It used to be that Thursday was just the day before the con. You got in town and did some people watching and then rested in preparation for Friday. Not anymore. Now Wednesday is that day and Thursday is a…
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First night at DragonCon 2017
We arrived around 5:30 after a 10 hour drive today (and 4 yesterday). Costumes are already out! We had dinner at a pub that evidently had cloaking technology, but we finally found it. Then back to the Hilton to people…
Dragoncooooonnnnnn!
I’m a slacker. Last year, when my blog was Brand Spanking New, I was very good about blogging every day from Dragoncon. This year, I did not – I was too busy having fun! Sorry about that. Shame. Shame. Shame.…
My Locations at the DragonCon Art Show
Labor Day Weekend is Nerdigras in Atlanta, Georgia! 80,000+ geeks and sundry nerds descend upon 5 downtown Atlanta hotels and have a geekfest. I will, as always, have my beaded jewelry and photoprints at the Dragoncon Art Show, located in the Hyatt, two…
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Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
Day -1 at DragonCon
Technically, Dragoncon doesn’t start until Friday at noon. Try telling that to the thousands of people already streaming into each of the host hotels like army ants spoiling for a feast. Speaking of feasts, I had my first meal of…
Dragoncon, Ho!
I’m off to Dragoncon tonight! I will be blogging each day from the convention. For those who don’t know, Dragoncon is a multi-media fan-run science fiction and fantasy convention held every Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta. It gathers about…
Five Lighthouses to visit in Ireland
http://www.newstalk.com/reader/47.339/53417/0/?utm_content=buffer42d03&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer **************** Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books. – Stunning, Strange and Secret: A Guide to Hidden Scotland – Mythical, Magical, Mystical: A Guide…
Tagged with: architecture, celtic, coast, coastline, convention, ireland, irish, lighthouse, travel, waterfall
Posted in Photography, Travel
Posted in Photography, Travel
WV Popcon
Morgantown, West Virginia is best known for its university, but it also hosts Wv Popcon, a comic and fandom convention held each August at Mylan Park. In its fourth year, it is already getting towards 2,500 attendees. There is…
Tagged with: comic, convention, cosplay, costume, fantasy, popcon, scifi, west virginia
Posted in History, Photography, Travel
Posted in History, Photography, Travel
Getting into Art Shows
So, you are an artist. You have some stuff on consignment at a couple local shops, you have a website, and perhaps you have even had a private showing at a friend’s house. But what if you want to get…
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 