Our second trip of the season to the Connecticut Renaissance Fair. Absolutely perfect weather–a crisp 60 degrees for a high, with most of the day stalling in the mid 50’s was ideal for layering; our preferred method of using our plentiful garb.
I am most fond of cold-weather fair going because I have so. many. clothes. to choose from, I never want to wear just one layer but am often forced too because so many festivals take place at the height of summer. It is always a very happy occasion when we can move about in costume without fear of melting.
Last time we were at the fair, we won a gift certificate to have our photo taken professionally, and to receive a 5×7 print. Shown at the top of the post is our raiding party in front of that cheesy fantasy backdrop, with the dog looking more like our hostage than a willing participant. She didn’t care for the instability of the pillow in the photo booth, but she was the whole reason we were there, because it was her good looks that won us the certificate in the first place.
I made the beast a new costume for this outing so that she wouldn’t have to be seen wearing the same costume two times in a row. More photos of which can be seen here. As the sun warmed up her fur, we stored the red hood which identified her as ‘Little Red’ Riding Hood. She was happy to sit in the shade in her pretty dress while we learned about 15th century Bavarian war-craft.
It was an extremely fall day, what with the weather, and the enjoyment of hot apple cider (with rum), cider donuts, and warm starchy foods. On the way home from the faire we even stopped to buy pumpkins and mums for the front porch. The other farm patrons loved our costumes, but loved the dog’s most of all, of course.
Tovi did not care much for the gun-fire in this historical demonstration, but otherwise had a wonderful day meeting other dogs and being pet by royalty.
I didn’t get many photos of myself, but tried to take a few candids of Jake in his new tunic, which I blogged more about last week.
And since I already referenced the front porch, below is a photo of how the spooky front steps are coming along this year. The large mums on the left will open orange.
