The Great Deluge and thoughts on the Worth of Research

[femkederoas]

Many of you who are on FB are aware that my house is sort of in shamble. OK, strike the "sort of." It went like this: Massive rainstorm ---> Flooding ---> back pressure in the city system ----> failed sewer line ----> Blackwater contamination ---> basement stripped up carpet, drywall, and furniture. So I'm still pretty discombobulated and

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[femkederoas]

Thanks, Estela. MOST of the people on that list are kind and sane. Though as it continues to grow, I suspect that will change. The two subsets that make me cringe are those who feel that the way they were taught when the joined the Faire in 1974 is The One, True Way - and those that have studied one aspect and think it applies to all costume of that era across cultures. Bah!

[alysten]

They are pretty awesome.

[femkederoas]

You are overgenerous, but I'm glad you enjoyed. ;-)

[alysten]

Maybe. But then again, I am a direct beneficiary of these articles.

[femkederoas]

OTOH - answering your questions was instrumental in distilling the information into these formats. So, contrariwise, the articles are a direct beneficiary of your curiosity. ;-)

[alysten]

This is why we work.