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St. Charles Christmas Traditions Part 6: More from the Parade

Posted on December 23, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

In the parade there were characters from storybooks such as these ghostly and grumpy fellows from Dickens A Christmas Carol… The Sugarplum Fairy and a toy soldier from the Nutcracker Suite.. And of course characters that represented their respective countries/cultural … Continue reading →

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St. Charles Christmas Traditions Part 5: Singing and Dancing

Posted on December 21, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

The parade began with local schools/groups singing Christmas carols but what I really enjoyed were the marchers in period wear dancing and singing. I wonder if during Dickens time did this ever occur or is that strictly just in the … Continue reading →

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St. Charles Christmas Traditions Part 4: Puppy Power

Posted on December 19, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

While the majority of the humans were either milling about or getting a good spot from which to view the soon to come parade, others were walking along with their dogs. Most of the dogs in attendance had some sort … Continue reading →

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Entertainment at the Ohio Renaissance Festival

Posted on October 29, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

This weekend is the last for the festival; where did the time go? As it is Halloween this weekend who knows what kinds of costumes/creatures may come out to celebrate. But for this post I want to share with you … Continue reading →

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Food and Drink at the Renaissance Festival

Posted on October 26, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

This is just a wee sampling of all the goodies they have at the festival; this upcoming weekend being the final weekend of it until next year. I’m already contemplating what to wear for next year! There were wandering vendors … Continue reading →

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Faces of the Renaissance Festival

Posted on October 15, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

You’re never too old to dress up/cosplay/reenact…etc. The costumes people have worn at the Ren Festival have ranged from purchased at Party City to seriously and accurately handmade. And the makeup? Well, let’s just say that I salute those who … Continue reading →

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Eat, drink, dance and be merry

Posted on September 14, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

This past weekend at the Ohio Renaissance Festival the theme was fantasy. One could interpret that any number of ways but for the most part the fae folks were out in force! Even the Queen sprouted a pair of wings … Continue reading →

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Potato Power

Posted on July 9, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

According to their sign, this great looking Jeep had been “modified” to run on a potato coil. If it really was true (I had my doubts but I could be wrong) this takes all of those science experiments in school … Continue reading →

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Doo Dah Parade Doggies

Posted on July 7, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

Teri 🐶 📷

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From Birds to Cows

Posted on February 23, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

That title isn’t quite what you think it may be.  This past weekend we went out into the cold, wind and snow that came up to mid calf on me to see if we could find any birds to photograph.  … Continue reading →

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