Rengypsy’s Blog
Another Gathering concluded this weekend. Fantastic turnout. The spirit in the Forest was strong. Energies were bubbling with encouragement. I met many I did not know and received a handful of new applications and contracts. Our number of vendors exceeds eighty at present. There are many folk who approached us about volunteering. We had a [...]
Today, we are installing shingles and tin on faire booths. One of the guys is constructing a make-shift shower for the August 8th Gathering. Next week, the poles will go up for Maid Marian’s Chapel. And there are 219 days before Sherwood Forest Faire opens its gates for the first year. We have received approximately [...]
The summer months are upon us. Approximately 240 days remain before the Faire opens its gates for the first time. There is much happening on the grounds. Before the next Gathering scheduled for August 8 th, beginning at 5pm, we will have completed the rough structures for four drink booths, two faire vendor booths, the [...]
When we are willing to share ownership, when we are able to give up control to others, we risk chaos, theft, betrayal, and ruin: but when we allow others responsibility, when we offer friends, family and newly found sojourners along a similar path as ours to share the burden, as well as the opportunity to [...]
Our next gathering at Sherwood Forest Faire will be June 13th, from 4pm-late. Camping is welcome. Supervised kiddos’ running around adds to the excitement. Same scenario as past gatherings: walking tours, ale and soft drinks, folk may bring cover dishes for non-liquid sustenance, campfire in the evening… Communion of common souls, interested vendors and patrons, [...]
The outing has concluded. The cups picked up, the kegs floated, the sound of footsteps as folk walk the grounds silenced, the laughter and play of kids gone home to prepare for school on Monday. And we are honored and pleased with the turnout. Well over a hundred showed up to tour the grounds, offer [...]
We are working tirelessly on Sherwood Forest Faire…and our aims are several. We want the faire to accomplish several simultaneous objectives: 1) Build on the genius of the founders of the renaissance faire experience, like mar. George Coulomb, owner/president/creator of Texas renaissance festival. We want the faire to be run as an entertainment business with [...]
Plato stressed the world of dualism. He thought we lived in a world, which was estimation, something akin to a shadow or a reflection of perfection…and actuality lay somewhere in the netherworld. He said we should necessarily strive to achieve perfection, but would always fall short. Since that time, we think in the realm of opposites, [...]
An Exciting Day for Sherwood Forest Faire! February 12th, 2009 Blaring Trumpets Cymbals Clashing Fireworks Bursting High into the Air Announcement of SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE!!!! On this day, the day of Charles Darwin’s Birth and the presumed passage of President Obama’s Stimulus Bill…Sherwood Forest Faire was issued its BUILDING PERMIT from Bastrop County. As Sherlock Holmes [...]
It’s a little over a year before the gates open to Sherwood Forest Faire. We had a gathering on the grounds this last weekend of interested parties. The gods of the renaissance blessed us with weather appropriately–near freezing by dark and cold north winds blowing. In spite of the chilling effects of Mother Nature, we [...]
