The wool waulking, which I wrote about before,
was the high point of the event for me. Some of my friends from Gaeltacht Minnesota came to watch it, and I enjoyed talking
to them. I also reconnected with the
Clan Davidson society
and renewed my membership. mia_mcdavid and I looked at the vendors, but all we bought was
a small knife for carpe_noctum_93 and a book for twolodge.

The weather was much more exciting than we had expected. From late morning into the early afternoon
it was a bit chilly, with high winds and occasional showers. The cold was fine with me: Dressing for
the Little Ice Age in the era of global warmings presents some challenges. The camp ran well.
I did my duty there washing the breakfast dishes. Lunch was somewhat late, but I was able
to eat in time for the waulking,
which happened on time in its designated place. Unlike much of colgaffneyis leadership,
mia_mcdavid actually took the schedule serviously.

colgaffneyis purports to reenact a military organization, but currently our
civilian “camp” life is thriving while the military struggles (this is actually OK with me).
Some members have said they would like to see more emphasis on 17^th century military
activities. However, they need to do more than talk. While the captain and three of the
corporals were present at the event, the only military activity was the noon parade with all
the other organizations. Neither the morning nor the afternoon drill occurred, although they
were scheduled for the event. In the morning wolfsword, vitamin_g_prime,
and I (privates all) were able to improvise some activity with halberd, musket, and pike for our visitors, but
vitamin_g_prime had to leave before the afternoon drill. “An army of one” is not a
17^th century concept. If our captain and corporals want more military activities,
they need to take charge of them. I recognize that the captain had some schedule conflicts,
but with three corporals present somebody could have been deputized. Or one of the corporals
could have shown some initiative. This was a scheduled, contracted event. The military
leadership, unlike that of the camp, failed in its responsibilities.