Don't bug me, I'm packing... Wait! Bug me, I'm packing!

I'm wandering about the house, gathering up all the old SCA related items that my family no longer needs. Some one asked, perhaps a little worried, if I was quitting the SCA. No, I'm not "quitting".

When you've participated in something for about 20 years, you replace stuff that "will get you by" with better stuff. You have children and your chest wall grows. (Weird, but true... my armholes on my old dresses no longer fit.) You make and aquire things for children. Children grow. You decide you really don't like the thingy you made and you replaced it with a new thingy, but the old thingy would be good for another new person.

My sewing skills have improved. (Can I have a "Thank GOD!" everybody? ) I've learned a lot about historic clothing construction. I could teach a class on "Sewing Mistakes I Have Made" and would keep most people entertained for a couple of hours.

Now if I can just convince a few newer people that they would like to buy my creations, I will be SO HAPPY!