But I went out for awhile during the day on Saturday, then came home to take care of Tyler for awhile - feed, walk, brush, play for an hour or so - then went back out to hang out for awhile in the evening. I came home around midnight, so I got to spend a decent amount of time, and the drive home wasn't too bad.
I didn't get a lot of pictures, only two. The motley crue around the campfire when I returned in the evening ...
... and, who knew? Captain Jack Sparrow was merchanting at War Practice. I snapped a shot of him and the Dread Reverend plotting some scheme or other.
Today the weather took a downward turn, it's cold ... so no yard work today. Yesterday was fun, but tiring, so I may just take today as a relaxing do nothing day. Or I could work on the Imaginarium, which is still pretty much a disaster area.
I'd like to work on my garb, sorting it out, planning or making new pieces, because I've gotten really re-psyched about the SCA this year ... but it's frustrating - I still haven't figured out how I'm going to go to Pennsic, with no dog sitter. Because I don't believe Tyler's "only" a dog, and he's wildly spoiled, I am extremely particular about who watches him. Maybe to an unnecessary extreme, but ... that's me. With him losing his eyesight and hearing, I am far more particular than I used to be about how he's cared for. He needs more care and attention now than he used to.
I know, I'm probably over-protective of him, but I don't care. He's 14 1/2, he deserves to have these 'later years' be soft and cushiony for him. I'd rather spoil him now while he's here, and have no regrets later.
Of course, I do sometimes remind myself, it's only a week ... how bad could it be? Even if he was upset, he'd probably recover quickly once I came home.
Sigh. Well, we'll see. There have been a few offers, I'm weighing things out and thinking. But since I'm still unsure, it's hard to get psyched about garb and Pennsic.
On the other hand, chances are I'll find a way to go at least some of the time, even if I have to do like I did for War Practice, and day trip. That actually has its advantages, and I've threatened to do it before even when I had a dog-sitter. Because being out there non-stop for days on end can get exhausting. It's always ungodly hot, and the heat really gets to me ... I wilt like an unwatered houseplant, have no energy, I'm tired all the time. It's easy to romanticize Pennsic, because it's such a magical place, but the bare bones reality of it is that I spend 75% of Pennsic sitting around in camp bored because I don't have the energy to do anything, and I can't even take a nap because it's 110 degrees in my tent (not that that would help, because I'm not sleepy, just physically exhausted from the heat). The only time I perk up is around sundown, or on the rare, freakishly cloudy or cool day.
Daytripping has many advantages. Not being out in the heat 24/7 for 10 days, when I am there, I may have more tolerance for it. I wouldn't have to worry about a giant cooler and 10 days' worth of food. I wouldn't have to worry about garb because I'd be home every night, I could wash things out if I needed to. "Real" showers, and a clean cool bed to sleep in every single night. If it pours rain, I don't have to go deal with it.
The only down sides would be the expense of the gas money to drive back and forth (it's 40 minutes one-way, not horrible, but not cheap either); and the mile-long trek from the parking lot to camp twice a day every day I'm there (hey, I'd probably lose weight!). But that's only two negatives for a bunch of positives.
Hmmm. That bears serious consideration.
So, having my garb unpacked, mended or whatever needs done, and ready to go would still be a wise investment of time.
There - I think I talked myself into it, I might spend today working on garb and planning the logistics of a day-trip Pennsic.
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