Thursday 23 August 2012

23rd August - Thursday and the Crimson Moon Internet Cafe...

Sunny morning - walk the dogs around the big field and back to the glade for a cup of tea.

Most sereal situation - Sam has a lap top out and doing some spreadsheet stuff... so I decide to get the Blog done !!
So middle of a wood - it looks like an internet cafe!!
One of the traders has one of the fancy phones that creates a WI FI hot spot - so do not even have to use the dongle..  However - he does have a sense of humour and his network connection is "Big Cocky"...
So my machine is telling me that I have successfully connected to Big Cocky!!!

Oh well  see if I can get a photo or two up....


Crimson Moon Internet Cafe

Our Log Bench



the glade
Wednesday 23rd August - Set up and more

So we get a good day for building the Moon -
Stays dry with an occasional shower and by mid afternoon we are joined by Sam and Pippa.
Most of the set up done by evening and the outside bar area looks really good.
Had a dead tree in the middle that looked a little dangerous - so the Scouts just happened to have a tree surgeon handy who shopped it down to a stump.
As he left one trunk - I suggest that he created a dip in the stump and we get an extra bench !!!


21st AUgust 2012 - Tuesday - PACCAR

Oh well - it had to happen sometime of course.
You can drive 1500 miles to Germany and back - but if you go to HiQ tyres before your journey and decide to have all the tyres checked and because you are heavy - decide to up the pressures to 65 instead of the standard 60 - then you are bound to have a blown tyre on the Motorway!!!

And we do !!
Nothing we can see twith it - just a flat - no nail or cut - but looks as thought the valve went and then of course we have a tyre which has been driven on.

So - there you go - £115 for a new tyre " Sorry we only have the expensive one in your size" say ATS - but we got to them just before they closed and they fitted the new tyre - and the RAC man was very nice and led us to the ATS store so we did not miss them..

However - it means wse get to PACCAR at about 9pm - too late to do anything in the glades -
So a nights sleep ( and a couple of cans of Bass which I had the forethought to take!!)
in the bunks of the Ref Cabin...   Most uncomfortable beds I have been in for a long time - but

I sleep well anyway .....

And then Tuesday...
Up early - mainly because of the beds being uncomfortable!!....
A look at the glade and we decide it is going to be do-able.
We think we can get an extra section of tent into the galde making a Five Master rather than the normal four master - and with the extra piece of canvass - we decide that we can drape that across the glade as shelter....

First two master up and the five master up by 1pm.
Dry and we can get the trailer in - so carriage not too bad.
Bookers arive so stock in .....
Party Plastics arrive and no-one actually mentions it -
so when the skies open and the rain comes down in torrents of monsoon - then at least the tents are weatherproof....

A few people in for the evening - including some new tarders who are trying LARP after being re-enactors....

Bottle of wine and the fire is burning well....
Night


Monday 20 August 2012

20th August 2012 - Monday and off ....

House finished - painters came frost thing this morning and finished the cleaning and the wash down - and must say it looks rather good.
Trailer and Van sorted yesterday so only the kitchen and a bit of sorting of the wine to dao this morning .
Decided not to take al the wines - just a selection of those left and maybe will get some Spiced Mead and maybe some Strawberry and Cherry for use, if we can get it delivered.

Party Plastics on line order. The Old wine glasses that we use seem to have disappeared - so will experiment with a new box - sounds like they are meant for the water coolers so may be a little flimsy - will be okay for the Pimms methinks. Ta T a Tiffin party up to 230 members now!!

Better check my lists !!!.  All seems to be there ...

Sad to say - glasses are a very expensive part of the business these days. Oh for good reenactors who all bring their own tankards and we only require one for measuring!!



Its just wrong, I'm sure its not allowed that the crimson moon staff retire, what is a poor green one and the spirit of a green one going to do without the holy wolven bar that made us feel very welcome and a second home to us in times of need, and even wrote our song, missing a few small igni,insigni, a few little fiings of unimportance like trying to interveiw the blood queen to gett her piont of veiw on the war, to name a few others that mattered to reporters trying to make a living while on the front line of battle asking questions like' what are we doing hear again, this dosnt feel like a time ffor goblin heroics, how far is it to the crimson moon?'
But their was bloodsox and gruesum, and they made an awesum twosum, or better known as ' there was a green one and a green one and a ........... ( awesome song) now having had my goblin rant as my new rank as chief and the vioce of the mongol hord or at least some of them and herold of the steppe,,,,,, Please please sign my potition to stop such a bad thing happen, (on bended knee) dont leave us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
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And from the weekend - the Falcon Display...
Think this is the one that is trained to bring the ring to the Groom at a wedding...
Nice idea ...

So - once more unto the breach dear friends ...

Sunday 19 August 2012

19th August 2012 - An unexpected day at home...

Looking at the weather as the rain hammered against the window pane this morning, and following the weather reports later on the TV - it seems that we may have made an excellent choice in deciding to leave Scolton Manor last night. While the BBC and the reporters in the south east are moaning that it is the hottest day of the year - we are under a band of torrential rain.

However - it is Sunday and that means that the van can park outside the house on the single yellow line and so it is full of "stuff" and I can get around to emptying it as the rain stops.
It is strangely full to the gunnel's - which is quite strange as it was half empty when we left yesterday morning - but that is planning and packing for you....

Posted the photos of the Welsh Horse, and suddenly find out that almost everyone is local. Have had a load of photos tagged by a "Friend of a Friend" - turns out to be boyfriend of one of the riders, who has worked in the Sports shop and tells me that he has made some of our T Shirts !!
Small World...
Lovely shots of Rusty and some random children....










and of course 
Farmer Jesse himself....  with Doris









Managed to sleep in until 11am despite the rain and have uploaded a few photos...
Best go and have some brunch - can't call it breakfast at this time.. Think that Scarmbled Egg on Toast is called for....

Ta Ta Tiffin at the Tavern seems to be keeping very popular. 200 have said they will be attending - well it is just up the path for them if they are on site...  but still touched by some of the comments.

So when it comes to the end if an era the is an event of such magnitude that it changes the world.

The meteor that killed the dinosaurs, the great fire of London, to name but two.

The disaster here is that mum and dad will not be running the moon but heading to a small norscan small holding that will involve sheep and a jersey cow called Florence.

I just wanted to wish you all the best and thank you for all the fun times I have had in the moon.

So post here your favourite moonie moments and share the best times in the moon.

Bubba da barman
Proud to be a moonie!!!

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  • Zara Cunliffe That would be the 1st tapestry festival, Mick was just recollecting the young man with the enormous, suspicious "cigarette" that was was insisting it was alright to smoke inside the tavern, until you turned up Darren :)
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  • Zara Cunliffe Favourite Crimson Moon moments at CP are hearing the Moredhel song and the "Friendly little cat song"
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  • Zara Cunliffe Best behind the bar moment was defending Suzie & Rachel getting the money to the right place & winning the Scurvy scum pirate event
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  • Derek Degs Gibbin That would be one of the bints from memories past, yes. Possibly the loudest recital of the chat up line I ever heard, lol.
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  • Crimson Moon the orange !!!
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  • Derek Degs Gibbin and there I am hiding at the back, (I too was a chat up line virgin that year, lol)
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  • Jon-Paul Filkins While not there in person, the time Captain Hunter robbed the Crimson Moon at a scurvy scum event has to be a classic.
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  • Crimson Moon Agnes " YOu will have this Gold over my dead Body !!"
    Hunter "Those terms are suitable.."
    BANG !!!
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  • Rachael E Watts Having the crimson moon at our wedding, it made it absolutely perfect....also seeing relatives faces in the evening when the pussy cat song started, fab
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  • Victoria Pilgrim It's got to be standing on a bench singing 'Randall My Son' and watching the entire Crimson Moon (including Volsanger) get stuck in and steadily more drunk on each cue : )
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  • A sad sad day,

    Mum and Dad (adopted). I just want to take this opportunity to say that I love you with all my heart.

    For laughter, comfort, joy, singing, dry, warmth, companionship, friendship, food, Crabbies, Du duh-d d du der du, too many good times and a beautiful promise to my future.

    Thankyou both for all of it, I'll be there. And I'll be drunk.

    (I'm still not gonna join in with that "green" song)
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    An age comes to an end and the gods have rolled there dice...

    I just want to say thank you for many happy hours of pleasure, drink and protection from those nasty gribblys that got bump in the night!

    Two of my favorite personal experience from the Crimson Moon are when the those saucy wenches persuaded me to buy a babycham & brandy mix! To this day I still do not regret it! ;-) MY second is when I had Vollsanger sing one of my favourite songs at me, Do Virgins Taste Better and oh how I enjoyed every second of it though I though he was insinuating something... XD

    But I just want to thank you yet again for everything you have done for the larp community and I hope the future brings you all the best! =D
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    End of the day ..  House Painted and they did a nice job - coming back tomorrow to wash the gutters and clean the windows which wasn't really part of the deal but is part of the service .

    Trailer loaded. Van Loaded . Just the Kitchen and travelling stuff to load tomorrow - so well ahead of schedule.  Seems the weather at Scolton improved my mid day - but not worried - was the right decision.
    Took a lot longer to load this evening than expected - must be getting older !!!

    So, the Welsh Horse seem to like their photos and are tagging each other ...
    Ta Ta  Tiffin seems to be as popular as ever ....
    Off on the road tomorrow      ....
    Bottle of Red - Simply Cotes du Rhone - I know - it is french - but it was either that or the Meths
    I will have a scotch to take the taste away later

    just saw this one - so adding it ..
    Its just wrong, I'm sure its not allowed that the crimson moon staff retire, what is a poor green one and the spirit of a green one going to do without the holy wolven bar that made us feel very welcome and a second home to us in times of need, and even wrote our song, missing a few small igni,insigni, a few little fiings of unimportance like trying to interveiw the blood queen to gett her piont of veiw on the war, to name a few others that mattered to reporters trying to make a living while on the front line of battle asking questions like' what are we doing hear again, this dosnt feel like a time ffor goblin heroics, how far is it to the crimson moon?'
    But their was bloodsox and gruesum, and they made an awesum twosum, or better known as ' there was a green one and a green one and a ........... ( awesome song) now having had my goblin rant as my new rank as chief and the vioce of the mongol hord or at least some of them and herold of the steppe,,,,,, Please please sign my potition to stop such a bad thing happen, (on bended knee) dont leave us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
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