Friday our homeschool group took a field trip to a Celtic Festival in Sonora, CA. Dad took the day off and we headed out at 6 AM for the long drive. It was a cold morning, but nice. There was lots of pottery, jewelry, clothing booths (the girls' favorites) and weapons booths (the boys' favorites). Actually, the swords and knives were quite beautiful! One in particular had an antler handle and was gorgeous! Everyone's favorite though was the bagpipe music and singing. It made us just want to dance! We even brought home a couple of CD's to enjoy at home.
Thomas and Pierce put on a couple of pieces of chain mail that weighed 31 lbs. It made them realize how strong soldiers must have been to wear all that chain mail and armor. Lauren was really excited to see a live American Kestrel. All of the boys enjoyed learning how to load a cannon. Just before noon it began to pour. After eating lunch under a pavilion, we watched a jousting match (staged, but still kind of fun), then headed home.
I did not see the place to try on the chain armor. That's so cool!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed my visit to the blog on April 13. Can hardly wait to see you in person this summer. We used to have a saying when the house was full of people....we'll hang some on a nail to sleep. I'd like to put a link to this on my facebook page if you don't mind. There are lots of people that would love know about your family. Love, Grandma
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