We're being given an industrial sewing machine!!! Before I joined the SCA this would not even have been on my list of things that I'd like to have. Now it's a cause of great excitement - even though it's one more thing to move.

So lj is really behind. To summarise ( Read more... )

I should mention that choir has started again. We're doing the Schubert 'Mass in G' and Mozart 'Coronation Mass'. Both works I've not sung before so that is a plus. There are a few other smaller pieces in there as well. We have our new conductor this year - we've been trying out conductors for 18 months or so. Pretty much all of them were good. ( Read more... )

Yep, it's the third time I've run that event and I still enjoy it - though I'm completely exhausted by the end of it ( Read more... )

Friday - Dancing Cooks. This is medieval dance practice and a cooking competition. I made chicken in verjuice (the theme was chicken) and intended to make another dish, but didn't start it in time to get it cooked before the event - it needs to marinate for 2 hours. Cooked it when we got home. The chicken in verjuice was good, but the Moroccan ( Read more... )

Se we went to New Zealand for Lochac Crown Tourney this last weekend. I'd booked the flights and the accommodation a couple of months ago as the flights were very cheap (but non-tranferable and non-refundable). At the end of March, I suddenly thought that I'd better check my passport. It was expired ( Read more... )

Firstly, the weather was much better this year, though still ridiculously humid during the middle of the day. No real rain until Monday, just in time for the semi-finals and final of the Fighter Auction Tourney. Can we say rusty armour ( Read more... )

Firstly, I did go and see 'Watchmen' on Friday night with i_ate_my_crusts and electricant and Styvyn. We had a pleasant, but not astounding dinner beforehand and then went to the movie. As we did it Gold Class, we were certainly comfortable and well provided for ( Read more... )

Last year I ran an SCA event based on Moorish and Middle Eastern theme - well, the food and decorations were. It was fun and people seemed to like it, so I'm running it again on 6th September. Hopefully the weather will be a little warmer than it was in August last year, but I'm not sure the way this winter has been going ( Read more... )

Was last Saturday night. Most will know that tatianiska and I were doing the cooking for this. It's the first time that I've cooked for quite so many - it was over 100 people ( Read more... )