Car, demo, etc.

First - it turns out that Sapphy needed only a new battery and new spark plugs to be running just fun. I enjoyed driving my BFF's Impala as a loaner, but man, it was nice to get my own car back! I watched T and B's pets this weekend as a thank you, and spent several hours longer than I'd intended because their dog was lonely and their cats were begging to go out. Also got to watch some enjoyably silly pseudo-archaeology on the History Channel, which for once wasn't showing assassination crap or Hitler documentaries.

My cold is over, which is good; I missed helping a friend get her house ready for a very sick loved one because I didn't want to risk infecting anyone. I'm going to see about visiting later this week to check on them. I'm also going to work on a raffle quilt to help them defray medical expenses, since of course insurance isn't covering all their care :(

Bergental did a demo for the Medieval Fair at Ventfort Hall, a 28 room "summer cottage" in the Berkshires. The building is a magnificent Elizabethan-themed mansion, the weather was flawless, and we drew almost 500 people! They definitely want us back next year, and I left them my card in case they're interested in hosting a lecture on what Henry VIII and his family *really* had on their beds.

And so it goes.