There are people who can take the everyday and make it extraordinary, all the while leading the way for others to follow the same example. They define an environment, an industry, a hobby.

These people are amazing.

And then there is Kevin Brown.

Kevin was an Disney Imagineer, he was the lead and muse of numerous ren faire guilds and acting troupes, ( Read more... )

Invasion Stories:

1)   First of all, the weekend of Invasion was the weekend of driving hell. We started our traveling on Friday, heading from mid-CA up to Sacramento for a wedding rehearsal and dinner. Friday night saw us backtracking South about an hour to our overnight location, and then up until late, Late, *LATE* with the bride while hubby ( Read more... )

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So awhile back I was harassing a Landsknecht friend of mine about his uncovered head. After bearing up under the torment for a bit, he pointed out that if I didn't like him walking around without a hat on I was perfectly capable of making him a hat to fix the situation.

Well crap...

So, after some discussion and some woodcut viewings he decided upon ( Read more... )

As you may remember, I had decided awhile back to tackle a project to recreate false braids ala the 16th C in Germany. These items, known as ' Zopfe' in Nürnberg, were frequent items in the dress indices of the period of study covered by Jutta Zander-Seidel's research in the " Textiler Hausrat".

I actually started with an attempt at a reconstruction ( Read more... )

...and that I can appreciate other people's children while not wanting any of my own...

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Yes, I have been bad about posting for the past few months ; mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!

It wasn’t you LJ, it was me.

Sure, I’ve been sewing and gardening and reading and generally Being Alive and ( Read more... )

What do you do when you don't have your Moose Hat yet?

You improvise...

Temporary Moose Hunting Badge ("Totally Legal!")


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Look at these young ruffians; who the hell let them get armed and organized?

*shakes head in disbelief*


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 As you may recall from this post waaaay back in January of 2009, I have an interest in knowing just how this crazy German Landsknecht Thing got started out at events in the United States. The subject of a Family Tree Project came back around recently via some postings in the Old Guard hanging around on FB, and one of the most involved of these ' ( Read more... )

So, this past weekend was my birthday weekend: I am now a brand spanking new 37 year old!

*does a little cheer and dances around in her undies*

Wait, what?

37 years isn’t a milestone that we normally celebrate?

Why not? I mean really, why not? It seems to me that every year reveals to us new truths about ourselves, awareness that we get to use as we ( Read more... )