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THE SAINT LOUIS RENAISSANCE FAIRE

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We ventured out to the Saint Louis Renaissance Faire last weekend. It was a blast; from the fudge shop (of which I could not stop picturing Foster going crazy at), to the amazing costumes, to the coolest ocarinas I’ve ever seen. I ended up coming home with a replica of The Ocarina of Time and a Mario mushroom themed ocarina. We also had a chance to enjoy the Greenleaf Singers doing their renditions of some classic music from the 1400s to the 1600s. I’ll be looking forward to next year’s faire!

The fudge shop:

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Ocarinas by STL Ocarina:

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The Greenleaf Singers:

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This fairy was carrying around two of the fluffiest rats I’d ever seen. She was great with all of the kids that swarmed her:

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TOYMAN TOY SHOW AND BLACKHAND BY MATT HIEBERT

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As many of you know, I go to a lot of toy shows and conventions. Sunday was the Toyman Toy Show in Saint Louis. While you might expect the buying and selling of toys to be the highlight of a toy show, one of the highlights for me was meeting the very talented Matt Hiebert. Matt’s book, Blackhand, is currently in Amazon’s Top 100 epic fantasy bestsellers. That is, well, epic! Enter the giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy of Days Gone Bad, Blackhand, and a mini-Worrible!

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Pictured, Matt and Eric:

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