Another Crystal Chamfron in the Books

 Crystal Chamfron was this weekend. I couldn't attend for long, unfortunately, but I got to spend quality time with a friend I rarely see, briefly saw other friends, and rode long enough to maintain authorization. It is still brutally hard to be around horses, but all in all it was a good morning. Had my recalcitrant body not dictated otherwise, I would have stayed longer.

The Argent Scriptorium

Years ago (has it really been YEARS now?), our Barony had a scriptorium, a guild of scribes who gathered on a regular basis to work on projects and generally hang out and be supportive. And then various Real Life circumstances interfered, and the scriptorium ceased to meet. I have been wanting to see if it could be stirred back to life, so I started poking people. I was met with a great deal of enthusiasm, and I'm very pleased to say that the Argent Scriptorium will have its first meeting tomorrow night after shaking off its dormancy.

A work in progress

 

I unfortunately do not know the source of this lovely B, as it was a printout given to me to try without further background. If I ever find more information, I will add it here. It is proving to be a nice learning piece, though.

Just in time for the new year...

 ...I have a shiny new badge.

Suggested to me by our wonderful herald Kallinikos of Rhodes, it is fieldless, a Persian double-bow azure. I had been mulling possibilities for ages but would never have come up with such a perfect and delightful badge on my own. I already have a lengthy list of applications for it!

I finished a thing!

 This bar and vine piece has been lingering in my scribal box for awhile...since before the pandemic, in fact. Today I dragged it out and finished it. It only needed the whitework and lining. My hands shake much worse than they used to, but I'm still happy with how some of the whitework turned out. I love the little arrows and half stars; the little leaf highlights look a bit clumsy here and there, but they add some interest and were worth trying, I think.

Chamfron

 We attended our first in-person event since the pandemic began, and it was Crystal Chamfron, the event I started. As with all Chamfrons since I lost Aziza, my feelings were mixed; I want to support the equestrian community, and I hope to take part in it again someday, but being around horses tears my heart out all over again. On the positive side, it was absolutely delightful to spend time with friends, especially those from outside the area. A rider and SCAdian I admire sought my input on a personal matter, flattering me tremendously, and later Wylle was called up in court (twice!) to receive awards (including one that utilized one of my scroll blanks, funnily enough). Despite it being a soggy Saturday, the event was a great success. It was my favorite Chamfron in a long while.

I rode enough to keep my authorizations. I had intended to spend some time on the archery range, but that got rained out. I did, however, get my bows inspected, including the "new" Pony bow that I haven't even gotten to fire yet, so when Wylle gets the range at the farm cleared, I can resume practice. I'm looking forward to it. I am not a good archer by any stretch, but I do enjoy shooting. It is one of the more medieval/immersive SCA activities for me. There is a fundamental satisfaction about archery buried somewhere in my lizard brain, I think!

Our Barony has been meeting in person for a short while, and if things continue as they are, we will likely start attending again soon. I'm eager to return to fighter's practice. Between that, archery, and my scribal interests, I definitely have enough to keep me busy for awhile.

The Right Direction

Today, with Wylle's help, I managed to gather all of my scribal gear in one place for the first time in an age. It is still a manageably-sized pile, and now contained enough to take projects to meetings and events once they begin happening once more. In the meantime, just handling the pads of paper and tubes of paint made me itch to work...perhaps in the next few days I'll find myself a corner of the table and play with some designs.