I’ve been bustling non-stop for the last few days baking loaves of garlicky, Turkish flatbread, mountains of cookies, and a big bucket of chicken curry, all in preparation for three days of medieval camping with my dear friends this weekend.

 

medieval helmet

 

We’re heading over to beautiful Bribie Island for the annual Abbey Medieval Festival and I am so excited.

Three whole days of camping in our oh-so-cozy Bedouin tent, making cheese and smoking homemade sausages over the campfire, and spending hours talking and laughing with old and new friends.

 

medieval cheese making

 

I can’t wait to taste steaming mugs of my friend Jack’s homemade chai tea cooked in a little cast iron pot – a recipe he’s been perfecting over the last few weeks. It will be so good on these frosty winter mornings before the sun warms us up.

medieval pottery

And now I must check my to-do list one more time then head to bed where no doubt I shall sleep like a rock.

What are you looking forward to this weekend?