Brian, Johnna, Lynn and Kent take in the Texas Renaissance Fair. Ladies and Lords swish among the crowd in their elegant attire.  Glitter covered wings of fairies and pixies float past us.  Look, there are Minotaur and dinosaurs.  I didn’t hear any Klingon but I’m sure a cluster of Star Trek uniforms just brushed by.

It is Highland Games weekend; there is a LOT of plaid. Kent’s kilt was a lovely yellow and black plaid.

If you show up without a costume, no worries. There are dozens of booths selling everything you need to make whatever transformation strikes your fancy.  We manage to resist the temptation to transform ourselves but thoroughly enjoy watching everyone around us.

Of course there is lots of food…much of it on a stick (or a stake as they call it here). Together we sample some of the highlights: steak on a stake, cheesecake on a stick, a turkey leg, berry cobbler, and even a funnel cake.

There is some jousting and a bit of caber tossing in the grand arena. Magicians and jugglers entertain from stages scattered around the grounds and music fills the air from everything from drum troupes to brass bands.

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