The St. Patrick's Day parade in Kalamazoo was well attended albeit not the largest nor longest of such parades. We passed out fliers for Mayfaire and Derbyshire along the route. The crowds reaction, as I saw it, was incredulous and favorable. The Queen of Mayfaire was on her throne on our float; I chose to walk. (The pictures will go up in the next few days.) The temperamental Michigan weather favored us for the parade with sunshine, clear skies and moderate temperatures. :)      

www.mayfaireren.com the last two weekends of May, including Memorial Day. I'll be here working in any of several areas, the main gate being likely.

www.derbyshirerenfaire.co... the last two weekends of June. I'll be on street cast for this one!!

The weather today is cloudy and cool for Michigan (40 degrees) which to some is just plain COLD, but this is spring? Come on, Mother Nature, you're kidding, right?

In spite of the weather not being very spring-like I started spring cleaning in my room this morning. Maybe it's good the weather is cloudy, etc. or I would be outdoors cleaning out my car. Of the projects at hand, 1. my room and 2. the car, I think getting my room handled is higher priority... to help maintain what little sanity I have to finish tax season. (Sanity and tax season, are those things compatible or mutually exclusive?)  :P

Hmm, how WILL I survive the rest of tax season? With hair on the head? Grey matter between the ears? What will happen to the runny mashed potatoes? In a rubber room from the "number madness"? Maybe just sitting a corner giggling because it's done? LOL. Thoughts anyone on how I will have fared by the end of tax season? Ready for Faire to be sure, other than that I won't venture to guess at this time.

A friend of mine from Indiana came to visit the first weekend this month; it was so good to have time together. One of those things that don't happen very often and is SO much fun!I get to return the favor and travel to Indiana for a visit in mid-April. I feel like it's one way for me to celebrate the end of tax season. Yeah!! 

I have been asked to help lead a Passover Seder in April. This will be my second time assisting with this particular Seder and I have been asked to not only do some readings, but to sing in Hebrew! Oh my, the challenge is to keep the music flowing properly without instrumental accompaniment AND with the participants ebb and flow in the course of the song. I hope my proficiency with Hebrew is still intact, aside from the musical challenge.

I found out over the weekend that I'm likely to be in Texas for a few days in May. This is very exciting, for two reasons: 1. I've never been there before, and 2. I MIGHT be able to spend a day at Scarby, maybe as a pirate, hmm, me as a pirate? Picture taking is required if this faire adventure occurs. For those of you involved I thank you and will keep you informed. 

**NOTE: Just talked to my traveling companion for the Texas venture and when I mentioned going to Scarby was told, "Sounds like fun! Let's go!!"  SO I will be at Scarby AND I will make the arrangements to be a pirate while there.**  I am so excited I'm speechless. Scarby, here I come!!!