Machinery acquisition

So, the time had come and we all went to Sears and got ourselves a ridin' lawnmower. It will be delivered on Friday so I can mow the damn yard on Sunday (War Practice Saturday) in time for our housewarming party the following week! I'm pretty pleased with our selection (dude, it has a cupholder), and with the warranty plus sale adjustment that'll happen in a couple of days it should be well worth the investment.

This will be the first time I've used a riding mower in... erm... well over 15 years. Due to the fact the mower I used growing up had a rear chute and not a side chut, there was always raking to do. Then there started to be gaps between the three blades on the deck, requiring a lot of mow-overs, and I got tired with it. I started using the self-propelled walk-behind mower, which took more time, but did a better job, plus I got the exercise out of it. Unfortunately, there's no way I could feasibly use a walk-behind mower on our yard unless I wanted a grueling two-day process.

Mmmmmm.... yard work.

Crown tourney- the short version

I was psyched to get to field herald at crown for the first time in at least two years, and only blew one name (who eventually won- heh). The winning battle was wicked. Two swords each, Master Robyn Wallace, who had legged Sir Angeus (sp?) MacBain, was dancing around. Then, he jumped in the air, crossed his swords and when coming down sliced them across Angeus's shoulders and then rapped them on the sides of his helm. This was the third and deciding victory for Master Robyn. Whoa.

I then got to help herald at court, both with the trumpet and behind the dias. That was fun. It was my first kingdom level seconding, and hopefully not my last. I had lots of fun, and look forward to War Practice!