I am home lounged in front of the TV watching Music & Lyrics. Tiziano climbed up onto the couch, circled and plopped down leaning against me to hinder my ability to refill my bourbon. Torre is crouched quietly on the other side of the couch.

I love coming home. My weekend at the Oklahoma Renaissance Festival was fun, but exhausting. I must confess too much so. I feel wiped, and we head back on Thursday for a Three day weekend. That will be touch methinks. But it's hard to complain when I had the joy of spending time at Mother Pockets Soup Kitchen with the whole family. And family they are. I love that group. Such kind, good-hearted people, they take away the stress and worries of the world by being.

The weekend had lots of other pleasures too. The Castle Muskogee is a good faire. They have a strong cast and some of our most-amazing friends through the years perform there, like Bedlam Bards, Queen's Gambit, The Lord Mayor's Company, and many more. I got to meet Alexander James Adams, see The Jolly Rogers, Lord Kerridwyn, Nancy Daily Green, and of course, there were shows.

Our shows went great. I got to meet my friend Emilee's new baby (stunningly cute!). We hung out with our Monkey, and played music better than ever. Aside from the physical exhaustion, it was a good weekend. And there are three more to go! :)