October 30, 2009
At first you think you are not sure that he is a real person. A figment of your imagination, if you will.
Rufus is covered from head to toe in mud. Now, there are other mud beggars out there, and while they are good at what they do, Rufus is the best!
Rufus by the red house
Here is a great picture of Rufus by the Red House.
Now Rufus will try to sell you a free stick for a dollar or ask you for a hug or a kiss while covered in mud. He’ll even “stalk” you with some celery or whatever he has on hand. He is really funny and very clever.
Rufus does perform at other Renaissance Faires too, such as The New Hampshire Faire http://www.nhfaire.com and some in Maine (sorry, I don’t have more information yet).
We love Rufus at Winslowshire and we hope to see him “stuck” with us next year.
October 8, 2009
We were so fortunate to have our first author (local one at that) to sell her books (and signed copies too) at Winslowshire! She is putting out a new book and soon!
She is currently selling her book on her website, and now also at King Richard’s Faire in Carver, MA. She is a really nice person and I heard that the book is a really good read too.
Author Resa Nelson sold her novel, The Dragonslayer’s Sword, at Winslowshire for the first time this year. If you didn’t have a chance to meet her (or if there’s someone on your holiday list who likes fantasy novels), check out her special 1-day promotion. Anyone who buys her novel from Amazon.com on October 13 will get lots of free gifts from Resa. Go to
www.resanelson.com and look for the link to her special promotion page.
September 10, 2009
Winslowshire Festival was really happy to have two great food vendors that served more than their fare (ha! a pun!) share of delicious goodies, that I haven’t wrote about yet. They were Dave’s Mini Donuts and JW’s Kettle Corn.
Oh my goodness, Dave’s Mini Donuts http://www.davethedonutguy.com/index.html are so delicious even one bite just sends you to heaven.
I believe that they will be at The Connecticut Renaissance Faire (http://www.ctfaire.com) and if you get a chance, do go over and have a donut or two, or three, or six…yummmy…
He also makes really good hot apple cider and coffee.
JW’s Kettle Corn found us and requested if they could come and serve Kettle Corn and boy were we lucky to have them! So great and tasty, salty but sweet kettle corn. I don’t think they have a website, but I can get their e mail address and if you really enjoyed their kettle corn, I heard that they will ship it to you. (No, not the shipping corn, the real stuff). They are local in Carver, MA so I think shipping should only take a few days.
September 3, 2009
Fairie Tailor has been making hand made velveteen cloaks, capes, hats and other things for many many years, and currently you can find out more about them on Myspace on this website http://www.myspace.com/fairietailor You can also find them on http://fairietailor.angelfire.com
We were really lucky to have them for Winslowshire, and I do remember Linda Taylor (see, they used their name for the business…clever…) telling me that someone actually purchased one of their more expensive cloaks at Winslowshire.
I also remember seeing a patron walk in her booth with a jean jacket and coming out with a small cape and hat to match…that was a pretty fabulous transformation if I say so myself!
They are really great people and could probably do anything your wish or which your mind imagines. I really like the fact that these cloaks are washable! (Hand washed, but still…great news for us who actually perform in the rain, mud and otherwise not so pleasant weather!)
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Other New England Faire news:
CT Renaissance Faire is starting very shortly, do visit their website for more information. http://www.ctfaire.com/
King Richard’s Faire is also starting very shortly, do visit their website for more information. http://www.kingrichardsfaire.net/
September 1, 2009
If you are looking to spice up your curb appeal with something a little different, try CornerStone Creations. http://www.myspace.com/gargoylepete Is their Myspace page where you can find many of what they offer, which also includes how to actually make these wonderfully creative stone pieces that fit in your garden, patio or even on your front porch!
They also have a facebook page as well, so if you are on facebook, do become a fan, so you can keep updated on what they are currently doing and making. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Sturbridge-MA/Cornerstone-Creations/98548080582?ref=ts
They also make “Tree faces” and these Tree faces are faces that you put on your trees to give your trees some character to them, and let me tell you, my Uncle Pat has one in his yard, and it took me two looks to figure out that it was just a tree face…very funny, but appropriate.
They make all sorts of things from benches to garden gnomes (including a naughty naked gnome) and Concrete signs as well.
I’m sure they can do anything you put your imagation to, and if you don’t see anything you like, I’m sure that within reasonable request, Pete should be able to make it for you.
So, contact them today, or the next time you see them at a Renaissance Faire, do stop by and take a look at all their wonderful creations, you’ll be glad you did.
August 27, 2009
If you did come to Winslowshire, then hopefully you got a chance to hear the amazingly talented Windborne Duo. http://www.myspace.com/windborneduo These are two individuals make one unit of music sound awesome and inspiring.
My husband actually bought their CD and it is just acoustically aestically pleasing to your ear (and believe me, I have heard some really great CDs in my time).
Not only are they musically in tune with one another, but they happen to know more than over 300 languages! I didn’t even know there were so many! From Italian, to Gaelic, to Croatian, to Russian, to American Folk songs and so on. These two are just really something to see and watch.
We know that most likely that they will be traveling through Europe (again…) and singing their music in many other Countries…so great for them!
Please do go visit their Myspace page and if you are on Myspace, become their fan…they need as many as they can get!
August 18, 2009
My good friend Christina does all the amazing bead work from Good Quill Hunting http://www.goodquillhunting.com .
Her handiwork is by far the best I’ve ever come across and you can tell that it’s quality made beaded jewelry as well as other items.
She even does classes and give a ways on her blog, and loves to help her friends (me) out by helping them with http on their blog (thanks!). She was the one that helped me put Winslowshire blog up to it’s current status, and for that I am forever grateful!
She and her partner also took lots of photographs for Winslowshire, which we ended up putting up on our site, and boy did they get a lot of great pictures, including one of me with my flute!
She does sell her beaded jewelry and other items on her Etsy page http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6005454 and she does take PayPal on her own site! She even has a fan page on Facebook!
They will also be at BeadFiesta (that even sounds fun to write) http://www.beadfiestatheshoppe.com/ so check them out there too!
August 17, 2009
Cloak and Dagger is a clothier that makes great outfits and Renaissance Garb, and have been supporting Winslowshire since 2008. http://www.cloakmaker.com/
You can pretty much find anything you like at Cloak and Dagger, and they do have a warehouse in Ayer, MA and they also have the website (see above) where you can go online and see what they have in stock.
I have bought a few things from them, and I can tell you that it is very well made garb, and if you like a certain piece, and they don’t carry it, I’m sure they could make it for you.
They go from fantasy style Renaissance Garb to theatrical garb as well, so they really don’t limit themselves in what they can do for you! They will be at CT Renaissance Faire (http://www.ctrenfaire.com ) the last weekend, so do go and check them out!
Please do check out their website and hopefully next year, they will come back to be at Winslowshire!
August 14, 2009
If you have been to Renaissance Faires around New England than you must have heard about Guy Todd the wandering Harpist.
Guy Todd is sort of “Elfish” looking with the harp strapped to his chest (yes, I know, it does look like it’s attached or something). Mike Suss has been protraying himself as Guy Todd the wandering Harpist for over a decade and at many different faires.
Guy Todd knows many different Celtic and old English tunes, and when we’re ready to make a CD, we hope he can be part of it…(hint, hint)
We actually first met him at The Maine Renaissance Faire in Lebanon, ME and became fast friends, and still are good friends with him today. I believe that he will be performing at The CT Renaissance Faire, but he is still waiting on details so stay tuned.
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A Special thank you to Behind The Burlap http://www.behindtheburlap.com for posting some of my stuff on your site, it really means a lot to me. I appreciate the extra publicity regarding our little Winslowshire.
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