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RUM 2010

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RUM was held less than an hour away this year, so I got to go. The Royal University of Meridies is the annual big teaching event for the kingdom of Meridies, and it also hosts meetings for many of the kingdom's service groups, resulting in the usual problem of too many places to be at one time, and difficult decisions for someone like me, who has her hand in too many Yahoo! lists. So I chose according to Most Pressing Responsibility, which was first that I'm the new chatelaine of Glynn Rhe, and there was a series of How To … Continue reading RUM 2010

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A bit of blog housekeeping

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Apparently relying on TypePad to forward blog comments to my email is a mistake. I apologize to all those commenters whom I haven't replied to…I try to respond to every comment, because I'd like GMA to be more than a brag sheet. On the flip side, GMA seems to have attracted enough traffic to make comment spam worthwhile in somebody's estimation, so I'll be adding the "check TypePad comments more often than every blue moon" to my todo lists. ———- Also, I've added a Google search box, which is supposed to search just this site when Google's crawlers get around … Continue reading A bit of blog housekeeping

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Future event plans – visiting Trimaris

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Right, the usual apologies for being quiet – it's trendy to blame Facebook, who am I to be different. AND MY CAMERA HAS DIED.  SHUTTER BUTTON KAPUT.  INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING.  (I will limp along with my phone-cam until I can get a replacement.) But since good things keep happening with my friends, I feel obligated to share and help as I can: Major squee for Madhavi, my Indian-persona-ed pal in Trimaris.  Madhavi is one of the considerable forces behind the SCA-India Yahoo list, and she's also an AMAZING cook (which in the SCA, frequently translates to "feastcrat", or person who coordinates, … Continue reading Future event plans – visiting Trimaris

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A&S report, 1st quarter 2010

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Caution: It's still long.  Most of this can be found in pictures and/or further discussion in previous blog posts; I'm too pressed for time today to link directly. Since Gulf Wars: Wove diamond twill yardage in imitation of the Birka type from Vinjum, Sogn, and Fjordane, Norway (fifth century). Warped loom for similar diamond twill trim, in various widths, with "pull-through" beaming technique. Attended Gulf Wars:  Actually wore Egtved Girl gravefind string skirt, even though all the loops on the bottom aren't bound yet.  Had nice discussion on Bronze Age textiles at RagnaRocks party. Took bookbinding class: Limp bindings of … Continue reading A&S report, 1st quarter 2010

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Gulf Wars 2010 recap

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So now I've been in the SCA three years.  Gulf Wars was my first event, so it's a great time to think about how my play has developed, see where I've grown, and set priorities for the next year.  Basic recap first: We got in just at sunset Wednesday, and after setting up camp, got ourselves over (late) to the Meridian Social.  The theme this year was RagaROCKS, and since I have about as much memory of eighties' hair metal as I do blue hair, my impression may not be quite recognizable, but it was fun to pull together:   … Continue reading Gulf Wars 2010 recap

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Gulf Wars prep summary

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This is going to be a bit of a brag sheet (isn't the entire blog?) but I need to record what we've been up to for the A&S officer come next report: The resident Viking has been making a new bed.  Roughly based on a bed found on the Oseberg ship, but with original art by yours truly.  I've been looking at Jelling images, trying to invent a scroll-y sort of ram, which is his badge animal.  My bee will show up on the headboard and footboard, whereas the rams will be the posts.  We aren't going to have the … Continue reading Gulf Wars prep summary

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Coats for Gulf Wars

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It's somehow much easier to work on jackets, coats, and cloaks when there's snow on the ground. Everyone with extensive Gulf Wars experience is worried about another really cold one this year.  This seems amazing to me, as I have always been quite warm during the day, though nights can be really chilly.  Still, it's a great time to curl up with handwork under piles of wool. I'm sewing for three on a regular basis now, so first I attended to the family:   Teenaged girl likes both Oriental and Irish culture.  She'd received a wrapped Mongolian coat shell, but … Continue reading Coats for Gulf Wars

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This monkey is focused on A&S…

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…unlike me these days.  Then again, I've managed to avoid being the target of the atlatl field lately. Right, so I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I've just been turning my life upside down, moving in the midst of the holidays, and I'll get back to my normal post format soon.  I hope.  (My bookmarks overfloweth!) Recap, because A&S reports are due, and I shamelessly use this blog to keep track of what I do: Since I last posted (gah! two whole months ago!), I've: Practiced music (recorder and voice) with Oldenfeld's Ensemble (Trimaris), weekly.  Learned various … Continue reading This monkey is focused on A&S…

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SausageFest!

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I'd never made sausages before, and so I thought I'd ask all the crowd who showed up today what was in their sausage, in order to learn better how to make a good one. 14 different kinds of sausage! (I apologize in advance for mangling anyone's name.) Greet & Susannah:Chicken, bacon, havarti cheese, granny smith, rosemary(we're eating this now for dinner, and it's a trifle dry. More bacon, I think,equal to the chicken.) Kim & Michael:Pork, onion, basil, parsley, sage, oregano, garlic, salt & pepper Teresa/Katerine:Pork, maple syrup, onion, sage, milk, salt & pepper Octavio:Pork, habenero cheese, jalepeno cheese Umble:Pork shoulder, trimmed … Continue reading SausageFest!