Avast! I have returned somewhat unscathed from the Wassail: A Yule Celebration event, put on by the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)! It was a fantastic day and everyone involved in the plannin' and facilitatin' should be happy how it turned out! Many friends got recognition and awards for their years o' great effort and service, as did I! I was surrounded by royalty and nobles alike, thinkin' I would be placed in scuppers and thrown in the brig for piracy, but to my great surprise, I was awarded with another letter o' marque, invitin' me to the beginnin' tier in my bardic path, known as the Orion! Huzzah! Or, I should say, Wassail! Also, I received much love yesterday: - Words o' bardic encouragement - Comfortin' support for my fight against mental illness. - MicCilliantide birthday gifts which include homemade mead, a flintlock pistol-dagger, a beautifully-crafted clay bowl. - And because I helped out with servin' food at the dinner feast, I not only got free food but also a beeswax candle, a pen, and some knitted slippers! Thank ye all so very kindly for the kindness, recognition, and love! A special thanks to the two gentlemen who drove me to and from the event, Keegan Frederick Pyette and Stephan Szeker! Without ye two, I wouldn't have been able to experience Wassail this year! If anyone took any photos o' me, please either post them here or send them to me, I'd love to see them! Cheers! #captncillian #miccillian #pirate #piratesoffacebook #piratesofinstagram #celtic #medieval #renaissance #sca #societyforcreativeanachronism #ealdormere #kingdomofealdormere #ramshaven #wassail #awardoftheorion #canada #letterofmarque #flintlockpistoldagger (at Ontario Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClzK7p-Jmb7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=