[MR] What excited you at Pennsic?

[Gerita della Mara]

> Oh? It's been several years since I could go to Pennsic, so I've not 
> seen or heard of these before. More details, please? Were these just 
> drawn on the ground or were these actually walls to travel between? 
> I'm sorry that none were large (wide?) enough that could negotiate 
> them in your chair.

They're chalked on the ground.  When it rains, or too many people have 
trodden them, they just draw new ones....frequently new 'designs' as 
well.  This year, I saw them near the barn, and someone had a time piece 
drawn at the crossroads near the food court that worked by the person's 
shadow...neat!  Well, not being a size for a wheelchair is not 
unexpected....after all, over 11,000 people in attendance could walk 
them...and did!
>
> Hmmm. Ballistas...

No foolin!  We had a really good archer in our camp, too (Merlin)!
>
> You *made* leeches???  From what I've heard you can easily just go 
> down to Cooper's Lake and fish them out of there...
> :-)  Or maybe that's just the lake at Gulf Wars.

Nah. We make them out of felt, usually. These were done from linen (the 
Scribes) and T-shirt stuff (EMS) and beads.  They're given as 'thank 
you's' for folks' hard work at First Aid Point.

Gerita


-- 
Gerita della Mara Seneschal, Barony of Highland Foorde Chamberlain, 
Their Excellencies Siegfried and Francesca