Minowara Kiritsubo, new editor of the Compleat Anachronist, the research publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, is seeking contributions for the magazine.
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26 November 2009 @ 04:01 pm
- 22:12 This is the 1st time in, oh, 10 years where our Thanksgiving guest list is less than 10 people. How very odd. Last year: >25. This: 5. #
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26 November 2009 @ 10:20 am
When the bonnet I was working on decided to be silly, and on the off chance I would need portable sewing this weekend, I finally started back on the 1820s stays. I'm quite pleased with how they're coming out! Of course, you don't know how they're going to fit until they're fully on, but it's looking promising.
Anyway, thought I'd share a picture since I finally took one :)
( Mostly sewn stays with a few drawings on them... )
Anyway, thought I'd share a picture since I finally took one :)
( Mostly sewn stays with a few drawings on them... )
Mood: 
pleased
pleased26 November 2009 @ 04:50 pm
26 November 2009 @ 01:15 pm
25 November 2009 @ 11:56 pm
25 November 2009 @ 11:49 pm
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I have a lot to be thankful for this year. Paul is home safe and sound, The kids are healthy and happy, and we are finally done with the remodel. There has been a lot that happened to us this year, and for good or bad it has all caused us to be who we are. We are thankful that we have had the chance to stretch ourselves and come out with a good outlook and a smile.
We are off to Jamestown for turkey day and Friday, I hope everyone's travels or the lack there of are a success.
Oh! and I am also thankful for all of you. I feel I wasn't the most cheery this year and everyone put up with a very stressed out me.
We are off to Jamestown for turkey day and Friday, I hope everyone's travels or the lack there of are a success.
Oh! and I am also thankful for all of you. I feel I wasn't the most cheery this year and everyone put up with a very stressed out me.
25 November 2009 @ 08:17 pm
So, the next Atlantian University is in my immediate area. Of course I'll help out with the event, but I plan to teach at least one class. At the suggestion of a friend, I am going to teach "Basic SCA Etiquette" - I cover how to recognize coronets, what Oyez means, and how to behave in Court. If anyone has a suggestion for an eye-catching name for that class (I'm thinking "What Do You Do, Dear? An Introduction to SCA Etiquette")...
But I was wondering if I should teach another class, and I thought I'd see if y'all who know me thought there was something I could probably talk about for 45 minutes. Something you'd like to see me teach (keep it clean, people)?
But I was wondering if I should teach another class, and I thought I'd see if y'all who know me thought there was something I could probably talk about for 45 minutes. Something you'd like to see me teach (keep it clean, people)?
25 November 2009 @ 07:48 pm
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone! Enjoy your day doing what makes you happy! I will be spending the day at home with my warm snuggly puppies and my equally warm and snuggly hubby. He will be cooking us up a Thanksgiving lasagne from scratch as we celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary!
25 November 2009 @ 07:50 pm
You know, I find it really repulsive that there are retail stores open tomorrow.
As President, on October 3, 1789, George Washington made the following proclamation and created the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America:
"Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being [God], who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be. That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks, for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation, for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his providence, which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war, for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed, for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted, for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us."
Since the birth of our nation, Thanksgiving has been a day for us to draw together as a people - families, friends, community - and celebrate the great and glorious bounty that we have been gifted with. All you have to to is watch the news and it's evident that most of us are blessed with such a bounty, such a richness of food, shelter, warmth, knowledge, and education that most people in the world even today do not enjoy. It should be a day set aside for warmth, food, fun, and thanks.
I understand that there are certain public sector jobs that people will have to work - EMTs, police, doctors, nurses, firefighters, etc. I appreciate their sacrifice and am grateful for the work they do. Heck, I even appreciate the tow truck drivers and emergency vet technicians. However, really folks - do we REALLY need to go to Old Navy, WalMart, Target, McDonald's, or the movies? Is it REALLY too much to ask for people to plan ahead and rent their movies, buy their groceries, gas up their cars, and prepare for tomorrow today? Is it too much to ask that people enjoy a day at home with family?
I challenge you - yes, YOU - to stay away from the stores tomorrow. The reason they're open is because they expect to make a profit, based on past or projected performance. Prove them WRONG. Stay home, eat turkey (or tofu-key), drink good wine, watch football, and play some board games. Think about the poor folks who have to work tomorrow who really shouldn't have to - and give the mega-marts something to think about, too.
Happy thanksgiving, ya'll.
(Oh, and![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
baronalejandro? I'm making pumpkin pie in your honor. *grin*)
As President, on October 3, 1789, George Washington made the following proclamation and created the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America:
"Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being [God], who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be. That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks, for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation, for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his providence, which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war, for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed, for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted, for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us."
Since the birth of our nation, Thanksgiving has been a day for us to draw together as a people - families, friends, community - and celebrate the great and glorious bounty that we have been gifted with. All you have to to is watch the news and it's evident that most of us are blessed with such a bounty, such a richness of food, shelter, warmth, knowledge, and education that most people in the world even today do not enjoy. It should be a day set aside for warmth, food, fun, and thanks.
I understand that there are certain public sector jobs that people will have to work - EMTs, police, doctors, nurses, firefighters, etc. I appreciate their sacrifice and am grateful for the work they do. Heck, I even appreciate the tow truck drivers and emergency vet technicians. However, really folks - do we REALLY need to go to Old Navy, WalMart, Target, McDonald's, or the movies? Is it REALLY too much to ask for people to plan ahead and rent their movies, buy their groceries, gas up their cars, and prepare for tomorrow today? Is it too much to ask that people enjoy a day at home with family?
I challenge you - yes, YOU - to stay away from the stores tomorrow. The reason they're open is because they expect to make a profit, based on past or projected performance. Prove them WRONG. Stay home, eat turkey (or tofu-key), drink good wine, watch football, and play some board games. Think about the poor folks who have to work tomorrow who really shouldn't have to - and give the mega-marts something to think about, too.
Happy thanksgiving, ya'll.
(Oh, and
baronalejandro? I'm making pumpkin pie in your honor. *grin*)25 November 2009 @ 07:17 pm
"Daddy! No! Don't play with us! We're playing together!" (We've apparently been rendered obsolete)
"Let's play ancient Egypt! Edward, you lay on the floor and I'll build a [pillow] pyramid on you. You're the pharoh, and now you're undead. Mom! Come be the Egyptologist and find him!"
"Mom, I love you more than Mac -n- Cheese."
And lest you fear too much sweet, don't worry. Henry also mooned Edward and said "Look at my butt!" (And got sent to the bench...)
"Let's play ancient Egypt! Edward, you lay on the floor and I'll build a [pillow] pyramid on you. You're the pharoh, and now you're undead. Mom! Come be the Egyptologist and find him!"
"Mom, I love you more than Mac -n- Cheese."
And lest you fear too much sweet, don't worry. Henry also mooned Edward and said "Look at my butt!" (And got sent to the bench...)
Mood: 
loved
loved25 November 2009 @ 08:38 pm
25 November 2009 @ 03:48 pm
Is this day over yet?
....
Nope, not yet.
Looking forward to a few days off for some R&R. I hope I get it. :)
I'm thinking of starting the 12th night dress this weekend, which may or may not happen. I do want to think of doing it sometime before January though. That would be a good thing.
I've got a pipe band gig this coming Sunday which we do every year. We play a big Advent program at our pipe major's church. I look forward to it since it's the last gig of the year and we'll be having a wee break after we're done. At least until January sometime. whew. We've worked awfully hard this year and we totally deserve it.
Hope everyone is safe this weekend and has a lovely Thanksgiving Day with all the trimmings!
....
Nope, not yet.
Looking forward to a few days off for some R&R. I hope I get it. :)
I'm thinking of starting the 12th night dress this weekend, which may or may not happen. I do want to think of doing it sometime before January though. That would be a good thing.
I've got a pipe band gig this coming Sunday which we do every year. We play a big Advent program at our pipe major's church. I look forward to it since it's the last gig of the year and we'll be having a wee break after we're done. At least until January sometime. whew. We've worked awfully hard this year and we totally deserve it.
Hope everyone is safe this weekend and has a lovely Thanksgiving Day with all the trimmings!
Current Location: library desk
Mood: 
bored
bored25 November 2009 @ 11:21 am
As I was working on my 1820 corset today, I realized something. At first I
thought that making the layers separately and putting them together
wouldn't be period, but then I found the reference to making them that
way. Today though, I realized it makes sense. It's essentially how 18th
century corsets were lined. The corset and lining were made separately.
Of course, the lining on this one isn't removable, but similar idea
nonetheless.
That's all :)
thought that making the layers separately and putting them together
wouldn't be period, but then I found the reference to making them that
way. Today though, I realized it makes sense. It's essentially how 18th
century corsets were lined. The corset and lining were made separately.
Of course, the lining on this one isn't removable, but similar idea
nonetheless.
That's all :)
Mood: 
working
working25 November 2009 @ 02:15 pm
Post office - Check. Packages outbound, holiday stamps acquired.
Grocery store for the three things I need and sixteen things I undoubtably don't. - Check.
Hardware store for plant stuff and light bulbs. - Half a check. Totally failed to take the correct 'dead' bulb for matchy-matching.
Plant wrangling. - Check. Proper drip pans and self-watering technology in place cause I am a l-a-z-y gardener.
Leaves and deadfall from plant wrangling. - I shall ignore. Am considering turning rhomba loose, except first I must clean out the rhomba. Back to ignoring.
Hot tub bimonthly cleaning - 85% drained; it was going to well until foolish Theo accidentally pulled the hose out of the water, breaking the suction. After cursing, then trying the ole suck-hose-like-straw trick, failing to get the suction restarted, getting completely soaked trying, cursing some more, I am now sulking on couch.
Maybe I'll resort to the bucket and bail method for the little bit left. It wouldn't take ten minutes.
Maybe, I'll go fold laundry so I'll look productively preoccupied. Then, when Roland turns up, I can be mystified that the draining isn't finished and watch him employ his magical tool-user powers to effortlessly get the draining going cause he's freaky like that.
Maybe I'll just make a batch of marshmallows, build a fire and ignore the entire thing.
Grocery store for the three things I need and sixteen things I undoubtably don't. - Check.
Hardware store for plant stuff and light bulbs. - Half a check. Totally failed to take the correct 'dead' bulb for matchy-matching.
Plant wrangling. - Check. Proper drip pans and self-watering technology in place cause I am a l-a-z-y gardener.
Leaves and deadfall from plant wrangling. - I shall ignore. Am considering turning rhomba loose, except first I must clean out the rhomba. Back to ignoring.
Hot tub bimonthly cleaning - 85% drained; it was going to well until foolish Theo accidentally pulled the hose out of the water, breaking the suction. After cursing, then trying the ole suck-hose-like-straw trick, failing to get the suction restarted, getting completely soaked trying, cursing some more, I am now sulking on couch.
Maybe I'll resort to the bucket and bail method for the little bit left. It wouldn't take ten minutes.
Maybe, I'll go fold laundry so I'll look productively preoccupied. Then, when Roland turns up, I can be mystified that the draining isn't finished and watch him employ his magical tool-user powers to effortlessly get the draining going cause he's freaky like that.
Maybe I'll just make a batch of marshmallows, build a fire and ignore the entire thing.
25 November 2009 @ 01:42 pm
giddy25 November 2009 @ 01:40 pm
If the SCA was going to run Thanksgiving, we'd probably have to sign one of these (PDF).
Anyway, have a good Thanksgiving everyone!
Anyway, have a good Thanksgiving everyone!
25 November 2009 @ 05:13 pm
25 November 2009 @ 11:35 am
So for those of you that have been following our quest to get Grace a SSN, and straighten out our taxes for the last two plus years, we had yet another development last night.
We received a large refund check from the Feds! The State still owes us money but we are going to take this as a blessing and run with it. The money will go into savings in case of more bad news at work, but if these furloughs last as long as they are suppose to last (not holding my breath on that one) the balance of this check will cover that loss for a couple of months.
At a certain point you have to think of money like you are playing monopoly. In the end, it’s all just paper. Still, it is gratifying to get some of this back now. I just look at it like I gave the Gooberment a really bad, no interest loan for a couple of years.
The best marriage advice I ever got was from my Knight. He said “Don’t fight about money; you can always make more money. Fight about values, your future, the things important to you, but not about money. You can always make more.”
While that can sound trite when you are struggling the important lesson is that money isn’t the important thing, having a strong foundation and a good partner is. I am blessed in that regard.
In the end, the important part is that my daughter has a SSN, though we yet don’t have enough money to start saving for college, at least when we do have money we have the ability to fix that. We can enroll her in school, go on trips, whatever.
I’m just glad to be able to close another chapter on this drama, though I expect that somehow this will impact our 09 taxes negitively. We will see.
We received a large refund check from the Feds! The State still owes us money but we are going to take this as a blessing and run with it. The money will go into savings in case of more bad news at work, but if these furloughs last as long as they are suppose to last (not holding my breath on that one) the balance of this check will cover that loss for a couple of months.
At a certain point you have to think of money like you are playing monopoly. In the end, it’s all just paper. Still, it is gratifying to get some of this back now. I just look at it like I gave the Gooberment a really bad, no interest loan for a couple of years.
The best marriage advice I ever got was from my Knight. He said “Don’t fight about money; you can always make more money. Fight about values, your future, the things important to you, but not about money. You can always make more.”
While that can sound trite when you are struggling the important lesson is that money isn’t the important thing, having a strong foundation and a good partner is. I am blessed in that regard.
In the end, the important part is that my daughter has a SSN, though we yet don’t have enough money to start saving for college, at least when we do have money we have the ability to fix that. We can enroll her in school, go on trips, whatever.
I’m just glad to be able to close another chapter on this drama, though I expect that somehow this will impact our 09 taxes negitively. We will see.
Sounds: BNL - Maybe your right.
25 November 2009 @ 09:50 am
I am playing around with the concept of the LJ for a way to send my projects out to the world.
I put up recent class notes to use as a guinea pig. I am diggin on the google docs page, cause it allows me to give a sampling of my pictures...but a link for the full ball of wax, including bibliography and additional images.
Give people options, and I am all about options.
So, please check it out and give me your input....
larouxprojects
I put up recent class notes to use as a guinea pig. I am diggin on the google docs page, cause it allows me to give a sampling of my pictures...but a link for the full ball of wax, including bibliography and additional images.
Give people options, and I am all about options.
So, please check it out and give me your input....
larouxprojectsMood: 
excited
excited