Life as a Hedge Knight

The Shrewsbury Faire, Oregon's most extravagant Rennaisance Faire, was a festive gathering featuring medieval costumery, jugglers, and jousters. It was also a great excuse to grow another chia sproutfit.

These kids had a hundred questions about how I grow sproutfits....and why. Tea Leaf leis supplied by my mother and sister in Hawaii added that extra something to the costume.

A woman in late medieval garb telling me she has never seen anything so green and bushy.
I encountered this mild-mannered woodsman on a forest trail as I made my way toward the tournament joust.
Do you know how many Chia Pets I had to kill to make this costume? Frequent watering is required to keep the sprouts perky in direct sunlight. I was sadly withered by the end of the day. But by then I had proved my point...whatever that point may have been.

The Mad Rooster

Wooohoo! I love a parade! Especially one featuring a bunch of co-op members dressed as funky chickens dancing to an endless loop recording of our favorite chicken tunes. Here are some pictures of our float from this year's Newport Loyalty Days Parade.
Doug was absolutely on fire as The Mad Rooster: sprinting, leaping, throwing candy, doing push-ups and dancing with the cheering onlookers. It was non-stop entertainment until he collapsed in the back of the pick-up/float.

Linda, as Yolkana White, had a more subtle approach to candy distribution. At times, stopping to briefly talk to kids or to lay an egg.

The odd assortment of costumes include a large quantity of paper mache and feathers. The float was decked out with Lucky Cluck banners on all sides.


Fred Meyer Bear can join our float anytime.

The Lucky Cluckers finished the parade with a "Special Merit" Ribbon and a very tired, sweaty, Mad Rooster.