[BaldyBeardyBloke]

This Saturday sees the Waikato Waldorf School put on their annual Medieval Carnival with stalls, rides and lot's of idiots dressed like it's year 500BC.

Legend has it that this is quite a good and popular event, not that we have any personal experience of it. As it is hosted at my kids school I have been roped in to help out and run the cafe and cakes stall for the morning, so if you fancy attending please come along. Might be safer in the afternoon if you value your health :) Equally, if you like cake arive early. I have a large cake retention capacity ;)

The fortnightly held Rototuna Food and Craft Market at the same venue will be on at the same time, so if you're out of manuka honey, wind chimes or organic pasta, then now's your chance to stock up.

Date: Saturday 10th May
Where: Waikato Waldorf School, 85 Barrington Drive, Rototuna
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=85+barrington+drive,+rototuna,+hamilton,+new+zea land&sll=-43.525651,172.636757&sspn=0.128947,0.284615&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.729164,175.281994&spn=0.008791,0.017788&z=16
When: 10am - 3pm

[lockstock]

Would have love to see all that but we're off to Hastings this weekend for the Hawke's Bay Championship dogshow. Let's have some photos please - and hope it all goes well..

[StevieD]

Aren't you jousting Sam? Or maybe a bit of witch dunking in the pond.....

Sounds fun, don't think we'll be across got a bit of a busy weekend lined up.

[leachio]

Stevie, have u ever had a weekend where ur not busy??????? I don't recall 1 :laugh

[dilanium]

That sounds like a lot of fun!

[Leccy-Lee]

There are those in the world who may say NZ doesn't need to re-enact medieval times, there still in it... :)
(Oops did i say that out loud?) ;)

Will there be a hog roast? cant beat a good hot-pork roll! (thats not a metaphor by the way!)

[StevieD]

I think you meant dark ages Lee :laugh

[Leccy-Lee]

Good point!

[BaldyBeardyBloke]

You should know Lee. If you can't recognise something that shouldn't be dark in your profession, you're in trouble.

Switch on dude!

:p

[Leccy-Lee]

I turned to the "dark side" many years ago mate!
Anyway sorry i derailed your thread..........

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[dilanium]

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/real_rentaghost/ThreadDirection-1.jpg

Lol. That's the road map to almost all the conversations I have!

[pinkpiggy]

.... and the weather stayed dry and warm for us. We arrrived at 9 am to help set up some of the stalls and the carnival was opened at 10 am by the resident town cryer.

We had Lords and Ladies, Princes and Princesses, Witches, Beggars and Thieves! Amazing how many people were dressed in costumes (including us - see photos below). There was archery, a castle siege, a rat catcher, a jousting game on horseback (wooden horse on a track) and musicians. There were lots of stalls selling all sorts of items from books to childrens clothing, from crystals to wooden letter boxes, face painting, raffles and so much more. We had a cafe (run by Sam and I amongst others) with cakes and biscuits abound (mostly home made), stalls selling organic clothing, candles, soaps, craft items, the list goes on.

It was a fantastic day and certainly one which I would recommend for anyone in the Hamilton area this time next year.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/waikato%20medieval%20carnival/PandDandJ.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n237/pinkpiggy66/waikato%20medieval%20carnival/sammonk.jpg

[Leccy-Lee]

Nice outfits! Seeing that pic of Sam i couldn't get the image of Monty Python monks in Holy Grail chanting and bashing there own heads! :)

[StevieD]

Pie Jesu requiem....... :laugh

Or Friar Tuck with the first letters reversed of the name reversed :laugh

Great costumes guys, hope you had a great day, looks like you did.

And you know what strikes me? You have thrown yourselves headlong in to the community spirit, and THAT is why you are enjoying life here :nice1

Good on ya, sweet as bro (sorry wrong thread)