October and the OVPR Rendezvous is here! Mother Nature was very gracious to us this year, the weather was absolutely perfect for tent camping & socializing. The day time temps allowed for shift, petticoat & bodices or shirt, breeches & weskit to be all one needed to wear. Of an evening a light matchcoat or sleeved weskit was nice but not absolutely necessary. No wind, no rain – truly Shining Times!
The Witches Lair
The spring rendezvous is often blessed with a fine informal tea attended by ladies who might not have great earthly wealth but possessed great inner grace and womanly strength. A fine & gentel gathering it is too.
The Witches Signpost
The fall ‘Vous hosts a rather different affair. Oh it looks like an informal (as opposed to high) tea but its participants know the old ways and wisdom. These are witches & wisewoman; loyal above all to their friends, perilous to their foes.
A Friend of Witches
The Witch’s Lair is easy enough to find.
Broom Parking
Secure valet broom parking is available to one and all.
Wiches or Wisewomen?
What is this? A Masquerade? How devious! Witch or Wisewoman, who can say? How now indeed.
Witches Methinks
Witches drinking witches brew for sure. Those are not tea cups!
A Wisewoman in an Owl Mask
Obviously a Wisewoman, no witch would dare to appear as an Owl Avatar.
The Princess
A princess perchance in this gathering of crones? Methinks nay.
A Pirate & A High Elf
Truly this is an eclectic gathering.
Two Young Apprentices
Apprentices were welcome at the tea. But are they apprenticed to witches or wisewomen? The mask hides all.
Two More Apprentices
Be they witch or wisewomen in training clearly the Old Ways are being learned by the young ones.
The Apprentices’ Caucus
Well at least the Future of the Learning is secure. There are many hands here to carry the Traditions.
The Witches Tea Hosts
T’wod be amiss to not honor our gracious hosts. T’was their want to have a Masquerade at the Gathering.
The Gathering
A Grand Time was had by one and all – even if we weren’t quite sure who we all were, or so we all pretended.
The Barking Spider Inn
This is the (In)Famous Barking Spider Inn. Of a Friday or Saturday night it hosts all sorts of woods runners, casual laborers, tinkers, peddlers and itinerant musicians as well as even less savory sorts.
A Gentile Gathering of Ladies
But it’s Saturday afternoon and the Inn is a reformed establishment. Here a ladies from the better classes are playing a social game of cards. No gambling or cheating here! (Well maybe just a wee little bit. Hee Hee!)
A Prosperous Goodwife
The Ladies Social is open to one and all – as long as they are in truth ladies. No masquerades here!
Two More Goodwives
Spirits and Special Stuff is available for all. (Special Stuff has no alcohol.) Man handling the barkeep is strickly forbidden.
The Good Alewife & Two Matrons of the Town
Barb the Alewife (center above) and her 2 friends see that no unpleasantnesses occur in her establishment. Personally I think facing the local court would be easier than crossing these worthy women.
The House Social Band
The house band knows many a lively tune to entertain the gathered ladies of the town. The guitar player is even rather handsome although the waterman sometimes needs a little reminder of just what is and is not proper.
Grandma, Mama & The Twins
Mama Heather capped the festivities by bringing her twins to meet & greet everyone. They are cute as 2 kittens in a basket.
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