Harfest

Despite the fact that we had to celebrate late, Harfest went pretty well. The mead was drier than I like, but most everyone seemed to enjoy it. It's the smallest turnout for a gathering we've had here at the house since our very first one, but with the date getting changed at the last minute and all we've had going on in our lives, I think it turned out well. I noticed that a lot of the things I have written have not made their way onto my blog, since I have been kind of neglecting it lately, so I intend to remedy that over the next couple of days.

I realized last night after everything was done that I am not entirely happy with the order of ceremony that we have going on right now. Everything seems a little awkward, not as smooth as I would like. I find myself trying to trim corners and make things flow a little more smoothly. I still like the idea of a Hall outside of our house, which I think would make things flow a little better. We tend to have a pretty big group when we are all here, and having an outside space to put everyone in would make it a lot easier to move around. That will be a long time coming, I think, since we are not in a place to make that happen financially.

As far as the ritual flow, I am still trying to figure that one out. I am considering doing a few walk-through's and trying to figure out a better way to get the ritual flowing. I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out a good way to get husel, sumble, and a faining to all flow together in a way that doesn't feel forced and where I don't stand around making a dumb face and wondering if I have forgotten something.

Tony did raise a horn to my galdors. It meant a lot to me.

Some things went great, some things were confusing. Growing pains, I suppose. We'll get it worked out.