"Ah, Ye Ol' Faire Weather..."

"I think that I shall never see..."

Not too shabby of a weekend, eh? I'd kinda sorta forgotten about media passes sent to me for the annual Carolina Renaissance Festival near Concord. This weekend was the final in their 2 month offering, and why not go...surely there were some flutes to be found amongst the spirited throngs of period actors and actresses...and there were (though none of the style I craft...)...

I must say it was definitely "faire" weather, at least in the first half of the day. By afternoon there was much anon about ye ol' cloudiness drifting in, as if the Elizabethan stars were amiss and misaligned....

Alas, 'twas nothing more than that which runneth in front of a cold front, high cirrus clouds that steadily lowered into the alto layer until they covered us like mere underlings by darkfall and Festivale's end.

This being a huge week for travel and special gatherings for most, I am even more sensitive to any weather-related travel concerns for the holidays for everyone. "Could there be the possibility of hail the size of canned hams?...."

"Or could there be a heat wave of epic proportions that would smoke us all into that fit for a dinosaur King's epicurean feast?....I pray not..."

"Or could it be that we'll have nice weather to make delightful merriment as we dance to melodic tunes from the traveling minstrels?.... "

"Surely he jests!" say ye? If ye do, thou art mistaken, me Lords and Ladies...indeed, as if decreed from the throne itself, we shalt have good faire weather to dine upon turkey thighs and Maalox. But in arriving to that day, get thee to the closetry to grab yon rain jacket to keep handy, lest the Heavens bring forth showers to melt those created from sugar.

So fare thee well this chilly-ish start to a workweek with plentious clouds to start... along with showers that did not appear to be so, days ago. Regardless of less than ideal conditions early this week, may ye hearts be warm and of good cheer...