Month: November 2006

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Tudor Efficiency

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All right, so I can’t suppress the architect tendency.  Check this out, from Treehugger.com: Tudor houses, built at the time of Henry VIII, are more energy efficient than homes of today. According to a new study by British Gas, tudor properties with their solid construction and stout oak beams, leaked 10 cubic metres of warm air an hour vs. 15.1 for suburban mock-Tudors built in 1960. The houses were constructed for the rich and were the work of skilled artisans. They used wattle and daub, an early form of plastering, which was inserted wet, but forms an almost airtight barrier … Continue reading Tudor Efficiency

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November Biz Meeting

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I was particularly excited about this week’s FP, because there were no major conflicts with other events, and everyone assured me that turnout would be better.  And I was curious about how the organizational structure of PG would work. So there were fighters, and selling of armor. (As usual, click on the pics to make them bigger.) David and PEG look over Alicia’s armor for sale and some fighting… Look at all those fighters! Raven, PEG, Thomas, and Kail …some archery… Juliana practicing archery Check out the manic glee on that face! Free fabric!  (Thanks Juliana!) Is that a ‘glave’ … Continue reading November Biz Meeting

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Greet’s Bookshelf

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I think the only truly medieval book I have is an excerpt from Bocaccio’s Decameron.  This should probably change. While poking around the official SCA site, looking for the herbalist’s guild, and checking on what paperwork is required to pay membership dues, I found the SCA Marketplace, featuring a series of monographs called the Compleat Anachronist.  Several of these would be very much appreciated cough**Christmas**cough:  (can we tell I’m trying not to be so hard to buy for? And they’re only 4.50 each!) CA0016 – A Compleat Herbal: Herbs as condiments and medicines, scents and dyes, their use and cultivation. … Continue reading Greet’s Bookshelf