I spent the day introducing myself as Bantierna Meadhbha inghean Bhrain Mhuilleoir (Lady Maeve daughter of Bran the Miller in 12th- 13th century Irish Gealic). The morning demo I bored a bunch of middle schoolers with talk on pottery while Earc did the heraldry thing to two classes. Earc didn't go to the second demo and I had him take the heraldry books home leaving me with the pottery. So what was I asked to talk about at the second demo? You guessed it heraldry. So I (with the help of another Lady) did 20 minutes of extmporaneous talk on heraldry with three examples of coats of arms and no books. Twice.

Then this evening was dance practice. We danced all the spritely dances (which are my favorites, but Trenchmore with three couples is nearly as much fun as five or more couples because you don't get as dizzy and that's the fun part)and some other more sedate dances.

Oh did I mention I did this on three hours of sleep with an hour nap. Maeve is about to be dead.

I must thank