Good Morrow, Gentles!

YES, WE WENT THERE. I am talking about the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival, forsooth! And a merry time was had by all. Even better, we got to go with E's mom and dad, who were visiting us from out of town. Here are a couple of photos from the highlights of our day. :) 

G. and her new boyfriend, Skidmark

Let the other ladies crowd around the handsome knights. I wanted to get my picture taken with the Fool. Birds of a feather, doncha know! So here's me and Skidmark. I suspect the Village Idiot may be smarter than all the knights put together, anyway. Rather than risking getting a lance in the eye, all he has to do for his job is sit there making fun of passersby. Huzzah!  

E & Zinnia the Fairy

Now, don't freak out, but we actually had the chance to meet a real live fairy! This is Zinnia the Fairy, who was enchanting all the children - and us, too.

I don't know for sure if she is a royal garden fairy like Gladwin, but I believe they are related - maybe cousins.

I tried to ask, but unfortunately, since I am neither a magical being nor a kid, I don't speak the fairy tongue, so we could only communicate by gestures. I was able to make out that she is guided by the very famous Twig the Fairy.
 
Look at her gorgeous wings! :) Bubbles come out of her wand. It's quite amazing. She's a great fairy and she made our day.

She and Skidmark both have Facebook pages, so you can look them up.

It was a great day and we had really nice weather, too, so we were lucky. It wasn't too hot for the most part. If I can figure out how to work my new HD video camera, I'll upload the vid we took of the medieval parade. Hmm, after such a fun time, don't be too surprised if our next series down the road turns out to be a medieval fantasy of some sort! Time will tell. ;)