Christy and I headed on up to the northern hinterlands (of Kansas anyway) to get a weekend in at KCRF and correct our long absence of faire going lately. It was 40 degrees or so late morning so we thought it would obviously get warmer, obviously right? Well we undressed to say the least but back to that in a little while. We were greeted at the gate by my old sidekick and compatriot Matthew Failing AKA Sancho AKA The Village Baker among other guises. We caught up on things briefly and made our way through the front gates and into familiar Canterbury. It was wonderful to be back among the pleasant sights, smells and sounds of faire. We hit a few shops; I picked up an extra mug hanger at a leather shoppe and met another couple who had planned to join us later.

I have to say that I was a bit surprised at the absence of lane characters or the rarity in which we saw them. I did see Evil and Toy and occasionally saw an FSB or two but the streets seemed a little void of garb for some reason or another. We did catch Bob the Juggler and a few other acts and of course Human Chess Match where I did see many familiar faces. Passing by Barbarian Battles made us sad for Jim :(. By this time (late afternoon) the temperature had dropped and most folks were seeking whatever warmth they could fine. The lines for hot chocolate were very long and one of the two places that sold it ran out eventually. We finally decided it was too chilly to enjoy ourselves so we made our egress.

We decided not to return on Sunday because of similar weather conditions but we are glad that we did go and look forward to next season.