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12th Night 2019
So this year 12th Night took us to the Middle Eastern Oasis complete with a Bazaar and a Coffee Grotto and finally topped off with a dinner feast and Hafla.…
Posted inHistorical Research
The British Library and The British Museum- A treasure trove of Medieval wonders
Every once in a great while you stumble across a great resource, in this case, I found two of the best. The British Library and The British Museum Between these two…
Posted inHistorical Illumination
A side adventure of Illumination
So with the talk of scrolls for 12th Night and then having our local Scribe night being nearby I decided to try my hand at some illumination. While none of…
Prep for 2019 Battlemoor
So with the 2019 dates being announced (July 8th-14th) and my PTO safely added to the calendar, it is time to really focus on Battlemoor 2019. This year is promising…
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Camping 101- Staying Warm
So one of the biggest challenges at Battlemoor was the fact that it could be 80+ during the day but then dip down into the 40's at night. Needless to…
The SCA with a Toddler
For most of us, the SCA is something that you tend to think of to some extent as being a family thing. It is living history and well it isn't…
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Punkin’ Chunkin’- A Demo
So one of the ways we have to recruit new members is by going out to do demos. Basically, we go show off or teach about what we do in the SCA. This…
Posted inHistorical Research
A dabble in some Roman cooking
So the head of the cooks guild recently invited us out to try out a set of Pompeii stoves. In the spirit of things, I decided to do some quick research…
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Failure happens
I think sometimes we get so caught up in needing things to be perfect, or just seeing the end result that we forget that there is often a learning curve…
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St. Sebastian’s Archery Tournament
This year St. Sebastian's seemed to sneak up on me. Last year with no job to steal my focus I had managed to make 8 spinach and cheese tarts, 3 soft…