East, Southeast, and South-Southwest

[giantsloth]

Those are the directions I traveled in the past few weekends.

East to Manteo, for a free jazz wedding on the island where the First and Lost Colonies were, as well as the Mother Vineyard. After the nuptial festivities, we went up and prowled around the archaeological reconstruction of Fort Raleigh and the Waterside Theater before heading back through the land of cotton to the city of oaks. We never did find the exact spot of the Mother Vineyard, which is on private property but evidently is still visible from the road.

Southeast to a pine tree farm on the Neuse River near Fort Barnwell, to cook some pork shoulders in a Mayan fire pit, to steam oysters and shuck them on the back of a pickup truck with Doug Sahm tunes blaring, to hike around in the woods, to stare up at the stars, and generally to remember why it's good to spend some time outdoors in the middle of nowhere.

South-Southwest to the Carolina Renaissance Festival. Last weekend a big contingent from Maryland was there, including the Pyrates Royale. Good as always to see terribleturnip, thatliardiego, and pyratelady, as well as the Pirate, BeerPam, and all the other fine folks. All of 'em stylish and talented. Of course there wasn't enough time for proper socializing, and we missed Beer Poker, and so on. So it goes.

There are worse ways to spend the weekends, y'know?

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_stranger_here/]

You've become a true Renaissance man, haven't you? Sounds like a lovely time.

[giantsloth.livejournal.com]

They were all lovely times. Not sure about the Renaissance man bit, though. I think I prefer Cenozoic man, or maybe Perpendicular Gothic man. Usonian Automatic man? Hmmm.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_stranger_here/]

I'm inclined toward Art Nouveau Man myself. But is it Period?

[giantsloth.livejournal.com]

Edwardian teas are supposed to be big with the dress-up/re-enactor crowd. If you're going to have an Edwardian tea, who better to crash it than Art Nouveau Man?

[terribleturnip.livejournal.com]

Purdy neat.